Hey Ken,
    I have a Fuji FinePix 2650 that I love.  It takes excellent pictures and
is small enough to carry easily.  It has 2 megapixels resolution.  It's not
great for low light level pictures, but does most of what I need well.  The
camera I really have my eyes on is the Canon 1DS which uses the standard EOS
lenses and has a detector that is the same size as a 35mm frame.  It's got 11
megapixels.  Unfortunately, it costs about $8000 - without any lenses!  Ok,
at least I can dream right?  The Canon 10D is my fallback camera when I
strike the jackpot - it costs less than $1500.....  I guess I may be dreaming
for a long time.  BTW, you can find the FinePix 2650 for about $200 or maybe
a little less if you shop around or look on the internet.  I've also used a
Fuji FinePix S602Zoom which is a great camera for about $600 that has a lot
of manual controls on it as well as automatic functions.  I'd check out one
of the digital camera webpages and look at the reviews you'll find there.  
The one I saw a couple days ago allowed you to sort by price or by company
and probably a few other ways.  (I think I found that particular review page
starting at the default www.netscape.com webpage....).

Good luck!

Jim.

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Ken Akerman wrote:

>  Also, I am also considering replacing my digital camera.  The one I have
> is not working well, and I never liked it much in the first place.  I am
> thinking of upgrading to something better, but I don't want to spend a
> lot of money.  Does anyone have a recommendation for a high-quality,
> affordable digital camera?
>  
> Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
> 

Jim Scotti
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA                 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/