[pct-l] Cool Digi Camera

[jeffbohannon at hotmail.com (Jeff Bohannon)]

Monte,
Off the top , do you know the weight. camera w/battery, card and recharger?
I've seen ad for this camera and it's on my list of new equipment to check 
out.  I'm definitely making the  jump to digital this year.

>From: Montedodge@aol.com
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Cool Digi Camera and Jim Whitaker of Eddie Bauer
>Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:49:33 EST
>
>  First, I love my new Olympus Stylus 300 Camera! It is all metal body and
>gets their " All Weather" seal. ( Which mean it's a little better than most 
>in
>the rain and snow ,but don't though it in the lake) Camera takes 
>rechargable
>batteries and comes with a small charger.  I bought an large cap. XD card 
>which
>is 256mb and an extra battery for my Kayak trip down the Yukon this summer. 
>I
>was able to hold all my pics for the trip on the card and downloaded to a 
>CD in
>Whitehosre. Delete the card and start again. Camera is quite small and 
>light
>with the famous Olympus " Clam shell" cover over lens. Two rechargable
>batteries should last you 10 to 12 days no problem. Carry the charger or 
>mail ahead
>in drop box. ( You can even take a 900 second movie" No sound" with the 256
>card. Yes,it may take a bit to catch up with the 35 cameras, but it is so 
>easy to
>download your pics  to computer and even a 11" by 17" Kinko's blow up off a
>Target 29 cent print looks great to my " Untrained" eye! This is a great 
>camera
>for your PCT hike.
>    On another note, at the mall today( picking up prints) Eddie Bauer had 
>a
>great black and white shot of a 1963 young Jim Whitaker that was blown up 
>to a
>6' by 6" print in front of store. They are advertising a jacket and the 40
>year anniversery of the American Everest Expedition. ( I really want the 
>6'X6'
>poster for my museum in basement!!!
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