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Camera suggestions..
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:28 pm
by Maximus3D
People of the Maxwell universe
I'm thinking about purchasing a new pocketcamera or a cheap DSLR (
can't afford a D90)
so i'm wondering what suggestions you guys have. I can spend between 500 to 650 euro on it. Feel free to come with tips..
The one's i looked at so far are...
- Canon Powershot G10
- Canon EOS 1000D
- Nikon D60
- Olympus E-520
- Pentax K200D
/ Max
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:31 pm
by f.tony.torres
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:20 pm
by Maximus3D
Thanks Tony for the link, it looks like most of those cameras will be released in a couple of months or this summer. A bit long time to wait
I'm also considering spending the money on a Core i7 920 with motherboard and cooler. But i don't know.. it depends on what the total sum is for it all. I can't quite decide what to do.
/ Max
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:00 am
by JCAddy
Sheesh for that kind of money you can almost get the d80 here in the US. Send me the cash and I will purchase it for you and ship it over!
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:10 am
by Joedex
Maximus, the following link has some very good reviews of current / new digital cameras…
http://www.dpreview.com/
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:04 am
by Bubbaloo
Get the i7... and make more renders.
Besides it's as easy as a photo anyway.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:44 am
by Hervé
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:16 am
by Maximus3D
JC: Hehe, a D80 would be nice but..
Joe: Thanks for the link, it's a great site!
Bubba:
i knew you would say that Bubba
Hervé: It looks sweet, but that looks more like a videocamera. Perhaps it has both built into one unit.
I found another interesting pocketcamera i'd like to have, but i'm not sure if it's released yet or not. Hope so..
http://exilim.casio.com/browse_cameras/ ... lim/EX-F1/
/ Max
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:14 pm
by yanada
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:34 pm
by -Adrian
Get a camera.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:46 pm
by Leonardo
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:05 pm
by Bubbaloo
-Adrian wrote:Get a camera.
I knew
he would say
that.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:17 pm
by Joedex
Maximus, I must admit up front that almost all of my cameras have been Nikons…. so I’m particularly partial to the brand. With that in mind, have you considered the Nikon D40. KenRockwell.com calls it…
“the best possible camera for just about anything, fun or serious....
Sure, I own more expensive cameras, but whenever I grab a camera for my own personal vacations or family photos, it's almost always my remarkable and super lightweight Nikon D40. There isn't anything reasonable I can't do with Nikon's least expensive D40. There is no real reason to pay more for a Nikon D60 or D80. Save your money for more important things, like another lens or flash, or just pocket the difference and enjoy a vacation.”
Something to consider….
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:38 pm
by Jeff Tamagini
I would say the following they have the most DSLR like options, including the ability to shoot RAW and has a hotshoe to mount a flash to.
Canon G10
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
Leica D-LUX 4
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:47 am
by johann.dugge
Just a reminder that CHDK exists for most of the Canon P&S:
http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK
This enables
RAW shooting,
live histograms and anything else you could wish for (minus superior lenses and hotshoe). You can
remote control the camera, even join two together and synchronise them for stereo photography etc. You can also get an adapter tube to place filters in front of the lens. The A590 has optical image stabiliser and goes for
€99 
at amazon.de!! IMO you cannot get better value! It's pretty compact as well so you can take it with everywhere.
