Quote Originally Posted by weirdbuglady
Hi there, if you're looking to spend around $250 you could get a kodak z712IS... it's my latest camera and it's great, easy to use and has great picture quality so far (7.1mp and 12x zoom). I had a similar model but I lost it on a bus I had a macro lense with an adapter tube and it worked amazingly. I'm going to get a macro lens for this soon (about $40 from 47th street photo).

You could always go for a sleek tiny camera (my kodak is a bit bulky but "professional looking") or more expensive... I've always wanted a really nice canon digital SLR but I don't have thousands of dollars to throw around. Ahh.... some day.

The SLR sounds like it maybe what we need. Thanks for your time.