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06/01/2005 02:37:00 AM · #1 |
hi im new here and um... was wonderin what kind of camera should i buy? im choosing between sony,pentax,canon but since im only 15 i can only buy at a budget of.. about...hm.. the most is $400-450.. so yeah.. i want a camera with a lot of functions and um..shooting modeand with at least5 megapixels.. thanks so much!
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06/01/2005 02:42:53 AM · #2 |
Remember when buying a camera that you will most likely want to buy accessories, which you may want to include in the original price. Eg. bag, filters, batteries, memory, etc. If you have a fixed budget of $500, you may want to discount money for accesories up front, before even looking what you can afford. This will avoid 'cash creep'.
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06/01/2005 02:49:03 AM · #3 |
| Hey Jacqueline, first of all welcome. are you after a point & shoot or a dSLR, this will impact greatly on you budget. |
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06/01/2005 02:51:06 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Donaldo:
are you after a point & shoot or a dSLR, this will impact greatly on you budget. |
Please point me in the direction of DSLR + lenses for $400-450! :-D
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06/01/2005 02:57:01 AM · #5 |
I'd reckon your current optio, listed on your profile, is a pretty good camera. Why not save the cash for now, take shots with the optio and maybe plan to buy something else at a later point? You might have a better idea then what you'd want, given your shooting style, etc.
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06/01/2005 07:22:27 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by jakjax:
hi im new here and um... was wonderin what kind of camera should i buy? im choosing between sony,pentax,canon but since im only 15 i can only buy at a budget of.. about...hm.. the most is $400-450.. so yeah.. i want a camera with a lot of functions and um..shooting modeand with at least5 megapixels.. thanks so much! |
Here are a couple of websites with in-depth reviews of lots of digicams:
dpreview.com
imaging resource
megapixel.net
Steve's Digicams
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06/01/2005 07:25:12 AM · #7 |
| moved to the hardware forum. :) |
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06/01/2005 09:22:01 AM · #8 |
$400-450, figuring you'll need to buy memory and batteries is a tough range.
The Canon A95 might be a good option? 5mp, manual controls and some nice features. If you can live with 3mp, the Canon S1 IS can be had pretty cheap now that the S2 is available.
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06/01/2005 09:29:48 AM · #9 |
if you can still find a nikon5700 with the rebate for $450, thats what i'd go with. spend the other 50$ on a CF card and you'll be set.
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06/01/2005 05:18:31 PM · #10 |
well.. im not really sure what i specifically want.. you can recommend something? whats the pro and cons of point shoot and DSLR?? thankz so much.. i though nobody would reply on my message! but you see i would really want to buy a camera that it below 450.. like.. $400? or even $350? coz im gonna need to buy the accessories as you guys said.. and im not really going to be a pro.. its just really my hobby and im a perfectionist thats why i want my cam to be.. a nice one..thankz
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06/01/2005 05:22:08 PM · #11 |
point and shoot - canon powershot pro 1 - 8.0 mp hotshoe ect...
DSLR - 300D rebel used, im sure you could find SOMEONE who wants to sell thier rebel, 6.3 mp
Message edited by author 2005-06-01 21:22:45. |
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06/01/2005 05:23:29 PM · #12 |
I have a Canon S40 (4 meg) point and shoot and it works great. The optics are excellant, and the camera is very reliable. It has enough "bells and whistles" for you to take many different types of pictures. If you are set on a 5 meg, you may want to consider the newer S50 instead. I do reccomend this as a better-than-entry-level camera.
Message edited by author 2005-06-01 21:24:45. |
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06/01/2005 05:24:55 PM · #13 |
| I know that many here will disagree, but get a camera thats small and easy to carry (my Pentax 550 is a good example but out of production). That way you will tend to have it with you. 85% of good photography is actually being there with a camera |
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06/01/2005 05:29:48 PM · #14 |
| If any of you guys would want to sell yourt camera you can also sell it to me.. and if i want it.. maybe i would buy it.. but remember i live in the phil. lol so.. yeah.. but i can have a relative of mine there in the u.s buy it for me.. lol if my mom would agree |
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06/01/2005 05:30:30 PM · #15 |
if i were you, i'd probably keep the pentax for a while, set a goal for yourself, like let's say you want to break the 6 barrier...that'll give you something to keep your mind on while you save up money for a dSLR
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06/01/2005 05:32:09 PM · #16 |
| well i already have the money.. lol anyway.. im just really curious.. is canon better than sony? cause im really wonderin no one has suggested sony.. just realy curious |
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06/03/2005 01:45:26 AM · #17 |
If you have to choose between Canon and Sony then go for Canon every single time. Sony just do not compare. They don't have the optical heritage of Canon and the picture quality just isn't quite as good.
Canon DSLRs are absolutely class-leading. |
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06/03/2005 02:03:10 AM · #18 |
Sony makes great, overpriced TV sets.
Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Minolta, Pentax, Fuji, Kodak are all brands that were making fine cameras before Sony arrived on the scene.
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06/03/2005 02:55:56 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
Sony makes great, overpriced TV sets. |
Really? While I agree they make expensive tv sets, I find they make excellent cameras. Great optics (Zeiss lenses on most models), excellent balance of features, they produce awesome images, and three quarters of the camera makers on the market are using Sony Electronics in their cameras.
Their TVs may be overpriced, but that doesn't take away at all from their cameras.
Originally posted by coolhar:
Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Minolta, Pentax, Fuji, Kodak are all brands that were making fine cameras before Sony arrived on the scene. |
Watch out for Fuji. They are in some serious trouble camerawise. Many of their models have some significant issues with noise and chromatic abberation. I'd stick with the S5100 and up ONLY when using Fuji.
Furthermore, just because a company was making cameras does not mean they are now a good digital camera company. Head over to DPReview, read the reviews, then head to Steves Digicams.com. Look in particular for any reference to chromatic issues, purple fringing, or excessive digital noise.
As an example, Minolta cameras tend to have serious noise on the blue channel. This means scenes shot at night tend to have excessive noise in them. On the flip side, Minolta leads the market in consumer end Anti Shake technology.
Older Canon models have serious shutter lag issues. This means you press the button and wait for the shot to take. Great images yes, but you do run the risk of missing your shot. It can be worked around, but you need to pay close attention to what is going on around you.
Bottom line is that there is no such thing as a perfect digital camera. Every one on the market has some type of problem. The key is knowing the problem is there and being able to work around it.
Best bet frankly is to get yourself to a camera store and stick some bodies in you hands. Try them out. Make sure that the place you go will give you 10 days to try the camera out, and that they will not charge you a restocking fee if you bring it back.
Good luck!
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06/03/2005 03:57:52 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by art-inept:
if i were you, i'd probably keep the pentax for a while, set a goal for yourself, like let's say you want to break the 6 barrier...that'll give you something to keep your mind on while you save up money for a dSLR |
I agree with Mr. Inept. Your camera is almost 5mp already, and judging by the camera profile on this sight, a lot of great shots have been entered into challenges with that camera. If I were in your age/money situation, I'd save that $$ until I had enough to get a proper dSLR, all the while researching exactly what I want in a camera.
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06/03/2005 05:21:37 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by blemt:
... Watch out for Fuji. They are in some serious trouble camerawise. Many of their models have some significant issues with noise and chromatic abberation. I'd stick with the S5100 and up ONLY when using Fuji. ... |
Maybe the design engineers at Fuji heard you. The latest Fuji model reviewed at dpreview is the Finepix F10 Zoom. Although only a 3x point & shoot, it has a new 6.3 mp sensor. This is a real 6.3, not an interpolated 6.3, so maybe Fuji has seen the light. Chromatic Abberation is "much better than many recent FinePix models". And this is what they said about the new sensor's noise -- "ISO 800 is perfectly usable", "The ISO 1600 result is also surprisingly good", and "All-in-all you cannot fail to be impressed by the high ISO performance of the F10, which really can claim - for now - to sit in a class of its own."
I believe Fuji is still making their own sensors, and that they have gotten away from the "interpolated" ones is a good sign. It'll be interesting to see what comes out when this new generation is put into a top of the line model.
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06/03/2005 05:41:15 AM · #22 |
Originally posted by louddog:
$400-450, figuring you'll need to buy memory and batteries is a tough range.
The Canon A95 might be a good option? 5mp, manual controls and some nice features. If you can live with 3mp, the Canon S1 IS can be had pretty cheap now that the S2 is available. |
I had the Canon A95 before I got my D Rebel XT, and liked it a lot. I purchased several cameras before that, and returned them all, because I wasn't happy with them, but the A95 was great for a non-slr. It has full manual controls also. I would highly recommend it. I sold it to a friend of mine who just wanted an automatic snapsot camera, and she's taken some very impressive pictures with it. I would buy it again if (heaven forbid) something happened to my D Rebel XT. It is highly recommended by DP Review. Check out their extensive review here:
//www.dpreview.com/reviews/canona95/ |
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