nycsteve wrote:
My 2 main camaras , an Olympus TG2, a Nikon 5300. The Olympus is waterproof to 50 feet. 20 megapixals IIRC. Very nice pics and excellent video in a compact package. it replaced an Olympus SW1030 a similar featured camara that aged out. Still use it though. The Nikon is an excellent 24 megapixel SLR. Got it in a kit from Costco for 999.00 . I think the a couple of hundred less now. 2 lenses came with , a 300mm tele and a 50 mm . More bulky than the Olympus but definitely worth the hassle in certain situations.
I like the Olympus for its size, picture quality and its weather proof housing. The pics atre very good.
As far as cell phone camaras, Im still packing a waterproof flip phone. If I want a camara I'll use one. If I want a phone, I'll use one. BTW the flip has way more battery life and connects to network where smartphones cant. And its smaller. I can live without Miley Cirus's latest tweets and twerks.
Plus the cellphone camaras use dime size plastic lenses don't they?