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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
On 8/13/07 1:49 AM, "RPS" wrote:
I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. Define "big pocket." I travel with a Nikon D200 and several lenses, including a 80-200 f2.8 telephoto. I have had jackets with pockets big enough to hold this combination. I wouldn't choose to travel that way, but YMMV. 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. Not wide enough. My walk-around lens is 18-70 and sometimes I wish I had a wider one. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) About right, although I do have a 400 that I use of nature photos. 4. IS Up to 200 mm, not at all important. Having a fast lens is much better IMO. 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. And then some 6. Optical View Finder. Absolute must. How about a D40 with a 18-200 AF-S lens. Not VR but you can probably get by without it. If you really want VR, try the Nikon 55-200 VR. |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
AlexZ wrote:
Dave Cohen wrote: : RPS wrote: : Ron Hunter wrote: : : : 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. : : 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. : : 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) : : 4. IS : : 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. : : 6. Optical View Finder. : : : : OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the : : most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? : : : Numbers 4 and 5, and probably 2. Good optical zoom is pretty important : : for travel pictures, and taking pictures in bright sun with most LCD : : displays is pretty difficult. : : Thanks. The camera meeting these criteria is Canon G7 (lacks #s 2,5). : : If my #5 you mean shooting mode, you'd better re-read the spec sheet. Right. The G7 only lacks #2 (28mm), and maybe #1 (although it is classified as "compact"), but does have manual controls. Nice specs, and looks little, if any, larger than my current P&S, which is about as large as I am going to carry when traveling. |
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