coral picture newbie

[o.c.d.]

when going through glass you should use a polarized lens that screws on to the end of the lens. I'm talking about a DSLR camera though. If you are looking at cameras then you need to make your first choice, quality point and soot camera (maybe waterproof) or DSLR. If you choose the dslr it is not so much the camera as the lens. this is where it gets expensive. My one macro lens is about the same price as my camera body.
I use both point and shoot and dslr, The dslr cannot go the same places as the waterproof so pros and cons to both but if high quality photos (printable) photos are what you need dslr all the way.If you want to just post photos you can get really good pics with a point and shoot.
WARNING! DSLR combined with reefing = more addictive behavior this time in a camera shop.

[christyf5]

Frankly, I believe that with some tweaking and reading of the manual you can likely get "eye candy" shots with your SD50. It probably has many more features than the newer models (which they seem to offer less and less features as they "upgrade" models, the only thing you really get is higher resolution and increased pixels which really don't mean much if you're only posting them on the internet. Try playing with the white balance and invest in a tripod.

Then again buying new toys is fun too