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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica
Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? The review on Steve's DigiCams: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/s2is.html makes the S2 sound almost perfect but the review on the PC Magazine web site: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1836605,00.asp is not nearly as good. I was not able to find a review of the Z6 on the PC Magazine web site. Have any other magazines reviewed these two cameras? Thank you in advance for all replies. -- For some strange reason those of us who are owned by cats ascribe motives to the cat that are more benign than the cat's real motives. For example if the cat gets in the way when we are trying to do something we say it is "helping". |
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
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Daniel Prince wrote: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? The review on Steve's DigiCams: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/s2is.html makes the S2 sound almost perfect but the review on the PC Magazine web site: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1836605,00.asp is not nearly as good. I was not able to find a review of the Z6 on the PC Magazine web site. Have any other magazines reviewed these two cameras? MacWorld reviewed the Z5 which is almost identical except the number of pixels. http://www.macworld.com/2005/04/revi...mage/index.php Then they reviewed the Z6: http://www.macworld.com/2006/02/revi...gez6/index.php Usually the Cannons are better but have so many controls they take a while to master. On the other hand the Minolta is simpler to use but doesn't have quite the optical quality. They compared cameras with the Z6 at: http://www.macworld.com/topics/hardware/digitalcameras/ I bought the Dimage Z5 because: Konica Minolta DiMage Z5 Pluses: + has CCD anti-shake which uses less power + best macro mode to 1 cm. + fastest zoom + fastest focus + fastest save + available for $421 + widest wide angle + external flash support with hot shoe + supports S-video + uses 4 rechargeable NiMH AA cells + supports manual focus and manual white balance + has widest ISO range Minuses: - No focus assist lamp -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
Daniel Prince wrote: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? Yes but the focus is slow. The Panasonic FZ5 and especially the FZ7 would be a better choice. The review on Steve's DigiCams: http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/s2is.html makes the S2 sound almost perfect but the review on the PC Magazine web site: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1836605,00.asp is not nearly as good. I was not able to find a review of the Z6 on the PC Magazine web site. Have any other magazines reviewed these two cameras? Thank you in advance for all replies. |
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
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Daniel Prince wrote: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? Yes but the focus is slow. The Panasonic FZ5 and especially the FZ7 would be a better choice. Agreed. The Panasonic have a better Leica lens than the Canon and perhaps don't cost as much. Aren't Minolta pulling out of the camera business? David |
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
David J Taylor wrote:
measekite wrote: Daniel Prince wrote: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? Yes but the focus is slow. The Panasonic FZ5 and especially the FZ7 would be a better choice. Agreed. The Panasonic have a better Leica lens than the Canon and perhaps don't cost as much. Aren't Minolta pulling out of the camera business? David I bought a Panasonic FZ5K 2 days ago at Circuit City online. Regular price was 369.99 but checked out at 314.99 plus tax. Picked it up at my local store, but the shipping would have been free. That's the lowest price I could find on the web at any reputable store or dealer. The camera has been great the few days I've owned it. |
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
David J Taylor wrote: measekite wrote: Daniel Prince wrote: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? Yes but the focus is slow. The Panasonic FZ5 and especially the FZ7 would be a better choice. Agreed. The Panasonic have a better Leica lens than the Canon and perhaps don't cost as much. Aren't Minolta pulling out of the camera business? David Minolta sold their camera designs to Sony. |
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS versus Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
measekite wrote:
David J Taylor wrote: measekite wrote: Daniel Prince wrote: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS costs about $60 more than the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. In your opinion, is it worth the difference? Yes but the focus is slow. The Panasonic FZ5 and especially the FZ7 would be a better choice. Agreed. The Panasonic have a better Leica lens than the Canon and perhaps don't cost as much. Aren't Minolta pulling out of the camera business? David Minolta sold their camera designs to Sony. And it remains to be seen what Sony will do with them. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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