We're planning our honeymoon and would like to register for things we could use on the trip. My fiance and I already have most of the cookware, bedding, and other basics. But we are in dire need of luggage and a digital camera. My 35 mm broke last year, and I've been using disposables.

Do you have any recos for sturdy luggage with wheels?

Can you recommend a compact, point and shoot camera that will be easy to travel with? We want high quality resolution and zoom too.

Thanks!

Might be time to think about a digital. I like my Atlantic luggage--22" expandable to 24".
Costco has a very good piece with the above dimensions--very comparable to what flight attendants use (bought it for our daughter as a replacement).

I have Atlantic and I was looking for it again to give as a gift to my college age daughter -- but I was informed at the luggage shop that they just filed for bankruptcy. We ended up getting her the 24" and 20" Pathfinder in a dark cherry color which she loves. It's not cheap -- each piece was $200+ but it is great quality.

In our recent search -- this is what we found. Samsonite -- sells at the discount outlet malls -- look there for something that appeals to you. They have a 4 wheel spinner-unusal shape but I thought it was a little gimmericky. Look for ballistic nylon and strong--study zippers. You best bet is to go to a luggage store and ask questions -- however, I live in an major metro area and luggage stores have gone the film cameras -- hard to find.

Some folks opt for cheap-inexpensive luggage figuring that the airlines will lose it/damage it. Department stores such as Kohls, Sears etc carry plenty of these sets. You will not find anyone with detailed knowledge to help you here but will have to make your own assessment.

In regards to the camera -- we have several -- the 35mm still takes the best photos-with many more options for creative control. Digital is nice due to the fact that no development costs incurred but you are limited as to the creative control and they are also pricey. Don't go too small -- as a tiny camera it is hard to hold steady for a good picture.

Most people I know that have digitals do not get their pictures printed up. With a film camera -- you must and then you can have the digital CD made and have the negative. You have a builtin backup systerm. Digital -- not so -- you must back up onto other medium -- will the computers in year 2020 read the CD disks today? Remember the 5.25 floppy computer disks? Go with a 35mm with a 20-200mm zoom lens -- you will get great honeymoon photos -- and save for a digital camera later when the price comes down and the quality goes up.

The point about digital storage is apt, but easily taken care of--you always back up to the next technical medium. Now it is DVD, but also an auxiliary hard drive.
As for waiting, do so if you want but the improvements are all there to partake of complete with total control of aperture, focal length, movies, and more than an SLR can do. And youdon't have to deal with stacks and stacks of pictures--just the ones you want (at the moment). Select (oh, and crop, if you want) pictures, put on a CD and take it to Costco and have it printed for $0.16/picture. Oh, yeah, and make a CD "scrapbook" of your honeymoon/trip/kids' photos and send them to _______ to share and show on their TV.
My SLRs are paperweights--and I absolutely loved them.

Oh, you might shop for luggage at Tuesday Morning. That is where I got my Atlantic for $50--6 years and 5-7 trips/year plus just local car trips.

Canon digital cameras are very user-friendly. Most controls are on the body, like a 35mm, instead of having to search thru a menu. Also their software is easy to use for editing and e-mailing. Canon S80 is great for that purpose and small enough to hang around your neck or put in a jacket pocket.

Re luggage: Take a look at this thread
http://fodors.com/forums/threadselec...2&tid=34780555

"Can you recommend a compact, point and shoot camera that will be easy to travel with? We want high quality resolution and zoom too. "

Generally speaking, compact digital cameras don't have much zoom (3X or so). They are simply too slim to house the telephoto lenses required for much more than that. There's always a trade-off, and it seems like size vs. zoom is the major one. Good resolution is relatively easy to find with small cameras.

Agree with previous post that compact digital point-and-shoot cameras lack extensive zoom. There's always a trade-off. I travel with a Nikon D70 digital SLR (thought the Canon XT is great also) and a Casio Z750 point-and-shoot, and the combination works well for me. Websites to peruse: dpreview.com, consumerreports.org, imaging-resource.com, megapixel.net

You can get the effective zoom in the small cameras if you up the MPs. Canon s1 and S2 have 10 and 12X zooms--with image stabilization. The latter is the reason the smaller vest pocket size digitals don't have more zoom--they can't accomodate IS and without it, you can't hold the camera still enough through the lag time (even though this has been greatly diminished).
The Canon line has some excellent and very user friendly cameras for great prices.

I need to clarify "upping the MPs" . If you have a 7 MP digital camera with a 3X zoom, then when you manipulate/crop the picture, you can "zoom" in closer and still have a nice sharp image because of more MPs.

From another post:

"Generally speaking, compact digital cameras don't have much zoom (3X or so). They are simply too slim to house the telephoto lenses required for much more than that. There's always a trade-off, and it seems like size vs. zoom is the major one. Good resolution is relatively easy to find with small cameras."

I have a Panasonic Lumix dmc-tz1 that I picked up from Ritz Camera at
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/IG...s%3Bcidigital-

It's a compact digital camera, but it has a 10x zoom. It's the smallest camera on the market with this much zoom. It's also got easy-to-use controls/settings like the Canon that someone else mentioned.

I researched it on dpreview and a few other sites. (I think it's too new to find on consumer reports.)