I have had a Panasonic Lumix camera for about three years and I would like to get a new one for my wife. My complaints about this camera are the long reset times and the delay between tripping the shutter and the shot actually being taken. Both are extremely annoying. I hope there are better options available today. I'm looking in the sub-$200 range (5-6 megapixels is fine) and don't want much more than point and shoot as this is for my wife who wants ease of use. Thanks for any suggestions.
OT: Recommend a digital camera?
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I highly recommend the Canon Powershot SD line. I've had one for years, and it's been great. My wife got the SD1100IS model last year, and it also takes fantastic pictures. I've recommended them to friends, and everyone who has bought one loves it. It's shirtpocket small, but has great optics and firmware; the pictures are generally outstanding. I've had photography snobs see my pictures and be wowed, then try to start a conversation about what kind of fancy gear I used. When I tell 'em it was just a little pocket point-and-shoot camera they look startled and change the subject. Battery life is very good (obviously longer if you're not using the flash), but get a spare battery anyway, so you can keep using the camera while one battery is in the charger. And of course, get a big SD card or two (8 GB cards have come way down in price, and hold a ton of photos). Oh, and get one that has an actual viewfinder window, in addition to the LCD screen. You might not use it often, but there are times when it comes in handy. -
Search and ask your question on the photo net site where you're likely to get some good pointers
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OT: Recommend a digital camera?
Kyle wrote:
> I have had a Panasonic Lumix camera for about three years and I would
> like to get a new one for my wife. My complaints about this camera are
> the long reset times and the delay between tripping the shutter and the
> shot actually being taken.
I have some Nikon point and shoots that would take years between when
you push the shutter and when it actually took the shot. Drove me nuts.
Replaced them with current Cannon, I think SD1100. Great camera.
Try it in the store before you buy.
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Pat Farrell
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Pat, I actually ordered the SD1100 from newegg today. It was packaged with a 4gb card and a case at a good price. I'm sure my wife will be fine with it. I found a pretty good review site that gave shutterlag figures and reset figures, and it measured up pretty well. Gotta be better than what she's using now. Thanks for the advice (even though it was in the wrong thread!).Regards,
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Kyle & Pat
Pat, I actually ordered the SD1100 from newegg today. It was packaged with a 4gb card and a case at a good price. I'm sure my wife will be fine with it. I found a pretty good review site that gave shutterlag figures and reset figures, and it measured up pretty well. Gotta be better than what she's using now. Thanks for the advice (even though it was in the wrong thread!).
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Howard, if it were for me, I'd spend some extra dough and get a DSLR. But for my wife, p&s is what she needs. I think the camera I bought will be a big improvement over what we've got now, if the specs I read were correct. Thanks for the tips, though.Regards,
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Kyle...
Have a great weekend.
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I used to shoot sports back in my old newspaper days (late '70's when I was writing sports) with a Nikkormat. With practice, you got pretty good at "follow focusing," but it was mostly anticipation with a lot of luck involved. Doing your own darkroom work helped, too. Cheers.Regards,
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Kyle...
I used to shoot sports back in my old newspaper days (late '70's when I was writing sports) with a Nikkormat. With practice, you got pretty good at "follow focusing," but it was mostly anticipation with a lot of luck involved. Doing your own darkroom work helped, too. Cheers.
I enjoy digital, but I do miss the darkroom at times. You're gonna think I'm crazy, but I kept a bottle of stop bath just for old times sake. The smell is one of those time machines like the smell of gasoline for those who grew up working in gas stations before unleaded fuel :-) I pour a little bit on my monitor every now and then...NOT :-)
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Yeah, I enjoyed the darkroom work, but it's been years. I can still smell those chemicals, though. I bought a film Nikon and some nice lenses 6-7 years ago when digital was still young, but I just didn't use it enough and ended up selling it all on ebay when I got into digital. I'm still using a basic p&s camera, but I do some retouching with The Gimp (open-license program similar to Photoshop), and it's fun. It's amazing how images can be manipulated digitally. I remove power lines, open half-closed eyes, remove zits, darken and blur background distractions -- all kinds of things. Purists would probably scoff, but if they knew what went on in darkrooms, it's really not much different.Regards,
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Kyle...
Yeah, I enjoyed the darkroom work, but it's been years. I can still smell those chemicals, though. I bought a film Nikon and some nice lenses 6-7 years ago when digital was still young, but I just didn't use it enough and ended up selling it all on ebay when I got into digital. I'm still using a basic p&s camera, but I do some retouching with The Gimp (open-license program similar to Photoshop), and it's fun. It's amazing how images can be manipulated digitally. I remove power lines, open half-closed eyes, remove zits, darken and blur background distractions -- all kinds of things. Purists would probably scoff, but if they knew what went on in darkrooms, it's really not much different.
In 2000 I started to carry a little Olympus P&S digital camera telling myself I would use it as a tool with my film cameras to preview composition and the such. It wasn't long before I was addicted and started the move to digital. These guys at Nikon, Canon, etc. know what they're doing :-) Well, except they may have overextended themselves to Ritz :-)
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Hee hee, one nice off-topic thread this has become!
I started playing with an Olympus Camedia C-2500L in 2000 (one of the first halfway usable DSLRs), because I couldn't afford the AP NC-2000 my company sold at that time ...
Now I'm dreaming of a good Nikon DSLR body ... ;-)Moonbase: The Problem SolverComment
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Moonbase...
Hee hee, one nice off-topic thread this has become!
I started playing with an Olympus Camedia C-2500L in 2000 (one of the first halfway usable DSLRs), because I couldn't afford the AP NC-2000 my company sold at that time ...
Now I'm dreaming of a good Nikon DSLR body ... ;-)
I had my sights set on a Kodak DCS14 when they were announced, but couldn't wait it out. It was a huge jump from the (speaking of huge) NC-2000. Since then I've been on the Nikon bandwagon, although I have no idea why. I don't have one, but the D90 is getting some really good press. I half way don't want to know how good it might be. I might regret what I've spent :-)
Maybe we could start a "Other Interests" forum :-) Probably not....
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Most forums have one. I've posted a lot of OT questions here, primarily involving technology, because there are so many members here who are a lot more savvy than I. I hope the mods don't get too picky about it.Regards,
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