Reply to: Which Digital Camera

[OwlHoot]

The Canon EOS 300D takes pretty good pics, but is a bit heavy (and expensive).

Someone told me Canon were bringing out a 19 Megapixel camera at the end of the year. Anyone else heard anything?

[SandyDown]

Ok my friend who lives in China just mailed me - she said the I can get sony T100 camer for about 2800 - 3000 RMB (between £190 to £200) so will check out the duty free when travelling, if the price is much the same then I'll get it from there.

[n5gooner]

Sounds good. The main thing tat I miss about 35mm is the depth of field at wide aperture. I dislike pics that have everything in focus.

A compromise would be to take a cheap old 35mm SLR plus small digital. You can then get the negatives scanned to CD.

Also I suggest you do a search for 360 degree pictures. Software will knit digital pictures together, theses are fantastic for scenery.

http://www.z360.com/full/

Cool !!! Very cool !!!

[Paddy]

If you don't want to go all the way for a digital SLR I bought myself a Panasonic LX1 recently and am very happy with it. It's a compact camera with most SLR features (ability to set exposure manually, change metering modes etc). I think it is the only camera of any type that shoots natively in 16:9 format.

Sounds good. The main thing tat I miss about 35mm is the depth of field at wide aperture. I dislike pics that have everything in focus.

A compromise would be to take a cheap old 35mm SLR plus small digital. You can then get the negatives scanned to CD.

Also I suggest you do a search for 360 degree pictures. Software will knit digital pictures together, theses are fantastic for scenery.

http://www.z360.com/full/

[n5gooner]

thanks - just saw the Nikon coolpix 5000 at Jessops, they want £299 for it its not really flat but still compact. I wonder if I can get a better deal in China- however many people told me there are so many fakes there even in expensive shops and I may get conned

Yes I've heard about lots of Fakes in China, my GF lived in Singapore for 4 years, she says you have to be very very carful and know where to shop, I wanted to get a nice watch, so she said we'd go back to Singapore and get one there as she knows where to go....

[SandyDown]

Hi Sandy, yes I did, I got a Nikon D80 with 35-70 & 70-300 lense's, 3 1Gb memory cards, 2 batteries, two filters and some other bits and bobs, it all came to about £1500. But its not compact!!! Went to Africa the other day with it, which was fine, but when walking around it is nice to have a small compact camera to just slip into your pocket.

I used to have a Nikon CoolPix, well I still have it, very good camera, 4 or 5 optical zoom, its got a 1Gb Microdrive in it, and its about 4Mpix - I liked it, again not compact also you can't change the lenses on it.

HTH

thanks - just saw the Nikon coolpix 5000 at Jessops, they want £299 for it its not really flat but still compact. I wonder if I can get a better deal in China- however many people told me there are so many fakes there even in expensive shops and I may get conned

[n5gooner]

n5gooner did you buy a digital camera then?? am looking for a compact digital camera was told Sony's T Series Cyber-shot DSCT100 or Nikon CoolPix 5000 are the best - what do you people think ? also is it better to buy from duty free or from the far-east?

Hi Sandy, yes I did, I got a Nikon D80 with 35-70 & 70-300 lense's, 3 1Gb memory cards, 2 batteries, two filters and some other bits and bobs, it all came to about £1500. But its not compact!!! Went to Africa the other day with it, which was fine, but when walking around it is nice to have a small compact camera to just slip into your pocket.

I used to have a Nikon CoolPix, well I still have it, very good camera, 4 or 5 optical zoom, its got a 1Gb Microdrive in it, and its about 4Mpix - I liked it, again not compact also you can't change the lenses on it.

HTH

[SandyDown]

n5gooner did you buy a digital camera then?? am looking for a compact digital camera was told Sony's T Series Cyber-shot DSCT100 or Nikon CoolPix 5000 are the best - what do you people think ? also is it better to buy from duty free or from the far-east?

[Board Game Geek]

If you're going to 'Nam, the only thing you want to take that does point and click is this.

[bogeyman]

Well I got it last night,


The nikon D80 with a Nikon 18-70 lense
Nikon 70-300 lense
3 x 2Gb cards
2 x filters
Lense case
Camera case
spare Nikon battery
for just over £1500, which is what I made in overtime last week I could have got it cheaper over the net but I wanted to a. buy from a shop where I can take it to if I have problems, and b. support my local community.

Just need to get used to it now.

Well done! I hope you enjoy it.

Just take some time to actually PRINT some of the photos and hang 'em on your wall or whatever. Even if it's just a big cork-board in the bog!

I'm terrible - forever taking photos but don't print and mount as many as I should. No point in having a 10MP camera and great lenses if you're only going to look at them on an LCD screen.

[realityhack]

np - PM when you're around, I'll probably be in Richmond Saturday early evening - You can meet the missus before we go off to watch Hot Fuzz.

[n5gooner]

1 - if it's vodka

well sounds like a deal then!

[realityhack]

well, I may well take you up with that !!! What is your hourly pint rate ?

1 - if it's vodka

[n5gooner]

Nice one - good wide-telephoto range there. Personally I wouldn't use an obvious camera case in the Far East - too nickable. Stick it in a scruffy rucksack instead.
I can give you a lesson over a pint in Richmond/Twickenham if you like - standard rates apply

well, I may well take you up with that !!! What is your hourly pint rate ?

[realityhack]

Nice one - good wide-telephoto range there. Personally I wouldn't use an obvious camera case in the Far East - too nickable. Stick it in a scruffy rucksack instead.
I can give you a lesson over a pint in Richmond/Twickenham if you like - standard rates apply