[crystaldragon]

I'm glad you posted PK. It made me remember something.

In digital cameras, especially in the 1.3 - 2 mega-pixel range The lens becomes a major factor. Its resolution determines how fine detail is captured, then of course comes quality settings which determines how much detail is available to be used within the limits of the cameras capture circuitry (mega-pixels). Olympus has long been known for the quality of the lenses they use.

For use on the web 100 dpi is usually more than sufficient resolution in the finished image. Most image degradation that is seen in web images is due to poor processing of the image before it is posted. Usually excessive enlargement (too small original size) or poor choices of format (too much compression in a jpg for example).

The reason I mentioned that he use his existing film slr (if the processing time is not a problem) is that film natively resolves more detail than digital systems. Only in the last few years have digital systems reached a point that they can compete on an even footing with film and that is only in the extreme high end equipment.

Nice pics btw. Looks like you follow the old rule that always helps get better pictures. " Get closer!"

Even in film cameras the less cropping / enlarging that you have to do the better