Some of you have been asking what my decision was regarding a new camera. We finally decided on a Fujifilm Finepix s2000hd over the Olympus DSLR. It isn’t perfect but I decided I didn’t want to invest the time into a DSLR and I really did enjoy my Konica Minolta Dimage z10. I wanted something similar to it and this fit the bill.
I did appreciate the advice all of you gave me. The settling factor was a post by a Future Shop employee on their website. It was a little flowery but in his effort to persuade someone to purchas a DSLR he asked if they wanted to “take pictures” or “create photos”. For me I like “taking pictures”. I really value those that can “create photos” but I am inspired by those who take great pictures.
The other factor was that after I bought a new camera bag, a better tripod, and a better zoom lense, it was going to cost me more than I felt comfortable with and while I take photographs for work, it isn’t part of my job description and I am not going to be doing any freelance work with a camera now or in the future so it was going to be a really expensive hobby for now. I know I am being stupid with it but I feel weird investing that much money into a camera body that will be obsolete in a couple of years and what happens if I want to move from Olympus to Canon or to a Pentax?
I joked to Wendy that I made a long term committment to her, the boys, and two dogs but I wasn’t ready to make one to a camera lens system 
Stupid? You’re being wise with your resources. Lots of people have way more camera than they really want, simply because they were talked into it.
The Fuji has been a great camera for me. I have the S602Z and it takes great macros and distance. It is old now and still going strong. It also just happened to be the one my camera course for work recommended as their top choice for ease of use and quality for intraoral photos, so it is my workhorse camera at the office.
Cameras are such a personal selection. I used to work at a store part time selling them and it was always a challenge to find the right camera for each person, as everyone is a bit different. Oddly it’s a part of that job that I miss!
The Fuji is a good camera and that model had been a top seller for us. And I agree about the picture/photo thing. Though my thing is capturing an image that portrays the emotion of the moment…. so not sure where I fall with that!