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Old August 11th 04, 04:07 PM
Orfeo
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1

Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get a
digital camera and need the pro's advice

OK, going travelling around the world so need something small but are
experience with slr photography so want something with manual options. And
of cource every penny counts for my trip so it needs to be cheep.

I've boiled it down to the sony and the cannon, the sony has the size going
for it, but has a washed out colour sensor (apparantly all the colours are
cooler when taken on the sony). The cannon however has a nice
vivid/saturated colour palet, but also suffers from bad optics cause they
sqeezed all the sensors onto the same chip as the G3 (i've read). Also the
cannon is bigger but has a faster widers lense.

The way i see it is the sony's cooler colour bias can be fixed up in
photohop later? yeah?, but the canon's lense problems can't? The size is a
big plus for the sony and i figure i can get away with a slower lense (only
f2.8 vs 2.0 for the g5 i think) and i'm prepared to give up the wide angle
lense in favour of a smaller camera in the sony. So i think the Sony wins
out hands down (also cheaper).


But is there anything you guys could add that i'm missing??

thanks heaps for any feedback, i know how many of these sorta of questions
you get

orfeo

ps: has anyone had any experience with the Belkin Digital Camera Link for
the iPod?? any advice?


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Old August 11th 04, 04:31 PM
RonFrank
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1


"Orfeo" wrote in message
...
Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get

a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.

Ron


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Old August 11th 04, 04:31 PM
RonFrank
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1


"Orfeo" wrote in message
...
Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to get

a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.

Ron


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Old August 11th 04, 04:43 PM
mcs
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1


"RonFrank" wrote in message
...

"Orfeo" wrote in message
...
Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to

get
a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.

Ron

Can the original poster tell me about this color problem you allege to

know about on the V1? Any links?


  #5  
Old August 11th 04, 05:05 PM
Richard Ballard
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1

In article ,
"RonFrank" writes:

"Orfeo" wrote in message
...

Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall,
but i'm about to get a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-


Your response is needlessly negative,
and I am not discussing film.

IMO browsing Internet newsgroups is a low cost method for
surveying the existing marketplace and for learning the current
market issues. The personal perspectives provided help the
browser judge objectivity. This is equivalent to learning
"to talk the talk".

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.


I always question reviews' objectivity. Who is funding the
review service and what is their agenda? Similarly, advice
supplied by salesmen might reflect equipment commission values
(or what's currently sitting on the shelf in the back room).

In larger metropolitan areas some camera stores offer equipment
rentals. For a reasonable fee an adult can rent a dDSR (or other
major piece of equipment), learn the equipment's capabilities and
determine empirically what piece of equipment (if any) meets the
prospective purchaser's needs. Renting equipment before purchase
is equivalent to learning "to walk the walk".

Of course, if previous renters have damaged (e.g., permanently
warped) rental photographic equipment, the rental experience
will be disappointing and the prospective purchaser will be
discouraged. Prior experience helps, but caveat emptor.

"All Rights Reserved"?
If I 'right' must I reserve?

I got no problems.
Other people got problems.
00: 18+ _8 02 03/35 06 09

Richard Ballard MSEE CNA4 KD0AZ
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Last book review: "Guerrilla Television" by Michael Shamberg

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Old August 11th 04, 05:05 PM
Richard Ballard
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1

In article ,
"RonFrank" writes:

"Orfeo" wrote in message
...

Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall,
but i'm about to get a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-


Your response is needlessly negative,
and I am not discussing film.

IMO browsing Internet newsgroups is a low cost method for
surveying the existing marketplace and for learning the current
market issues. The personal perspectives provided help the
browser judge objectivity. This is equivalent to learning
"to talk the talk".

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.


I always question reviews' objectivity. Who is funding the
review service and what is their agenda? Similarly, advice
supplied by salesmen might reflect equipment commission values
(or what's currently sitting on the shelf in the back room).

In larger metropolitan areas some camera stores offer equipment
rentals. For a reasonable fee an adult can rent a dDSR (or other
major piece of equipment), learn the equipment's capabilities and
determine empirically what piece of equipment (if any) meets the
prospective purchaser's needs. Renting equipment before purchase
is equivalent to learning "to walk the walk".

Of course, if previous renters have damaged (e.g., permanently
warped) rental photographic equipment, the rental experience
will be disappointing and the prospective purchaser will be
discouraged. Prior experience helps, but caveat emptor.

"All Rights Reserved"?
If I 'right' must I reserve?

I got no problems.
Other people got problems.
00: 18+ _8 02 03/35 06 09

Richard Ballard MSEE CNA4 KD0AZ
--
Consultant specializing in computer networks, imaging & security
Listed as rjballard in "Friends & Favorites" at www.amazon.com
Last book review: "Guerrilla Television" by Michael Shamberg

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Old August 11th 04, 10:12 PM
Orfeo
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1

cool thank, i didn't think to check the user forums, ta


orfeo


"RonFrank" wrote in message
...

"Orfeo" wrote in message
...
Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to

get
a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.

Ron




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Old August 11th 04, 10:13 PM
Orfeo
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1

it was in an australian mag. i'll try to find a online copy of it, but
basically it compared a photo of a colour chart with the g5, and all the
colours were noticly cooler , not as bright vivid etc....aparantly a
cultural prefrence of the japanese market....

orfeo


"mcs" wrote in message news8rSc.1524$Iv.1494@trndny03...

"RonFrank" wrote in message
...

"Orfeo" wrote in message
...
Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to

get
a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.

Ron

Can the original poster tell me about this color problem you allege to

know about on the V1? Any links?




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Old August 11th 04, 10:13 PM
Orfeo
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Default

it was in an australian mag. i'll try to find a online copy of it, but
basically it compared a photo of a colour chart with the g5, and all the
colours were noticly cooler , not as bright vivid etc....aparantly a
cultural prefrence of the japanese market....

orfeo


"mcs" wrote in message news8rSc.1524$Iv.1494@trndny03...

"RonFrank" wrote in message
...

"Orfeo" wrote in message
...
Howdy,

OK, sorry to ask such a repetitive question for yall, but i'm about to

get
a
digital camera and need the pro's advice


So why ask here (:-

IMO read the reviews on DP Review, Steve's Digicams, and the imaging
resouce. Look in user forums, and read what users have to say about each
camera you are considering. Then go to a store, and check them out in
person.

Ron

Can the original poster tell me about this color problem you allege to

know about on the V1? Any links?




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Old August 11th 04, 10:52 PM
Sabineellen
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Default Canon G5 vs Sony DSC V1

OK, going travelling around the world so need something small but are
experience with slr photography so want something with manual options.


Orfeo. I would suggest you get a camera that uses AA batteries if you're
travelling. Take a small international AA charger and NIHM batteries.

Here are 5MP cameras that'll use AA. I suggest you buy one that uses either SD
or CF media.

http://tinyurl.com/2kg2n
 




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