| Author | Message | ||
| Andrew-Phillip Goalen (Andrewg)
Member Username: Andrewg Post Number: 343 Registered: 9-2002 |
Ricky, Amazon seem to be one of the cheapest for cannons at the moment, the only thing I didnt like about my Ixus was that it only came with a 16mb, soon changed that for a 1gb ordered from the US it was 75% of the UK price! | ||
| Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Intermediate Member Username: Kennyh Post Number: 1180 Registered: 8-2001 |
Ricky, good luck with the wedding! | ||
| David R. (Rodsky)
Junior Member Username: Rodsky Post Number: 226 Registered: 3-2003 |
Ricky - I think the g3 and g5 are very similar (even looks wise). The G5 has 5MP vs. the G3's 4MP. The G5 was just recently released. | ||
| Norman (Storminnormin)
Junior Member Username: Storminnormin Post Number: 241 Registered: 7-2002 |
Nikon D100. 6.1 megapixels. 1 Gig microdrive. Light, well balanced. User friendly. Great PC interface. The only thing I don't like is it sucks batteries like there's no tomorrow. | ||
| Jason (Arnaget)
Junior Member Username: Arnaget Post Number: 82 Registered: 3-2003 |
Canon S230.. it's pretty small and has good image quality. i would recommend the S400 though - - 4.0 megapixels and even smaller. | ||
| Steven Duke (Sduke)
New member Username: Sduke Post Number: 29 Registered: 3-2003 |
Nikon 3100 The software is clean and easy to use, and so far I am pleased with the pics. steve | ||
| Ricky Nardis (Rickyn_f355)
Member Username: Rickyn_f355 Post Number: 447 Registered: 8-2002 |
Canon G3 vs. G5? | ||
| James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member Username: Tigermilk Post Number: 190 Registered: 7-2001 |
Sony CD250. My folks went to Europe and took well over a thousand pictures with their camera which uses a memory stick. They had to lug their laptop around. Didn't appeal to me so I got the CD250, which uses mini-CDRs/CDRWs to store pictures on. Each disc holds 156 MB. | ||
| Ricky Nardis (Rickyn_f355)
Member Username: Rickyn_f355 Post Number: 446 Registered: 8-2002 |
thnx guys... i dont mind spending a couple grand, definitely dont want to spend more than $5,000. Would like to get something that will allow me to take some good shots at the F1 GPs and the Chelsea soccer games this coming season. Kenny, I'm still using the Elph. Have fun but DONT forget to study!!!! London is cool. Am in NY right now. | ||
| Jack Habits (Ferraristuff)
Member Username: Ferraristuff Post Number: 968 Registered: 4-2003 |
Sony Mavica FD-91 with 14x OPTICAL zoom (NOT software zoom, optical). I bought it for the zoom and the fact that it uses floppies so I can shoot a couple of quick pics in the studio and dash down to use them on the website. All the pictures of "objects" on our websites are taken with it. Bought it... uh... 3 years ago or so, for around $ 1200 at Wolf Camera in NC, have made well over 10,000 pics with it and only had to buy a new battery once. It is completely outdated by todays standards but, hey, as long as it still shoots pics like this of a 4 inch slotcar, who's complaining? Increasing the resolution will only make the graphics heavier on the sites which I don't want. Jack  | ||
| Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Intermediate Member Username: Kennyh Post Number: 1179 Registered: 8-2001 |
(Sorry to hijack the post) Ricky, what are you doing with your old camera? How's London? I'm at school now, it's alot of fun! | ||
| dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 1774 Registered: 5-2001 |
Depends on what you want.... For an inexpensive introduction to digital photography the Fuji Finepix 2650 is a nice choice. 2 megapixels, 3 power zoom, can do short video clips, and can be found for around $150! | ||
| Robert Faber (F129b)
New member Username: F129b Post Number: 12 Registered: 8-2003 |
I love my Kodak LX400 EasyShare. It's my first digital and it seemed to have the best compromise of chassis size, technology, user-friendliness and price. | ||
| Andrew-Phillip Goalen (Andrewg)
Member Username: Andrewg Post Number: 342 Registered: 9-2002 |
got a Cannon Ixus v3 with 1gb memory cards, can get 40 mins+ video as well as about 1000 decent resolution pics | ||
| Fayyaz Vellani (Fvellani)
Junior Member Username: Fvellani Post Number: 123 Registered: 8-2002 |
My dad bought a Canon G3 a couple of weeks ago...its a great camera, a lot of features, great quality...unfortunately, he dropped it (according to him, the first time hes ever dropped a camera)...the lens motor is busted (or so we think), cameras gone in for repairs... | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 585 Registered: 4-2003 |
Fujifilm FinePix 3800, 3.2megapixels, 6x optical zoom, 3.2x digital zoom, max res is 2048x1536... Pics in 1600x1200 look great, same with 2048x1536 in Fine mode... Has Auto, manual, scenery and movie mode, and has a macro feature for closeups,etc... | ||
| Lou B (Toby91)
Member Username: Toby91 Post Number: 294 Registered: 4-2001 |
Check out www.dpreview.co and www.steves-digicams.com | ||
| Jack (Gilles27)
Intermediate Member Username: Gilles27 Post Number: 1358 Registered: 3-2002 |
Thanks--I'll check into that. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 6112 Registered: 12-2000 |
I love the Sony P5 I bought a couple years ago. 3.2 mp. I don't have any reason for anything above 3.2 as that will make a photo quality 8.5 by 11". Small enough for pocket, nice zoom, screen, and accepts Sony memory chips which are expected to hit 1-2 gb before too long. However, my 128 chip is much more than I need. The battery needing charged is my biggest problem. | ||
| Lou B (Toby91)
Member Username: Toby91 Post Number: 292 Registered: 4-2001 |
Nikon 5700. Very, Very satisfied. Have made stunning 11X14's and still could go bigger. | ||
| David R. (Rodsky)
Junior Member Username: Rodsky Post Number: 225 Registered: 3-2003 |
Jack - The G3 has a new quick-release bayonet removable lens ring (on front of Camera). You simply hold the ring release button and turn the ring anticlockwise. Once removed the standard lens ring can then be replaced with the LA-DC58B Conversion Lens Adapter which provides a 58 mm thread onto which you can mount one of the available optional lenses. | ||
| Nick Coutts (Kickus)
New member Username: Kickus Post Number: 21 Registered: 2-2003 |
Ricky, I thought the same way you do and just purchased a Fuji S2 Pro DSLR, which I absolutely love. It took only about ten minutes to get used to the interface, and the pictures it takes are stunning. There was a recent price break on it, which took it from around $2200 to $1800, making it a relatively good deal. I have no complaints about it, and really can't give it enough praise. | ||
| Jack (Gilles27)
Intermediate Member Username: Gilles27 Post Number: 1355 Registered: 3-2002 |
David said it. My theory has always been if you want a good camera, buy one made by a camera manufacturer. I've always used Canon, but Nikon is excellent too. I use the G3 as well and love it. I just picked up a 128meg card for it at CostCo, and it holds over 200 photos on the highest resolution setting. By the way--how do you change lenses? | ||
| David R. (Rodsky)
Junior Member Username: Rodsky Post Number: 224 Registered: 3-2003 |
Ricky - There was a thread on this within the last 2 months. If you do a search you will find it. I bought a Canon G3 in December 2002. It is great. I was not quite ready to get an SLR and was deciding between this and a Nikon 5700. The Canon's battery life is amazing - I hardly ever charge it. You can change out lenses. It has many features - you can set almost anything manually or just go automnatic. I find 4MP to be more than enough - I dont even typically use the highest quality, unless I want to enlarge the shots. The quality is excellent. If you are looking for the best - I think Nikon or Canon are it. | ||
| DGS (Dgs)
Member Username: Dgs Post Number: 289 Registered: 5-2003 |
I opted for the Olympus. I wanted a camera from a company that knew how to make lenses since the 35mm days. While I used a Canon F1 in the old days, Olympus had tons of electronics back then, too.  . | ||
| Ricky Nardis (Rickyn_f355)
Member Username: Rickyn_f355 Post Number: 444 Registered: 8-2002 |
yeah, i was looking at the canon and nikon SLRs...they arent cheap...i boubt i need anything that crazy...but then again, does one really "need" a ferrari? :-) | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Intermediate Member Username: Peters Post Number: 1420 Registered: 1-2003 |
I have a Sony Mavica I bought three years ago for a grand. Its fast for a pic on a floppy, byt the resolution is low (Vs 3-5MP's that are out today). I am shopping for a 3-5MP unit. I like the new 5MP sony. | ||
| Ricky Nardis (Rickyn_f355)
Member Username: Rickyn_f355 Post Number: 443 Registered: 8-2002 |
thnx |