Know a good Camera? Created 18 years ago2005-11-20 09:14:03 UTC by fourthgen

I'm currently looking for a good camera........ (thats about it, lol)
I don't want to blow all my money on it, yet I want something which is going to tun out professional, high quality photos. Do any of you know of a good camera?

PS. Sorry if you think this is spam.....I'm just trying to get some advice.

Quick google search turned up this. Have a look around.

The best compact-camera for beginners: Canon Powershot A95 - ~EUR 250 - Indepth review. I bought this one and I can say that it's perfect for people who wanna do quick snapshots and those who want full control about all parameters.

The DSLR I really wanna have: Canon EOS 350D - ~EUR 850 - Indepth review.

Best online digital camera review site: http://www.dpreview.com

what do you want the camera for?

i mean, do you need 3 million or 6 million+ pixels?

do you want digital? + screen?

what about lens and zoom?

please be more precise!

ok............I'll be more precise:

I would preferably like a camera with:

-3-Million (megapixels)+ Pixels. Definitely no less but I would like it to be around 4.

• I want a screen. Doesn't have to be huge as long as I can see it....

• I want adequate zoom. Like above average. At least 4x I would think.......

• I want the camera for professional use if you get what I mean....... (Im a professional amateur : )

• Memory is important. I want a camera that has a popular storage type....(not sony)

• I want a camera free of DRM and rootkits (rules out sony)

Is that precise enough?

Thanks in advance.......

I'd recommend Canon Powershot A95 (Check Hazardous!'s link). It's a good digicamera for amateur ;o

didn't they have big problems with their software?

Save up a ton of money and get a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. I know somebody who has one, they have the macro lens too drool. Perfect macro shots with no barrel distortion<3<3

All sounds nice but I havent really got that much money. I may be saving up for a few years....lol

how bout olympus c-220 3.2 million pixels, erm... looks at camera decent digital and motor zoom, good screen, flash (der!) an it looks nice! only bout ?150.

Sounds good. Seems like the right price. Are the photos any good? Any noise?
Shutter speed?

ARGH!!! I was composing a post for almost half an hour and the forums logged me out for some reason, discarding everything I wrote.

Well, here's the short version:

I strongly advise investing a little more money, especially when you want to use the cam professionally (earning money, using it).

If the Powershot A95 is too expensive for you, here are some things that I'd pay attention to when looking for a cam:
> 4 batteries - this is a must for anything beyond occasional snapshots
> resolution > 5mp, or very little noise - (dpreview.com tests cameras for this)
> little chromatic aberation and lens distortion artifacs - (dpreview.com tests cameras for this)
> no ultra-compact/style cameras - those have small sensors, strong lens-distortion and aren't at all versatile
> a large shutter speed range - at least 5s - 1/1000s
> manual shooting mode and focus
> make sure it's not too old - if it's from 2004 or even earlier, it's quite certainly using antiquated technique and you'll have to fight with problems that newer cams don't have anymore.
> optionally a flip&twist display, to protect it from damage while not using the cam
> test the cam before you buy it! - maybe you can rent the model, you wish to buy, for a day and test it

Things that shouldn't be crucial for the purchase decision:
> digital zoom - never ever use it! it just scales your image up - you can do that afterwards
> optical zoom - 3x zoom is enough, as you won't be using it too often - if you really need zoom, get a superzoom cam with > 10x zoom. Before I got my cam, I thought zoom was important, too, but now I know better.
> built-in-flash - those are weak and consume much battery-power - you might want to buy an additional flash with an own battery

Well, I hope this get's you a little closer to your own cam.

wow thanks............................
That is great!
I'll Look into buying it from tomorow.

I don't really know anything about photography, but I bought a higher end Sony cybershot for kicking around, and I'm pretty satisfied with it.

The 256MB memory stick holds more pictures then I'll probably ever need--at fine quality and a decent size--, and the rechargable battery is good so far.

Also very easy to use, review, edit, change exposure, focus, and all the other good stuff.

I've got a Cybershot. Not got all the proper setting stuff that my dad's newer non-Sony cam. has. All the stuff with perculiar symbols.

I've never liked Sonys cybershot range............
I just never belive that you get a good picture from such squashed up lenses.......................................know what I mean?

Is it just me or I have I been doing .......................... to often?
Hope its not annoying anyone.

I agree. Too many full stops.

... is enough and the standard form I believe ;P

Noone likes regular film SLRs here? I find that I get much better photos, at least, ones I'm more proud of with my Canon SLR than with my digital.

Indeed analog cameras are much cheaper - you can get a decent SLR for < 150 EUR, but it's really not easy to digitalize the images and you lose much flexibility, due to smaller photo-capacity and the inability to immediately check the shot, you just made.
The money you save for the cam, will fall apart for films, developing the negatives and the scanner, you need to digitalize them.
Still analog cams are much more romantic and you also got more things to experiment with (like film ISO numbers affecting the saturation ).

Of course that's just my opinion. Since I mostly use photos for creating textures, an analog cam is useless for me.

I just never belive that you get a good picture from such squashed up lenses

That's why I detest 'style'- and mobile-phone-cameras. Why take a photo, when the result will certainly look terrible?

well said.....

Great thread for me aswell, im thinking about buy?n a camera, that or a DV camrecorder...

But how about a banana ? They don?t need batteries and they are a lot cheaper than an accual camera!

See my threads aren't totally pointless!

touche` (damn english keyboard)