Cameras for Greece Page 2

My older Sony lens is not as good as my SLR NIKON standard lens which I never use anyway. I have two lenses for that but it needs cleaning probably and its heavy.

My second camera is a Casio and very compact. Its does all sorts of amazing standard things like record sound and short video clips and I actually ordered it over the internet rather than buy it here in Greece. Do I need all those features? Do those settings really make a difference?

Casio isn't really known as a camera company in Greece, its more of a calculator/musical instrument company and stores that sell those type of electronic item are distinct from stores that sell cameras. There weren't any such stores near my house either, at least with with good prices. Oh and it was cheaper too. Because I paid for it in dollars not euros. The USA is cheaper than Europe for electronic items, especially with a weak dollar.

Here below is a photo of the Olympic Stadium they used to kick off the games back in 1896. Its called the 'Kali Marmaro' or good marble stadium. I saw the Clash & the Cure there in the 80's!

Then there was a mix up and some friends brought me another small, new generation digital camera called a Pentax Optio. I guess that's Ashai Pentax which used to make pretty good cameras and still seem to. Anyway the major difference is the that the Casio uses Nicad batteries that you have to be able to re-charge and lug around with you on an extended trip, 

The Pentax uses 2 regular old AAA batteries. After I got use to that, it was a refreshing change. The batteries on any battery operated digital camera last longer depending on how much you use the camera and how you use the camera too. The standby function is a battery saver as is turning off the monitor and using the little view finder window instead.