[rollei_list] Re: [Leica] Digital P&S advice sought
- From: John Jensen <jwjensen356@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:42:46 -0700 (PDT)
I'm hanging on to my Olympus C-2100UZ (sometimes
referred to as an UZI) for a while. It takes terrific
pictures at 'only' 2.1 MP. 10:1 stabilized zoom.
Often referred to as a 'cult camera' and holding its
price very nicely on e-bay. First put on the market in
late 2001 (I got mine for a Father's Day present in
2002 - I bought it for myself).
John
--- Matthew Phillips/HSC/VCU <mlphilli@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Among compact digital models, the Fuji F10 has the
> lowest noise at ISO
> speeds between 200-1600. I'm strongly attracted to
> it for that reason. But
> its manual settings are limited, and scrolling
> through its menu of
> settings for scene modes, white balance, file size,
> etc., is maddeningly
> counter-intuitive. Handle one before you buy.
> Another digital models I use
> is the Canon s70, recommended for a mix of compact
> size, useful 28-100mm
> equiv. range and wide range of easily accessed
> manual settings. Its a bit
> chunkier than the Elph models, but easy to grip,
> easy to carry in a
> pocket. The s70 is a 7 megapixel model selling for
> aroung $400. The s60
> packs a similar body design, lens and feature set
> with a 5 megapixel
> sensor for about $50-75 less. Low light noise is
> apparent at and above ISO
> 200.
> Cheers,
> Matthew Phillips
>
>
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> At 2:39 PM -0400 6/16/05, A. Lal wrote:
> >Hello Everyone,
> >
> >I'd like to buy a general purpose digital point and
> shoot camera.
> >Will a model in the 4-5 Mega-pixel range be
> adequate for making
> >prints to 5 x 7 inches? If so, can list members
> recommend any
> >particular models? I'd like to keep it under $ 300,
> if at all
> >possible.
> >
> >I'd prefer a camera that will store RAW or TIFF
> files.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Akhil
> >
> >P. S:- I don't want to buy a digital system SLR
> just yet.
>
> Many decent P&S exist, but good ones are scarce. 4-5
> Mp is sufficient
> for good 5x7's, but 5-7 are needed for reasonable
> 8x10's.
>
> You have to check them out. Some are ergonomically
> terrible, but
> YMMV. The little Canon SD300 to 500 are samll, fast,
> and produce
> excellent quality for their size, but are fully
> automatic with some
> overrides. The Panasonic FM-7 has image
> stabilization, a huge screen
> but no optical viewfinder so shooting in bright
> sunlight can be
> difficult. Some Sonys are excellent except they use
> the silly
> MemorySticks, which is a definite downside.
>
> One that has caught my eye, and would be my
> preferred choice at the
> moment is the Fuji F-10, about $325 for a 6 Mp
> camera, but the thing
> that stands out about it is the availibility of
> useable 1600ISO.
> Almost all others top out at 400, and 200 is
> actually the highest
> useable for many.
>
> See:
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf10zoom/
>
> It's fast, great image quality, good battery life,
> and can be used in
> low light. It also means that the flash has a
> reasonable range, which
> many P&S' don't.
>
> Downsides are: uninspired styling, no optical
> viewfinder, some clunky
> menus and clumsy charger. It still gets my vote.
>
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> * Henning J. Wulff
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