well does anyone know if the powershot a85 is any good ?? anyone have one at all ??

any help greatly appreciated

ta very much

Spec looks ok, but for another

How about a Nikon 5200 Geoff?

How about a Nikon 5200 Geoff?

Spec looks similar to the A95 but seems to be a good bit cheaper...

Well worth a look i would say

Excellent! Ta, found it for well under

189 @ warehouseexpress.com

If you've got it any cheaper than that you've done well

Same

It's a pressie for someone who doesn't own a camera.

Got ya

Nice pressie

Reviews...

Nikon 5200

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/nikon5200.html

http://www.dcviews.com/_nikon/5200.htm

Powershot A85

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/a85.html

http://www.dcviews.com/_canon/a85.htm

Pricerunner (Clicky) is quite good for price comparison too...

ta for the help

Anyone tried the Pentax S5i, any problems?

Any more for any more

try this link - http://www.digital-cameras.com/Digital_Compact_Cameras-3_sc/Canon_Digital_Compact-1/Canon_Powershot_A85_Digital_Camera-2288.html

They also give a free 2 year guarantee - service is excellent - if in stock delivery within 48 hours - I've recommended them to a number of people and all had good service. The additional guarantee also works - I used it without issue.

The A85 is great - I don't think you can go far wrong - Digital Camera Co do the A70 for

I agree with Italiastar's comments! AA batteries are particularly important to me: I use rechargeables, but if I'm going away on holiday, and don't want to take chargers or expensive spares, I can resort to normal batteries: you can buy them anywhere.

I've got a Canon Powershot A80, and I'm very pleased with it. This is a 3 megapixel camera, and to be honest, I don't need any more definition than this offers: it's good enough for printing at A4, and my printer doesn't go any bigger than that! The camera also has more than enough settings to keep me happy (I partcularly wanted macro and manual shutter speed/aperture/focus adjustments, which this has).

Also, I've found Compact Flash memory cards to be very robust, and very cheap.

i bought one from aj electronics on the web for 185 quid including postage, does go through batteries.