On Nov 30, 2008, at 1:24 PM, LuKreme wrote:
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.
interesting:
"The TZ5 can record motion images with sensational 1280 x 720 HD
resolution at 30 frames per second (fps)"
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).
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