I used an Olympus Camedia C-2000Z digital camera with 2.1 megapixels. It has a 3X zoom and a wonderful fast lense. I think the latest version of this camera is the C-2010Z (or maybe even a newer model) that will take a 64-bit Smart Media Card (mine only takes up to 32) and will shoot 30 seconds of video. Someone else I know has the latest version of this particular camera, and I believe it takes pictures at 3.1 megapixels. I couldn't begin to say enough good things about these Olympus Camedia digital cameras! They are not the cheapest ones on the market, either, but you get what you pay for. It seems to me they cost between $800 and $1000. Kristinn is right about the pictures not showing the incredible depth of field. Not only was it very cold (and he does NOT like cold!) but very windy. How windy? His reply was always in cm/sec so I am quite clueless! Let's just say that in that kind of wind, you don't want any bare skin. I never realized just how dangerous wind chill factor was until I experienced it first hand. There is a very good reason why zippers on clothing are covered by "wind" flaps! I now know where pleats came from! I must also mention that there are two Icelands - one outdoors and one indoors. The outdoors has the most changeable climate you can imagine. It is so variable that it doesn't do any good to look out the window to check the weather, because by the time you get to the door to walk outside, it has changed! However, indoors in all of Iceland is the same hot water heat. No matter where you went it was the same temperature and humidity so just about any brand of piano remains in stable tuning and regulating condition. Considering that the entire city of Reykjavik is half the number of people who live in Prince Georges County, Maryland it was amazing to me to see how well represented the arts were in the public budget. We were shown wonderful music halls and music schools. We would probably have nice arts and music programs too, in this country, if we didn't spend so much money on basketball and football! Carol Beigel Greenbelt, Maryland
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