OT but still photography

First, to put this On Topic: my wife and I are traveling very light on a
cross-country trip, and I'm taking my SWC and Zeiss Ikonta 645 folder. But
for her...

The years haven't been kind to the eyes and she can't use the Olympus
Pen-F anymore. She's looking for a point-n-shoot. Got any recommendations?
Digital is okay, too.

I just don't know squat about the little cameras. Suggestions would be
very much appreciated.

Recently, jjs posted:

First, to put this On Topic: my wife and I are traveling very light
on a cross-country trip, and I'm taking my SWC and Zeiss Ikonta 645
folder. But for her...

The years haven't been kind to the eyes and she can't use the Olympus
Pen-F anymore. She's looking for a point-n-shoot. Got any
recommendations? Digital is okay, too.

I just don't know squat about the little cameras. Suggestions would be
very much appreciated.

You might want to look at some of the Olympus Stylus cameras. They do a
credible job, are relatively compact and inexpensive.

Regards,

Neil

jjs wrote:

First, to put this On Topic: my wife and I are traveling very light on a
cross-country trip, and I'm taking my SWC and Zeiss Ikonta 645 folder. But
for her...

The years haven't been kind to the eyes and she can't use the Olympus
Pen-F anymore. She's looking for a point-n-shoot. Got any recommendations?
Digital is okay, too.

I just don't know squat about the little cameras. Suggestions would be
very much appreciated.

To keep it on topic for the medium format group, I would suggest finding one
of the various Fuji 645 autofocus cameras. The viewfinders are fairly bright,
and the results can be surprisingly good from these. They look like a
slightly large P&S as well, just one that uses roll film.

If you really want to go 35 mm size, I see many pros use a Yashica T4 Zoom
(or older T4 Super) as a backup camera. More expensive option is the Contax
T3, though the Rollei AFM35 is a much lower cost option with a very nice
lens, and it still does a very nice job. The various Olympus Stylus choices
are another reliable low cost alternative.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat
A G Studio
http://www.allgstudio.com

"Gordon Moat" wrote in message
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To keep it on topic for the medium format group, I would suggest finding
one
of the various Fuji 645 autofocus cameras. [...]

Aw, Gordon! Do you think I'm made of money? But I do appreciate the
points.

"jjs" spake thusly to the assembled multitudes, agog
with barely concealed anticipation:

To keep it on topic for the medium format group, I would suggest finding
one
of the various Fuji 645 autofocus cameras. [...]

Aw, Gordon! Do you think I'm made of money? But I do appreciate the
points.

You can pick up a used GA645 on EBay for about the price of a good digicam.
Very nice little cameras. Auto-everything *and* they take a great pictrure!



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"Julian Barkway" wrote:
"jjs" spake thusly to the assembled multitudes, agog
with barely concealed anticipation:

To keep it on topic for the medium format group, I would suggest
finding
one of the various Fuji 645 autofocus cameras. [...]

Aw, Gordon! Do you think I'm made of money? But I do appreciate the
points.

You can pick up a used GA645 on EBay for about the price of a good
digicam.
Very nice little cameras. Auto-everything *and* they take a great
pictrure!

But jjs is right: Fuji 645s are expensive.

You'll look at the slides from it, and they'll look sharp. You'll pull out
your best loupe, and they'll still look sharp. You'll put one under a 60x
microscope, and it'll still be sharp.

And then you'll by a Nikon 8000 or 9000, since that's the only way you can
get the detail off the slides.

A Fuji 645 is an extremely bad idea if you're on a limited budget.

David J. Littleboy

Tokyo, Japan

"David J. Littleboy" spake thusly to the assembled
multitudes, agog with barely concealed anticipation:

You can pick up a used GA645 on EBay for about the price of a good
digicam.
Very nice little cameras. Auto-everything *and* they take a great
pictrure!

But jjs is right: Fuji 645s are expensive.

You'll look at the slides from it, and they'll look sharp. You'll pull out
your best loupe, and they'll still look sharp. You'll put one under a 60x
microscope, and it'll still be sharp.

And then you'll by a Nikon 8000 or 9000, since that's the only way you can
get the detail off the slides.

a) Assuming you want to scan the shots in the first place and
b) assuming one of the more recent flatbeds doesn't actually meet your
requirements...

A Fuji 645 is an extremely bad idea if you're on a limited budget.

Perhaps, perhaps not. Depends what it is you want, I guess.

--
| Julian Barkway, |"In the US, irony is a mark left on your clothes by |
| Zurich, | a bad laundry service." - David Kennedy |
| Switzerland +------------------+---------------------------------+
| | (Hint: Capitals are out...) |

David J. Littleboy wrote:




And then you'll by a Nikon 8000 or 9000, since that's the only way you can
get the detail off the slides.



If you shoot slide film to scan digitally. You and a few others assume
because y'all do this, it's the only way to process film.

--

Stacey

"Julian Barkway" wrote in message
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You can pick up a used GA645 on EBay for about the price of a good
digicam.
Very nice little cameras. Auto-everything *and* they take a great
pictrure!

They are suspiciously inexpensive. In any event, I'll be carrying a _real_
MF so we are covered.

"jjs" spake thusly to the assembled multitudes, agog
with barely concealed anticipation:

You can pick up a used GA645 on EBay for about the price of a good
digicam.
Very nice little cameras. Auto-everything *and* they take a great
pictrure!

They are suspiciously inexpensive. In any event, I'll be carrying a _real_
MF so we are covered.

'Suspiciously inexpensive'! I *like* that g

Could go for a lot of the MF gear on EBay....

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| Julian Barkway, |"In the US, irony is a mark left on your clothes by |
| Zurich, | a bad laundry service." - David Kennedy |
| Switzerland +------------------+---------------------------------+
| | (Hint: Capitals are out...) |