'Morning, all;

We're looking to acquire some new digital equipment, and before
committing to a purchase, I thought I'd solicit what information I can
from the list...

We're planning to acquire a new digital camera, mostly for producing
reference photographs of our artifact collection (which we eventually
hope to make available to researchers via the Web), but may also be used
for site visits, photographing oversized archival pieces (ones that
won't fit on a standard flatbed scanner), and for producing exhibit
graphics for temporary shows, and possibly for publication (although
depending on the nature of the publication, we may still opt for
professional photography).  I know this is a lot to ask of one piece of
equipment, but we're looking at the Sony Cybershot DSC-F828--has anyone
used this for any of the above applications?  Any opinions to offer?
Specifically, we're wondering how well the camera performs in producing
close-ups (its advertising claims a 20mm minimum focus distance--does it
really produce usable images at that short range?), and how well it's
images enlarge for use on exhibit panels (not necessarily mural size,
but say 2' by 3').

We're also contemplating acquiring a digital thermohygrometer to
supplement our traditional hair thermohygrometers.  We want something
that can produce multiple readings rapidly over varying environments and
give instant readouts, so we've pretty much ruled out evaporative
psychrometers and data loggers.  Has anyone used a piece of equipment
like this, and have any opinions to offer?

Thanks,


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Tim McShane, Assistant--Cultural History
Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
1302 Bomford Crescent S.W.
Medicine Hat, AB   T1A 5E6
(403) 502-8587
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