Kodak or Olympus???

[Xenon14]

I'm trying to decide on a birthday present that my parents will purchase me, but I believe I have to keep costs below $200. I've looked at some cameras and the following three seem in my price range and have gotten nice reviews.

Olympus D-360L
Olympus D-460 Zoom
Kodak DX3500

Which one should I go for? Are there other cameras that I should look for? I don't know much about cameras, so any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Muadib]

I like Olympus myself, but you need to see Steve.

 

[mchammer187]

olympus

luv my c2040z

 

[Strawberrymom]

there was a fuji somewhere for sale under 200 and they make sweet cameras

 

[BlvdKing]

I have the Kodak DX3500. It's a really nice camera with a decent amount of features. I am more than satisfied with it. I can't speak for the Olympus but I hear they are nice as well.

 

[thraxes]

My vote for the Olympus

 

[Om]

Olympus. The quality difference is noticable in the camera build as well as the photos taken. I agree with Strawberrymom tho, the Fuji is the better choice for a point and shoot, which is what you will get at the $200.00 price point. It takes amazing pictures for the price. I've seen them for $180.00ish places.

 

[Xenon14]

Well, I went and purchased the Kodak DX3600 for $250. I already have a CF Media Flashcard from my iPaq (32mb). It's 2.2megapixels, I checked the image quality to a comparibly priced Fugi camera, and it looked better. Overall it was rated a good camera, easy to use, and takes great pics in various locations...outdoors, indoors. Would you have made a different buy, if so what?

 

[aka1nas]

Olympus uses better lenses than any of the DX kodak series. They aren't great. Both those models you mentioned are last year's models, and only come with a serial connection. You should look at the D-370, which is a 1.3 megapixel digital with USB connection. I would look at Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and Sony for good cameras. I would also prefer a good 1.3 over a cheap 2 megapixel camera.

 

[Moffat Cafe]

Olympus!