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General Discussions => Spunk => Topic started by: Rujah on January 18, 2007, 11:06:58 pm
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Dave, I also had a 995 that I loved but recently died. I killed it actually, by knocking over the tripod it was on... so far as I can tell, the S10 has all the exact same features as the 995, but more megapix and about 1/3 the size... which can be good or bad... it is easier to slip in your pocket & carry around, but if you are in one of the manual modes and trying to push tiny buttons with big clumsy fingers like mine, it\'s kinda of a pain.
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I dont know about the Fuji Finepix. Thats the one in the above comment somewhere i said that died in the fall. I had it for two glorious years(two vacations.....three friends\' weddings) However, get a long warranty. Something happened to it and the flash wouldn\'t pop out anymore (????..i mean unless i dropped it drunk, but idk), and my warranty was over, so rather than getting it fixed, i just bought a new camera.
I mean, do what you want. Just get a long extended warranty..ive learned a lesson in there somewhere...
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honestly, if you\'re trying to decide between casio and fuji, i\'d go with fuji based on the name alone. i don\'t exactly think of cameras when i hear \'casio\'.
same reason i\'d never buy a sony camera.
Yeah, if you want a decent watch...
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honestly, if you\'re trying to decide between casio and fuji, i\'d go with fuji based on the name alone. i don\'t exactly think of cameras when i hear \'casio\'.
same reason i\'d never buy a sony camera.
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It turns out the casio is actually $299 whereas the fujifilm is only $269. Despite this, I think I am leaning more toward the casio, mainly due to size as well as its manual controls. You have had one what do you think? I went to the store to check out both cameras and both are really nice so I am a little torn between the two. I have read numerous online reviews for both cameras and it seems the casio may be a better camera buy. Just need to decide by next monday, so I will probably pick it up sometime this weekend.
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get the fuji
if you did see that price for a rebel then it was probably only for the body (no lens). still that is really cheap for a rebel body. maybe it is a floor model or something
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Okay so I have narrowed in down to about three cameras, two are at ritz camera and another one is at walmart. Just wondering which one you guys would suggest. I am either going to get the FujiFilm FinePix S5200 Digital for $269.99, which they say is the best for your money. Casio EX-P5050 Pro Exilm for 249.99. And the one I found in Walmart is a Canon Digital rebel or something I can\'t remember nor could I find a link to it on their webpage, but it was about $198.99.
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/541243721.htm
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/546180381.htm
Oh I was able to pick up a photojournalism class this semester that is being taught by a local photographer for the newspaper in town so I will definitely be needing one and be have a great opportunity to learn just how to use it. It needs to be a manually operable digital camera (minimum 3.2 megapixal) or 35 mm film cameras. (cameras that allows shutter speed and f:stop/aperature to be set manually, no point and shoot cameras) In addition, students using digital cameras must provide their own card readers.
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Almost forgot I had these sites bookmarked. Found them for someone else looking for info.
http://www.shortcourses.com/index.htm (http://www.shortcourses.com/index.htm)
http://www.photo.net/ (http://www.photo.net/)
digital camera reviews (http://www.megapixel.net/html/cover.php)
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I just bought a Nikon S-10 and love it. 6.1 Mega-Pix and more features than you will probably ever need. It has all of the adjustments (shutter speed, aperture, etc) that you have with an SLR camera. I think I paid around $400.
i had an S4, which i believe is the previous model (looks exactly the same) for a few months, but dumped it for the canon. i previously had a nikon coolpix 995 which was fantastic, and had TONS of manual settings. that died on me, and i went with the S4 because i *love* the swivel feature (the 995 had it as well).. but it seems to me that nikon really dumbed down the features of their coolpix line, as the S4 had like ZERO manual settings.. all pre-set bullshit that was pretty much worthless to me.
it sounds like they added back the manual flexibility. that\'s great. but now i\'m in love with my canon and don\'t need a new camera anymore.. :shrug:
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I just bought a Nikon S-10 and love it. 6.1 Mega-Pix and more features than you will probably ever need. It has all of the adjustments (shutter speed, aperture, etc) that you have with an SLR camera. I think I paid around $400.
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yeah, my Canon Powershot S2 IS has a 60-minute/1GB limit on video \'clips\', and records in .avi format.
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As far as I know Fuji makes the only compact digital cameras where the "video" mode is only limited by how big your memory card is.
the Casio I own does not limit your movie length
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Canon, Canon, Canon. A610 is a good middle of the road.
i\'d say so as well... although if I were to be getting a new one now I\'d get a Fuji . As far as I know Fuji makes the only compact digital cameras where the "video" mode is only limited by how big your memory card is.
A Canon and most others will max you out at 3 minutes. If you don\'t care about this feature, go Canon.
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Yeah my father has a serious Epson photo printer and it\'s pretty awesome.
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yeah a good nikon will run ya $400-600 depending where you get it...good luck... you should trying taking a digital photography class sometime if you can afford it (or get financial aid) -probally the funnest class I EVER took...
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yeah thanks justin, along with everyone else. i am leaning more toward canon but i do have an epson printer so that\'s good i guess. i am looking to spend between $200-$300 so I don\'t depends on what is out there.
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I just took a digital photography class with one of the best photographers in my area... I\'m a Graphic Artist myself, so I talk to camera people all day... They all say Nikon makes the best digital cameras all around (for quality, focus, lens, delay,etc.) they definetly carry a price tag but you will definetly get "more bang for your buck." I would also recommened using Epson printers and paper for printing images- That is just some professional advice from people who werk in the industry...
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I haven\'t had luck with digital cameras, so shop around. I had a Fuji that died after two years (just missed the warranty). I just bought an Olympus in November, and yesterday it was useless. The screen was all black. Something is wrong with it already. But I have to admit, Olympus is cool. If they can\'t fix it, they\'re going to replace it.
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I got my wife a "Casio Exilim EX-Z70 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Anti Shake Optical Zoom (Black)" for Christmas. She wanted something she could toss in a pocket and take snapshots with on vacations, family visits etc. It has a lot of positive reviews on Amazon and we have been happy with its performance. It has a fair amount of manual control as well as point and shoot mode.
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Canon, Canon, Canon. A610 is a good middle of the road.
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If you are likely to want to shoot short films on a stills camera (and some of them can be more than watchable), beware cameras which film in Apple Quicktime format- big files and crap quality. Also, it\'s next to impossible to convert them to a decent format for adding to a DVD/VCD - and then the quality is next to useless. My Olympus C60 takes some nice pics, even under stage lights, but the QT files are a real let down.
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i\'ll sell you mine, i quit
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Beware the delay. The cheap digital cameras have a serious problem with that, and I can\'t stand it.
I would buy a used old 35mm over a cheap digital camera.
But that\'sjust personal preference.
:that: In a nut shell!! I do admit the size of them is great, but I just can\'t ever see myself buying one...good thing Robyn already has one.
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Beware the delay. The cheap digital cameras have a serious problem with that, and I can\'t stand it.
I would buy a used old 35mm over a cheap digital camera.
But that\'sjust personal preference.
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so i am thinking about getting a digital cameras but don\'t really know that much about them. anyone have any suggestions?
I have a Kodak EasyShare camera & docking station - it\'s really easy to use, and the pictures come out great! I\'d recommend at LEAST a 5-6 megapixel camera so the images are clear. Most digital cameras on the market are great & simple to use... good luck!
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wait.
are you ser?
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so i am thinking about getting a digital cameras but don\'t really know that much about them. anyone have any suggestions?