On 30-Nov-2008, at 12:20, Mark Smith wrote: > On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 5:32 AM, Cyril Niklaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: >> On 30 nov. 08, at 13:01, LuKreme wrote: >>> On 29-Nov-2008, at 20:46, Cyril Niklaus wrote: >>>> You should also be aware of the Sigma DP1 for its sensor size >>>> (almost >>> >>> The Sigma Dp1 is very good, but it's triple the price of the S2000HD >>> ($675 v 225) >> I wasn't looking at prices, to be honest… I wouldn't either put >> that >> much into a point and shoot. >> So I'd second Jared and his suggestion of looking at Panasonic Lumix >> series. They have Leica lenses, and are not too expensive (for what >> they are). >> >> The DMC-LX3 is supposed to be quite good, particularly the lens (but >> it's rather wide). It's double the S2000HD though, while the DMC-TZ5 >> is about the same price, has a zoom but the lens is slower. > > If you are looking to spend no more than around 300 bucks, it might be > worth ignoring numbers of megapixels and zoom factors and picking a > camera that you "like"
Ah, well, megapixels are by no means my top consideration. Everything in this range seems to be in the 8-12 range, which is plenty. Heck, for quality I am still very impressed with my 5mp A610. A decent optical zoom is a definite consideration though. > and I'd pick something from Canon, or Sony (if you don't disklike > Memory Sticks) Yeah, Sony is not even in the running. It has to be SD/SDHC based for me to even be considering it. > that starts up fast, writes fast (and, or has a decent > frame buffer), doesn't have disastrous noise at ISO 400 (which rules > Lumix out I suspect) and has good battery life and either an excellent > display and/or a useable viewfinder. I went ahead and ordered the DMC-TZ5K at $224.99 with an included 4GB SD card and a case ($20 'value' for free) from NewEgg. I'm giving up a 15x zoom for 10x, and the macro feature is not nearly as tight as the Fuji, but the arguments in favor of the better lens from Jared and Cyril (and numerous webpages) were convincing. I also got a 8GB high speed SDHC, which is the memory I will actually use. The 4GB will probably become my thumbdrive as I have a USB/SD holder thingy I'm not using. I didn't have a choice on the case/SD card, it was included in the price and couldn't be un-included. > If you are prepared to spend a bit more money and a bit more time > shooting, the favorites become Lumix, Ricoh, Sigma (though I'd wait > for the Sigma DP2 rather than blasting on a DP1), perhaps still Canon > and (eventually) Nikon. I know I'm not getting a top camera, or even a really good 'bridge' camera at ~$200, but price _is_ a consideration, and realistically the majority of my shooting is the kids, school events, and the occasional screwing around. I'm not even at photo-hobbiest level. Now to reread JJ's posts on HDR and download some software. What we need is a good HDR tool that's free (cuz I'm cheap and poor). -- Advance and attack! Attack and destroy! Destroy and rejoice! _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
