Mrs. Bahookie has spoken !! (advice on digicams, please)....
12-30-2000, 03:01 PM
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Mrs. Bahookie has spoken !! (advice on digicams, please)....
She wants a digicam! OK I know we've done this before, but I can't search, and Mrs.B's birthday is imminent, so I'm looking at the Canon PowerShot S100 Digital Elph vs Olympus 3030.
Help me please....I can't cope!
p.s. are digital SLR's available yet?
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p.s. digicams??
Help me please....I can't cope!
p.s. are digital SLR's available yet?
I'm baffled by technology, beleaguered by birthdays, besotted by loved ones, buggered by NASDAQ:-(
(sappy commentary follows) Despite all of the above, the highlights of 2000 for me were (1) finding this forum (2) owning my dream car (3) finding this forum (4) finding....
Wishing all my friends here the very best. That's what you all are....the Very Best.
-Richard
p.s. digicams??
12-30-2000, 03:19 PM
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just keep in mind, rechargeable batteries/charger and more memory are mandatory...
so estimate costs with these added items. Unlike film you have to dump your pics to your computer so you can take more. Testing shows the Canon images are best quality from what I have read.
12-30-2000, 03:35 PM
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Re: Seconds ago I ordered a Kodak DC4800
Hope I made the right decision. Pretty decent pricing w/ 64MB card and extra battery/charger: $719
Most reviews I saw rated it pretty much on par with the Olympus 3030 and Nikon 880. All have their tradeoffs.
-Dennis
Most reviews I saw rated it pretty much on par with the Olympus 3030 and Nikon 880. All have their tradeoffs.
-Dennis
12-30-2000, 03:59 PM
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That Canon is a 2.1 megapixel while the Olympus you mentioned....
...is a 3.3 megapixel. The Canon has a 2x zoom, while the Olympus is a 3x. Unless you really want the super-small size of the S100, I'd go for the Olympus.
Digital SLR's are available, but expect to pay upwards of $3,000 for them (thinking Canon D30 here).
Digital SLR's are available, but expect to pay upwards of $3,000 for them (thinking Canon D30 here).
12-30-2000, 06:06 PM
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Here are my $.02 worth. I have had an Olympus C2000z for about a year and half. I really like it and have had no problems with it whatsoever. I have uploaded photos to Mac and PC without any problems. I have another point and shoot Oly film camera and have been very happy with it as well. You probably can't lose with either choice.
Have fun. Oh and get rechargable batteries - I got two sets of nickel metal hydrade on the advice of my dealer. Get rechargable ones and more than one set.
Have fun. Oh and get rechargable batteries - I got two sets of nickel metal hydrade on the advice of my dealer. Get rechargable ones and more than one set.
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12-30-2000, 06:44 PM
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But if every photo you take is a "keeper".....
....you'll quickly run out of room on the "dinky" memory cards that most manufacturers include with the cameras. Unless you carry a laptop with you, or one of those new portable hard-drive products, additional memory cards are a requirement.
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My observations on digital SLR's
The image sensor of Digital Camera's is small. The sensor is less than 1/4 the area of a 35mm negative. And it must be kept scrupulously clean, a small speck of dust will look like a basketball in your photo.
Since the sensor is small, if you use a true 50mm lense, it will give results that seem more like a 100mm-150mm telephoto.
Since the sensors can't tolerate any dust, interchangeable lenses present a big problem that simply does not occur in a film SLR.
So, digital SLR's exist. But they lack the advantages that we are used to with film SLR's. And for the time being they are ghastly expensive and don't represent a good value to almost any market segment.
Since the sensor is small, if you use a true 50mm lense, it will give results that seem more like a 100mm-150mm telephoto.
Since the sensors can't tolerate any dust, interchangeable lenses present a big problem that simply does not occur in a film SLR.
So, digital SLR's exist. But they lack the advantages that we are used to with film SLR's. And for the time being they are ghastly expensive and don't represent a good value to almost any market segment.