I'm using a Fuji Finepix 3800 these days. It doesn't have manual focus, which absolutely drives me straight out of my bird, but other than that, it's been excellent to me. It's got a 6x zoom, which is twice what you'll normally get from a point-and-shoot. Like many digital cameras, it has trouble with low light, but overall, it is a great, great toy, and has a substantially more comfortable grip than those teeny cigarette-pack digitals, as far as I'm concerned.

I also have an old Canon Rebel G SLR, which has done a good job of demonstrating to me that you do not need a fancy camera. It's about three or four models out of date by now, and I've never been sad. The best friend I ever bought for it was a Promaster accessory flash. I have complex feelings about film and digital. They would quickly bore you.

A Fresh Start