I guess in the end it has to be the Canon. It doesn't have the reach that the other P&Ss in the bag
have. The only reason I keep it is for the Flickr group for it....A LOT of people learned how to take
good photos and how to work aperture and shutter speed and other essentials on this camera, and
the group is SO SAD these days with everyone bailing to DSLRs. There are some hold-outs (including
me) and it is A REALLY GREAT LITTLE CAMERA. I shoot with it for the group, and because even though
it is technically obsolete with VGA video, it's 8MP sensor is sensible and effective and the damn camera
just keeps on GOING! You HAVE to pull for a Rudy like that.
The HS20EXR
NEARLY obsoletes the S200EXR, but I am convinced the older camera has the better,
if shorter-reach, lens. But to keep a long reach lens in the bag, I need to carry the HS20. As I told you
all before, I am willing to own a DSLR, but I am not willing to own a lot of lenses. I draw my mania line
right there. As great a camera as the S200EXR is, I think it only goes 14x. If it was even 18x, I would
have sold the HS20EXR the day the camera repair shop fobbed it off on me in exchange for the pile of parts
that was my old S200EXR. If anyone is confused, I quickly went out and bought a replacement S200EXR....
Might have been a bad idea, but I LOVE that camera. What I obviously should have done was realized that
THAT was the time to grab the used DSLR...not invest in MORE P&Ss.
Then I would not have 4 cameras and 3 spots in the bag.
Sigh, I guess the Canon stays home.[/quote]