"David J Taylor" wrote in message
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Lou wrote:
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Out of the group of cameras I have selected does anyone have any
negative/positive comments, or do you use any two of these cameras
that would give me a good comparison of your opinion?
I have posted here in the past about my experiences upgrading to a Minolta
A2 from a Nikon 5700. The result, I sent the Minolta back. The Panasonic
FZ20 is (IMHO) the best long stabilised zoom camera out there right now,
although some say the Canon S1 IS takes better movies. That doesn't
bother me. Other cameras I can access are the Nikon 8400 (24mm
wide-angle) and the Nikon 990.
My advice is to set aims, set a budget, and go and try the cameras for
yourself. Usablility is very important. For example (1), can you use the
camera when you have gloves on because it's cold; (2) can you operate the
camera in the dark, by feel alone, for those Northern Lights shots?
Cheers,
David
I can't access old messages to see what you have said in the past about
Minolta A2 cameras. The messages over about 5 days old say that they are no
longer available on the server. But, I've about ruled out the A2 camera
anyway now as I've read too many user comments about soft pictures and the
camera locking up and having to be rebooted. I've had my Canon G1 refuse to
focus a few times, but never has it completely locked up. I bought the G1
when it first came out and have been using it for the last few years. There
are some issues I don't like about it, but it has lots of good points too.
I really would consider the Canon Pro1 if some of those features had been
changed because there wouldn't be such a steep learning curve with a new
camera. Maybe I should wait for Canon to come out with a new camera.
Your comment about using the camera in the dark or with gloves makes me
realize how familiar I am with my Canon. I looked at some cameras today and
they were so foreign looking to me, but none that I would consider buying
anyway as they were low end cameras. I really think I would be happier with
a more feature oriented camera. I started out with 35mm years ago and have
been taking pictures forever. The digital camera has opened up a whole new
world to me and I take it practically everywhere I go. I want
user-friendly, but definitely more than point and shoot. I could care less
about taking movies with it as I have a decent camcorder for that purpose.
I want to take sharp vivid detailed pictures from a distance as well as the
normal distance range. I don't know if 8 megapixels is necessary or not, 5
would probably be plenty and would be a smaller picture file to store. But
a larger megapixel would allow for more cropping, however, maybe a larger
zoom wouldn't require as much cropping.
The Nikon 8800 sounds like a great camera, but no final review that I can
find. What scares me about it is that users are commenting about how long
it takes to write a picture to the card. Do you have any helpful comments
on your Nikon camera use? Do they take really sharp pictures and how is the
zoom? How about purple fringing because my Canon does much more of that than
my friends that have Olympus cameras?
I don't know how I feel about Panasonic for a camera. My first camcorder
was a Panasonic and was quite expensive and it started malfunctioning about
3 months after I got it. The first thing to go was being able to use it
outside, then gradually other things quit. I think it only had a 90 day
warranty. I don't think I ever used over a dozen VCR tapes in it which is
a high cost for a $1100 camera. I keep "Panasonic" in memory when I think
about buying that FZ20. I have a Sony Digital 8 older generation camcorder
now that I just love, but the Sony digital cameras don't seem to get that
good of reviews, so I never considered buying one.
I thought I would choose a camera I wanted now and wait until a new
generation is introduced and buy my choice then when the price has fallen a
little. Even waiting 2 or 3 months makes a difference in price.
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