Dig Cameras?

RicSeyler wrote:

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

This one is great
http://tinyurl.com/4954s

Stephan

Canon Powershot Pro1 looks interesting for around $500 online. Any feedback on this particular camera?

RicSeyler wrote:

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

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Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

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I personally like the 12x optical zoom of the panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20K , http://www.tcpslaship.com/cgi-bin/apf4/amazon_products_feed. cgi?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B0002R2838

it is 5 megapixels and has image stabilization which rocks. I love that because it makes getting sharp pictures easy.

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"RicSeyler" wrote in message

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

If you can hang in there a few more weeks, the Olympus c-7000 is supposed to debut. Initial feature on the Olympus website look nice: decent zoom range, nice controls and RAW format available. Downside is XD card.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:05:00 -0500, RicSeyler
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Canon Powershot Pro1 looks interesting for around $500 online. Any feedback on this particular camera?

Only thing I’ve seen is reviews, and form those I’d much prefer the new Canon G6.

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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:05:00 -0500, RicSeyler
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Canon Powershot Pro1 looks interesting for around $500 online. Any feedback on this particular camera?

Only thing I’ve seen is reviews, and form those I’d much prefer the new Canon G6.

Hum. looks good, shame they don’t do it with a black body.

Ian

I’m thinking it might be a good idea to wait for the Christmas Sales to start. Thx for the info!!

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"RicSeyler" wrote in message

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

If you can hang in there a few more weeks, the Olympus c-7000 is supposed to debut. Initial feature on the Olympus website look nice: decent zoom range, nice controls and RAW format available. Downside is XD card.

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Thanks for the reply!

Hey Hec, what is the preference over the PowerShot Pro 1 in your eyes?

What specs should I be looking at? Or is it aesthetics of body shape / size?

Depth of field or the speed of power up and delay between shots?

I know that Pixel Count isn’t the only thing to be concerned about. I know a little about cameras but I’m not a Photog.
I’ve always kinda preferred Canon or Nikon products, but don’t know enough to justify that to others knowledgeable in the field. It will be used primarily for my shop, offset printing and poster work.

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Thanks Tab and Stephen..
I think I need to print the specs for all suggestions and see if I can discern the differences and then I will be more knowledgeable in the variables and will be able to ask somewhat educated questions on what’s important..

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IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD came out as the best

Arty

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"RicSeyler" wrote in message

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

If you can hang in there a few more weeks, the Olympus c-7000 is supposed to
debut. Initial feature on the Olympus website look nice: decent zoom range,
nice controls and RAW format available. Downside is XD card.

"Arty" wrote in message

IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD came out as the best

Yeah, but that’s the one format I don’t have a reader for :-{(} I’m still considering though as my last Olympus, D-460, did such a nice job for such a long time.

Arty

"xDsrtRat" wrote in message

"RicSeyler" wrote in message

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

If you can hang in there a few more weeks, the Olympus c-7000 is

supposed

to
debut. Initial feature on the Olympus website look nice: decent zoom range,
nice controls and RAW format available. Downside is XD card.

Cool – I suppose its quite fantastic having such a wide range to choose from

Arty

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"Arty" wrote in message

IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD
came out as the best

Yeah, but that’s the one format I don’t have a reader for :-{(} I’m still considering though as my last Olympus, D-460, did such a nice job
for such a long time.

Arty

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"RicSeyler" wrote in message

Hurricane Ivan has caused me to need a new Dig Camera.
And I’ve seen there are Photogs that frequent here…

What’s a good one to look for in the $500-$600 or so range…. Are the decent SLR’s still hovering around a grand?

If you can hang in there a few more weeks, the Olympus c-7000 is

supposed

to
debut. Initial feature on the Olympus website look nice: decent zoom range,
nice controls and RAW format available. Downside is XD card.

"RicSeyler" wrote in message

Thanks Tab and Stephen..
I think I need to print the specs for all suggestions and see if I can discern the differences and then I will be more knowledgeable in the variables and will be able to ask somewhat educated questions on what’s important..

Specs are cool. just decide what specs are important to you.

Charles
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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:02:14 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD came out as the best

The only problem is, so few makers use them.

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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:07:59 -0500, RicSeyler
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Thanks for the reply!

Hey Hec, what is the preference over the PowerShot Pro 1 in your eyes?

Mainly image quality. Despite supposedly having an L series lens, every review I’ve seen of the Powershot Pro says something like "not what you’;d expect from a Canon L-series lens" in terms of image quality and in terms of getting things like vignetting at full aperture.

OTOH, the Powershot G6, in the reviews I’ve seen has been praised for the quality of it’s image, has a fast lens, and even includes a built-in ND filter.

As it also has 7.;1M pixels there’s very little difference in the image size and, with the small sensor size of non-SLR digitals, the difference isn’t even worth considering.

Then, you given that, you have the price…

What specs should I be looking at? Or is it aesthetics of body shape / size?

The only thing that ever matters when buying a camera is th3 quality of the image that you’re getting out of it. In digital cameras, that means the sensor size and the lens.

Depth of field or the speed of power up and delay between shots?

DoF is always going to be greater with digitals because of the sensor size. Differences between digitals are negligible unless you’re buying full-frame digital.

Speed of power up only matters if you take a lot of sports or reportage images.

Delay between shots is much less of a problem with the modern cameras. And the Powershot G6 is pretty fast.

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That’s GREAT info, thanks Hecate!
I really appreciate you taking the time.

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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:07:59 -0500, RicSeyler
wrote:

Thanks for the reply!

Hey Hec, what is the preference over the PowerShot Pro 1 in your eyes?

Mainly image quality. Despite supposedly having an L series lens, every review I’ve seen of the Powershot Pro says something like "not what you’;d expect from a Canon L-series lens" in terms of image quality and in terms of getting things like vignetting at full aperture.

OTOH, the Powershot G6, in the reviews I’ve seen has been praised for the quality of it’s image, has a fast lens, and even includes a built-in ND filter.

As it also has 7.;1M pixels there’s very little difference in the image size and, with the small sensor size of non-SLR digitals, the difference isn’t even worth considering.

Then, you given that, you have the price…

What specs should I be looking at? Or is it aesthetics of body shape / size?

The only thing that ever matters when buying a camera is th3 quality of the image that you’re getting out of it. In digital cameras, that means the sensor size and the lens.

Depth of field or the speed of power up and delay between shots?

DoF is always going to be greater with digitals because of the sensor size. Differences between digitals are negligible unless you’re buying full-frame digital.

Speed of power up only matters if you take a lot of sports or reportage images.

Delay between shots is much less of a problem with the modern cameras. And the Powershot G6 is pretty fast.

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That’s GREAT info, thanks Hecate!
I really appreciate you taking the time.

Image noise has come up in a couple reviews I just got through reading with the Pro1 and the same review website says the image noise with the G6 is very low.. thanks again for putting me on the right track Hec.

Are these really SLRs? They mention electronic view finders. So am I correct in thinking that you can’t focus through the lens (bring two fields together or blocking image type focus on traditional SLRs) I will want to do macro and reg shots of my reef tanks and corals and with a traditional Dig Camera it always seems to focus on the glass and not the critters. And I had to take
several shots with manual focus to get one that was sharp (moving back and forth).
This is main reason I was interested in SLRs and the ability to focus through the lens.

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Did a bunch more reading and they aren’t SLR’s (DOH)… but with bracketed focus
that shouldn’t be a problem for what I’m wanting, and I’m now leaning very much
toward the G6.

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Yup – true but Fuji, Oly and Panasonic (if memory serves me well) seems to have a quality statement, if not a quantity statement, added to it

OTOH we know that the rate of change in digital camera specs is pretty good as is consumer interest

ah lovely

Arty

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On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:02:14 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD came out as the best

The only problem is, so few makers use them.

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Hecate wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:02:14 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD came out as the best

The only problem is, so few makers use them.

No, there is more than an only problem with XD cards 😉 They cost twice as much as Flash Cards
They are so small you need tweezers to extract them from your camera They are very easy to lose
Can’t label them, no place to write
Not many people or devices have a XD card reader.

To me, the XD card in my camera is an extra storage just in case I would run out of space on my Flash Cards (not likely)

Stephan

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:44:31 -0500, RicSeyler
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That’s GREAT info, thanks Hecate!
I really appreciate you taking the time.

Image noise has come up in a couple reviews I just got through reading with the Pro1 and the same review website says the image noise with the G6 is very low.. thanks again for putting me on the right track Hec.

Yes, same thing I’ve seen. I think Canon have really screwed up with the Powershot Pro. The G6 is cheaper and a better camera, IMHO.

Are these really SLRs? They mention electronic view finders. So am I correct in thinking that you can’t focus through the lens (bring two fields together or blocking image type focus on traditional SLRs) I will want to do macro and reg shots of my reef tanks and corals and with a traditional Dig Camera it always seems to focus on the glass and not the critters. And I had to take
several shots with manual focus to get one that was sharp (moving back and forth).

Well, yes, sort of. What you see in the electronic viewfinder is the same that you see in the LCD screen on the back. I.e. you’re not getting a direct image but the image you see is what the lens sees, but preprocessed by the camera. So you won’t get the problems of a rangefinder. It is still giving you a WYSIWYG view. Incidentally, with the Canon, the screen is moveable unlike a lot of cameras so, if you use a tripod, you can actually focus using the screen if necessary. That makes it useful for awkward angles.

As someone who does a lot of macro work I’d say the Canons are the best because you can get down low and still focus without your eye to the viewfinder. OTOH, I don’t think anything beats a proper SLR with removable lenses for macro. Whilst bridge cameras (i.e. cameras that are like SLRs but have fixed lenses) can be reasonable, nothing beats having a proper macro lens.

This is main reason I was interested in SLRs and the ability to focus through the lens.

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:31:15 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

Yup – true but Fuji, Oly and Panasonic (if memory serves me well) seems to have a quality statement, if not a quantity statement, added to it
OTOH we know that the rate of change in digital camera specs is pretty good as is consumer interest

ah lovely

It’s also true that it’s highly unlikely that any other maker will use those cards. SO you’re limiting your camera choice a great deal.

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On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:51:01 GMT, Stephan wrote:

Hecate wrote:

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:02:14 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

IMHO XD cards drool

A UK broadcast co did a destruct test on quite a few memory cards – the XD came out as the best

The only problem is, so few makers use them.

No, there is more than an only problem with XD cards 😉 They cost twice as much as Flash Cards
They are so small you need tweezers to extract them from your camera They are very easy to lose
Can’t label them, no place to write
Not many people or devices have a XD card reader.

To me, the XD card in my camera is an extra storage just in case I would run out of space on my Flash Cards (not likely)

All those problems too. BTW, I’ve just seen a 4Gb CF card <g>

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Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

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isn’t this jpeg only output?

no RAW?

Arty

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Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

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No it’s JPEG plus RAW.

Arty wrote:

isn’t this jpeg only output?

no RAW?

Arty

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Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

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hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom

ah? choices … choices … choices

Arty

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No it’s JPEG plus RAW.

Arty wrote:

isn’t this jpeg only output?

no RAW?

Arty

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Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

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I also feel drawn to the Canon name, and the reviews look very good.

Arty wrote:

hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom
ah? choices … choices … choices

Arty

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No it’s JPEG plus RAW.

Arty wrote:

isn’t this jpeg only output?

no RAW?

Arty

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Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

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I think what would clinch it is if the FZ20 had software to tweak barrel and pincushion effects

You never know, if Canon bring out a 12X optical zoom bridge camera I bet they would include pincushion & barrel correction software tweaks

However, I am resisting the temptation to part with spondoolies for the mo’

Arty

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I also feel drawn to the Canon name, and the reviews look very good.

Arty wrote:

hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom

ah? choices … choices … choices

Arty

"RicSeyler" wrote in message

No it’s JPEG plus RAW.

Arty wrote:

isn’t this jpeg only output?

no RAW?

Arty

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Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:43:00 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom
ah? choices … choices … choices

The only choice there is do you want a good camera or are you going to buy the Panasonic? 😉

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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 20:48:03 GMT, "Arty" wrote:

I think what would clinch it is if the FZ20 had software to tweak barrel and pincushion effects

That’s something that’s easy to correct in PS.

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On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:15:13 -0500, RicSeyler
wrote:

Hecate wrote:

Hope that’s sort it out for you. 🙂

It sure does man, thanks again! I’m going to see when the Christmas sales start and snap one up. (G6)

<g> Have fun shopping!

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If you’re the real hecate… How many fake ones are there?

in article , Ryadia at
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If you’re the real hecate… How many fake ones are there?

That one is the fake one.

Hecete wrote:

in article , Ryadia at
wrote on 10/22/2004 10:08 PM:

If you’re the real hecate… How many fake ones are there?

That one is the fake one.

Excellent… Now how do I know you are not he ‘real’ fake?

I do not know whay you mean?

H

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in article , Ryadia at
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If you’re the real hecate… How many fake ones are there?

That one is the fake one.

Excellent… Now how do I know you are not he ‘real’ fake?

hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom
ah? choices … choices … choices

The only choice there is do you want a good camera or are you going to buy the Panasonic? 😉

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Leica lenses (Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens 13 Elements in 8 Groups) And Panasonic uses possibly the best capture device in the industry.

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:07:49 GMT, WharfRat
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hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom
ah? choices … choices … choices

The only choice there is do you want a good camera or are you going to buy the Panasonic? 😉

I bought Fuji Finepix S5000.
Of all the makes I ever had, Fuji is the best.
This is my second camera. The former one
is an older version of Fuji. (Still here somewhere:-)
Your idea of the Finepix S5000?

Dave

Hey – they are all good

It is phantastic having so much choice

A 12X optical zoom is clout – mega clout. On the other hand word on the street is: images can tend to be a little soft, battery drain high and focussing could be quicker. This is subjective word on the street stuff

The G6 – well a 12X zoom would help wouldn’t it? A 4X optical is OK I suppose

Fuji? Love’em – first digicam = first respect for the technology But now I have PSCS

What ever happened to the Sigma consumer Polaroid – did it hemaroid?

Arty

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:07:49 GMT, WharfRat
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hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom
ah? choices … choices … choices

The only choice there is do you want a good camera or are you going to buy the Panasonic? 😉

I bought Fuji Finepix S5000.
Of all the makes I ever had, Fuji is the best.
This is my second camera. The former one
is an older version of Fuji. (Still here somewhere:-)
Your idea of the Finepix S5000?

Dave

I bought Fuji Finepix S5000.
Of all the makes I ever had, Fuji is the best.
This is my second camera. The former one
is an older version of Fuji. (Still here somewhere:-)
Your idea of the Finepix S5000?

Dave

"Articus" wrote:

Hey – they are all good

It is phantastic having so much choice

A 12X optical zoom is clout – mega clout. On the other hand word on the street is: images can tend to be a little soft, battery drain high and focussing could be quicker. This is subjective word on the street stuff
The G6 – well a 12X zoom would help wouldn’t it? A 4X optical is OK I suppose

Fuji? Love’em – first digicam = first respect for the technology But now I have PSCS

What ever happened to the Sigma consumer Polaroid – did it hemaroid?
Arty

Hi Arty, the Fuji FinePix S5000 ìs a 10 X zoom!
And I am living in a place where it is not even necessary to leave my flat if I want to take photo’s. All this photo’s is taken from being in my flat:-) To live on a place like this, it would be so frustrating if a person have not got a decent camera:-)

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:07:49 GMT, WharfRat
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The only choice there is do you want a good camera or are you going to buy the Panasonic? 😉

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The Panasonic and the Leica (made by Panasonic) digitals are excellent devices.
Leica lenses (Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens 13 Elements in 8 Groups) And Panasonic uses possibly the best capture device in the industry.

But it wouldn’t be any fun if I’d said that 😉

Actually I’m not entirely convinced about the lens, but there you go.

I can’t comment about the capture device as you obviously know more about it than I do 🙂

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On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 20:16:57 +0200, DD wrote:

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 16:07:49 GMT, WharfRat
wrote:

hmmm! interesting!

There again, there is the Panasonic FZ20 at 5MP and 12x optical zoom
ah? choices … choices … choices

The only choice there is do you want a good camera or are you going to buy the Panasonic? 😉

I bought Fuji Finepix S5000.
Of all the makes I ever had, Fuji is the best.
This is my second camera. The former one
is an older version of Fuji. (Still here somewhere:-)
Your idea of the Finepix S5000?

It’s OK, but I don’t like there "here’s a 6 MP camera but let’s pretend it’s 12 MP even though it doesn’t show as much detail" idea.

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Hecate wrote

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If you’re the real hecate… How many fake ones are there?

<g> Quite a few all spawned by one Mikey baby. 🙂

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I bought Fuji Finepix S5000.
Of all the makes I ever had, Fuji is the best.
This is my second camera. The former one
is an older version of Fuji. (Still here somewhere:-)
Your idea of the Finepix S5000?

It’s OK, but I don’t like there "here’s a 6 MP camera but let’s pretend it’s 12 MP even though it doesn’t show as much detail" idea.
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Same feeling somehow, but if have seen that a
interpoluted 3mp to 6 mp is (at least) better then a normal 3mp. The S5000 is a 3.1mp interpoluting to 6mp. The S7000
is 6 to 12.

The biggest prints I had done yet is A3 and it is splendid. And then, the Fuji FinePix S5000 is the only camera in the world with a ‘mood reflector’.

Now in August, I was taking a photo of
my wife standing on a port. That moment, a girl in a bikini past and greeted friendly by winking at me. I returned the greeting the same way, looking over my shoulder, but keep in mind, I was busy taking a photo of my wife, and coincidentally, the ‘mood reflector’ was swithed on.
http://davedup.bravehost.com/photos/Tigerwoman-L.jpg
even jumping to the right was of no help, which is prooved at http://davedup.bravehost.com/photos/Tigerwoman-R.jpg

The first photo was at a interpoluted 6mp and it is on A3 against my lounge wall.

Dave

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:37:17 +0200, DD wrote:

Same feeling somehow, but if have seen that a
interpoluted 3mp to 6 mp is (at least) better then a normal 3mp. The S5000 is a 3.1mp interpoluting to 6mp. The S7000
is 6 to 12.

I agree about the 3-6 MP conversion. However, from what I’ve seen of the 6-12MP, the 12 MP version is no better than the 6MP and, against some other cameras is actually worse than those of 5-6MP.

The biggest prints I had done yet is A3 and it is splendid. And then, the Fuji FinePix S5000 is the only camera in the world with a ‘mood reflector’.

Now in August, I was taking a photo of
my wife standing on a port. That moment, a girl in a bikini past and greeted friendly by winking at me. I returned the greeting the same way, looking over my shoulder, but keep in mind, I was busy taking a photo of my wife, and coincidentally, the ‘mood reflector’ was swithed on.
http://davedup.bravehost.com/photos/Tigerwoman-L.jpg
even jumping to the right was of no help, which is prooved at http://davedup.bravehost.com/photos/Tigerwoman-R.jpg

The first photo was at a interpoluted 6mp and it is on A3 against my lounge wall.

LOL!

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Hecate – The Real One

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