I am currently into my 3rd digital camera, a Fuji MX-2900. My first one was Fuji DX-7 with 640x480 pixels, then came Olympus D-1400L with 1280x960 and the current one does 1800x1200.
I found the jump from 1280 to 1800 suprisingly small. Experimenting with the new Fuji tends to yield less improvement over the Olympus that I expected. The main reason for the upgrade, however, was not the resolution, but the manual control offered my the latest cameras (manual focus, exposure and aperture).
The Olympus C-2020Z seems to be a very popular choice these days, and this would have been my 1st option had I not got a lean deal with the Fuji.
All of my cameras were supported under Linux (with gphoto / photopc or fujiplay).
The things to look for IMHO are
Linux support
Optical viewfinder (the LCD does not quite cut it in daylight)
Manual as well as automatic focus
Manual as well as automatic exposure
YMMV. I'd get an Olympus if I were out shopping now.
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How about proper CMYK support? Colour management profiles?
As much as I dig the GIMP, it unfortunately does not do very well as a prepress tool yet.
I found the jump from 1280 to 1800 suprisingly small. Experimenting with the new Fuji tends to yield less improvement over the Olympus that I expected. The main reason for the upgrade, however, was not the resolution, but the manual control offered my the latest cameras (manual focus, exposure and aperture).
The Olympus C-2020Z seems to be a very popular choice these days, and this would have been my 1st option had I not got a lean deal with the Fuji.
All of my cameras were supported under Linux (with gphoto / photopc or fujiplay).
The things to look for IMHO are
YMMV. I'd get an Olympus if I were out shopping now.