Author Topic: Digital Camera: Which one? (Read 57233 times)

NatD · « **Reply #240 on:** August 29, 2006, 09:18:36 pm »

Quote from: misskopite on August 28, 2006, 11:06:57 pm

The Canon IXUS 800 looks good, but on the pricey side. Think I'll opt for the 65 or 60.

£260ish from Amazon, Fantastic price if you ask me!

bradigor · « **Reply #241 on:** August 29, 2006, 09:21:01 pm »

Quote from: misskopite on August 29, 2006, 09:16:13 pm

5X zoom on that, nice! Am looking for something pocket size though, ta

10x if you please

5x digital

misskopite · « **Reply #242 on:** August 30, 2006, 10:44:39 am »

Quote from: NatD on August 29, 2006, 09:18:36 pm

£260ish from Amazon, Fantastic price if you ask me!

Yeah I was figuring in the extra accessiores as well (i.e memory card etc...). Says £240 on amazon now, could've sworn it was more a couple day ago. Am really liking the look of it, think it's my favourite model thus far

Quote from: Bradigor on August 29, 2006, 09:21:01 pm

10x if you please

5x digital

Doh!

Yeah 10X optical zoom!

Nice one

filopastry · « **Reply #243 on:** August 30, 2006, 11:58:05 am »

Here's the dpreview of it, ignore the SD700 IS title, they use different names in the US market

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd700is/

Captain-Carra · « **Reply #244 on:** August 30, 2006, 12:02:00 pm »

The IXUS 750 is an awesome camera.

So easy to use and has some great features. The pics are stunning when you look at them on your laptop.

Only thing is it is really easy to scratch. Took mine on a 3 week hol of the states and it has come back looking about 2 years old. Badly scratched on both the front and the screen, but when you have the screen on you can't tell.

misskopite · « **Reply #245 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:29:07 pm »

Quote from: filopastry on August 30, 2006, 11:58:05 am

Here's the dpreview of it, ignore the SD700 IS title, they use different names in the US market

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd700is/

Has pretty much all the features I could ask for in a digi cam. Definitely will be my first choice now. Cheers

.

@Captain carra

Shame about the scratching. Were you keeping it in a case? Hate it when that happens, got a few scratches on my ipod nano wheel, very sensitive!

Captain-Carra · « **Reply #246 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:40:18 pm »

Yeah.......err no. Bought a case to keep it in but ended up taking it out.

For random quick photos I couldn't be arsed carrying it in the case.

Also took it on nights out and only kept it in my pocket.

Worst part was half round after taking loads of photos of people and places we'd been I formatted the card.

filopastry · « **Reply #247 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:48:03 pm »

Unfortunately as they mention in the review the Ixus range is generally a bit prone to scratches, I kept my old 400 in a soft case pretty much all the time and it was fine though

misskopite · « **Reply #248 on:** August 30, 2006, 04:52:55 pm »

Quote from: Captain-Carra on August 30, 2006, 04:40:18 pm

Worst part was half round after taking loads of photos of people and places we'd been I formatted the card.

Aww that sucks!

Yeah it's bit of a hassle having to always take it out and put it back in the case when you're taking quick pics on holiday.

I'll try to take better care of it, with every electronic equipment and gadgets they always end up getting scratched anyway. Just as long as it doesn't mess up the screen display, should be ok. Thanks again for the advice and tips everyone

Lo · « **Reply #249 on:** August 30, 2006, 07:30:26 pm »

I have the pink camera

ds2190 · « **Reply #250 on:** August 30, 2006, 07:49:46 pm »

Quote from: Lo on August 30, 2006, 07:30:26 pm

I have the pink camera

YAY

Can I borrow it somewhen?

gregor · « **Reply #251 on:** September 4, 2006, 10:21:17 am »

Just bumping this to ask if anyone knows if this camera is any good? Seems a decent price:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5604717/Trail/C%24cip%3D43568.Photography%3EC%24cip%3D43577.Digital%2Bcameras%3EFC%24Brands%3DSamsung.Samsung.htm

SpenceUK1968 · « **Reply #252 on:** September 5, 2006, 11:24:57 pm »

Olympus E500 kits at the London Camera Exchange are ok, 8MP, 2 lenses, 1Gig card, natty little bag and a portable hard drive for less than 700 quid.

timiano · « **Reply #253 on:** September 6, 2006, 09:43:39 am »

For those with DSLRs or cameras that shoot RAW. Be aware that SanDisk are bundling Capture One Pro LE (retails around £70) with their Extreme III CF cards. That is outstanding value, and C1 is the best RAW processor out there bar none.

Sat1 · « **Reply #254 on:** October 23, 2006, 10:45:02 am »

Im after a new one and the Kodak Easyshare V570 caught my eye. Anyone got one and know much about cameras?

Which one would you reccommend for around £250?

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/kodak/v570-review/index.shtml

Or I might just go for this one

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=8912&pq-locale=en_GB&CMP=KNC-BL8102795033

Claire. · « **Reply #255 on:** October 23, 2006, 12:01:14 pm »

~~I'd suggest having a look in the Tech forum, already various threads discussing different models and price ranges.~~

Seeing as this has been moved, I'd recommend anything by Nikon, purely because they rule

Olympus do some pretty nice cameras, good lenses with Olympus.

Can't really recommend a particular model as I know feck all about compact digital cameras.

Lo · « **Reply #256 on:** October 23, 2006, 12:23:28 pm »

The pink Olympus one is really good and pink

rob1966 · « **Reply #257 on:** October 23, 2006, 12:36:45 pm »

Depends what you want really. For a small camera like that, I'd prob go for a Canon, Olympus or such.

I've got a Fuji Finepix S5500, looks like an SLR camera, small and light, has 10x Optical zoom 4x digital (optical zoom is the one you need) and a 1gb memory card is about £25 - £30. Uses normal AA/HP7 rechargeables and they last a good length of time.

The latest version is th S5600, you can pick them up for about £180 if you google it.

filopastry · « **Reply #258 on:** October 23, 2006, 01:10:56 pm »

My recommendation would be

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-IXUS-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B000EW7570/sr=8-2/qid=1161605404/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/202-0631672-3235852?ie=UTF8

Stretch Armstrong · « **Reply #259 on:** October 23, 2006, 01:33:28 pm »

Quote from: rob1966 on October 23, 2006, 12:36:45 pm

Depends what you want really. For a small camera like that, I'd prob go for a Canon, Olympus or such.

I've got a Fuji Finepix S5500, looks like an SLR camera, small and light, has 10x Optical zoom 4x digital (optical zoom is the one you need) and a 1gb memory card is about £25 - £30. Uses normal AA/HP7 rechargeables and they last a good length of time.

The latest version is th S5600, you can pick them up for about £180 if you google it.

1Gig card is 11.99 on ebuyer and they also sell cameras with many user reviews

Wilf Hunter · « **Reply #260 on:** October 23, 2006, 03:05:31 pm »

I have used loads of digital compacts and the best imo was always fujifilm.

filopastry · « **Reply #261 on:** October 23, 2006, 03:10:12 pm »

Fuji do some excellent cameras particularly good in low light conditions, I would probably lean towards the Ixus I mentioned if I was going to be taking a lot of photos outside

the oxonian · « **Reply #262 on:** October 23, 2006, 04:24:41 pm »

Got an ixus 500 , pretty good and easy to use
Paid £120 new for it on Ebay bout year an half ago

Sat1 · « **Reply #263 on:** October 23, 2006, 05:00:32 pm »

This is getting harder.

At the mo im in between the Kodak V610, the one Filo reccommended ( hello mate

) and now the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2.

Reviews on all three seem to be pretty good. Decisions decisions, mind you anything to keep my mind off that game yesterday

filopastry · « **Reply #264 on:** October 23, 2006, 05:02:34 pm »

Hello there Sat, Lumix's are generally good cameras, I've got an FZ5 from a couple of years ago and I'm very happy with it as well.

I'd mull it over until some sort of winning run materialises

۩ Imperator ۩ · « **Reply #265 on:** October 23, 2006, 07:30:47 pm »

My girlfirend has a Sony T7. I thoroughly recommend it. It is the dog's bollocks.

The T30 is the latest version, which is 7.2MP

JP-65 · « **Reply #266 on:** October 23, 2006, 08:03:29 pm »

Look at this website, it'll give you all the info you'll ever need

http://www.dcviews.com/

Sat1 · « **Reply #267 on:** October 24, 2006, 05:15:31 pm »

Quote from: filopastry on October 23, 2006, 01:10:56 pm

My recommendation would be

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Canon-IXUS-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B000EW7570/sr=8-2/qid=1161605404/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/202-0631672-3235852?ie=UTF8

Gone for this one mate, worked out a good price compared to most retailer, especially Comet.

One thing I didnt like was the email saying I have to down load my manual coz they dont come with one in English. Went through Amazon and got it with Pixmania.

Cant wait for my new toy.

Thanks all

filopastry · « **Reply #268 on:** October 24, 2006, 05:26:26 pm »

Pixmania don't always use UK stock, I believe, not sure if thats much of a problem in the digital camera market though

thespianchef · « **Reply #269 on:** October 25, 2006, 03:10:19 pm »

I ordered my Fuji Finepix S5600 from pixmania because they are the cheapest - only problem is they send you a french instruction manual. They tell you this on their website and are totaly legit. Furthermore they give you an electronic copy of the english manual which I printed off at work ;-) but you don't really need it if you have an IQ of 15 or more.

Great camera - they are phasing out the bridge cameras because they are so popular - they reckon that the people that buy bridge are likely to buy a SLR if no bridge cameras exist - all to make more money!

Also for memory cards etc buy from 7dayshop.com they are the cheapest as you don't pay VAT because they are off the mainland :-)

grimreaper · « **Reply #270 on:** October 25, 2006, 06:02:06 pm »

im very pleased with my canon a640

Wilf Hunter · « **Reply #271 on:** November 17, 2006, 12:10:04 pm »

Just bought a Fuji Z2 and really pleased with it. It was about £130 at amazon but comes with a tiny memory card.

Paul_h · « **Reply #272 on:** November 17, 2006, 12:20:17 pm »

if u want the best image quality, u have to get a DSLR
keep an eye on the nikon D40 which has just been anounced by nikon, and is set to hit the shops at around £300 with 18-55mm lens!
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond40/

or if you want small, the fuji F30..

xavidub · « **Reply #273 on:** December 12, 2006, 12:43:52 am »

I am thinking about buying a Canon Eos 400d. Anyone got one? I might also look at the Nikon D80.

bradigor · « **Reply #274 on:** December 12, 2006, 07:31:19 am »

I really like my Kodak D740 - 5MP 10x Optical Zoom 5x Digital.

I get some fantastic images out of it and you can probably get it fairly cheap on ebay now.

xavidub · « **Reply #275 on:** December 12, 2006, 08:09:23 pm »

Quote from: Bradigor on December 12, 2006, 07:31:19 am

I really like my Kodak D740 - 5MP 10x Optical Zoom 5x Digital.

I get some fantastic images out of it and you can probably get it fairly cheap on ebay now.

Thanks for that, will check it out

bradigor · « **Reply #276 on:** December 12, 2006, 08:38:23 pm »

Quote from: xavidub on December 12, 2006, 08:09:23 pm

Thanks for that, will check it out

I am a twat. It is the z740

Claire. · « **Reply #277 on:** December 12, 2006, 08:46:04 pm »

Quote from: xavidub on December 12, 2006, 12:43:52 am

I am thinking about buying a Canon Eos 400d. Anyone got one? I might also look at the Nikon D80.

Get the Nikon.

Nikon's rule.

I had a D80 for a day, it was a lovely looking thing and seemed to be very nice, I do own a D70s and it's fantabulous.

xavidub · « **Reply #278 on:** December 12, 2006, 11:57:56 pm »

Quote from: Bradigor on December 12, 2006, 08:38:23 pm

I am a twat. It is the z740

No prob, I googled it and google suggested the right one. Looks pretty good.

xavidub · « **Reply #279 on:** December 13, 2006, 12:11:21 am »

Quote from: Claire. on December 12, 2006, 08:46:04 pm

Get the Nikon.

Nikon's rule.

I had a D80 for a day, it was a lovely looking thing and seemed to be very nice, I do own a D70s and it's fantabulous.

I had an EM years ago and it was great, took lovely shots. The d70 is about the same price as the eos 400 but for similar resolution the d80 is a lot more money. Decisions, decisions..