I have a Canon SX20, SD940, SD750, SD1000, FS200 and I also have a Panasonic TS1
I use a Sony DSC-H50, very happy with it, compact, adjustable screen, light tolerant, long battery life.
i just started to use my motorola droid x cell phone,and i'm some impressed with it's quality of pic's and performance. here's some of the first ones: http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o8/WILLIAMFGREENE/2010-09-12_18-02-34_593.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o8/WILLIAMFGREENE/Mercurymikes2010gtg005.jpg
How about new "old school" -- http://www.hasselbladusa.com/promotions/h4d-launch.aspx About the same cost as the "How much is a D8" thread
Voigtlander Bessamatic or a Konica AutoReflex T3 depending on what I decide to carry that day.Sometimes,actually most of the time I take both.Ron G
I got a Canon PowerShot A1000IS. It's spent the night outside in the rain, rolled down a pit wall and got crushed by a rock, and been dropped a million times. A+ for durability!