July 5, 2006

  • So posting all those pictures on flickr has given me a bite in the ass of the old photog bug that I thought I'd gotten rid of.


    Of course, I've been dreaming about a digital camera forever. But I don't know what I want -- other than that I want to be able to have manual and auto focus and I want to be able to change the shutter and aperature settings if I so chose - Mr Zeppo is a bitch to take a picture of in AZ with all the sunshine and that white fucking fur...


     


    So, photo-folk, any recommendations on a.) where to find more good, solid basic information on digital photography (since my basis is good old high school darkroom, film based SLR work) and b.) what do you like that's portable (to take hiking - probably no more than 1-1.5lbs) and relatively easy to use if you're in a hurry but can be dinked around with to get really nifty images if I have the time and also, is within budget (I'm thinking under $500).


     


    Thanks!

Comments (4)

  • Ooh. Canon. I highly recommend Canon. I shoot with olympus, Panasonic, kodak, toshiba, Canon and HP for my work, and it's the Canon I'll fight for every time. Over the years, they've been the best, the most reliable, the toughest, the most user-friendly, and the most versatile. So now I own three of them, and that's all the rest of the family owns, too. I love'em. Can ya tell? :)

    I can give you links, too, but what are you looking for? camera reviews? techniques? Post-processing?

  • I am an Olympus enthusiast (have bought five of them over the years, happy with each one) so that's MY recommendation. But really, it's all about personal taste.

    I like cameras with several automatic settings (action, distance, portrait, nighttime, and so on) and cameras with a macro setting(s). I will not buy another camera without macro capability. I love taking close-ups.

    Also, while you might think you need a heavy zoom, I can say from tons of experience that I use my wide angle 100 x before I use my zoom ONCE. So... also something to consider. Are you a zoom girl, or a wide-angle girl? I'm a wide-angle and macro girl myself.

    You can probably find a really GREAT camera in that price range. My favorite of the Olympuses in the "Under $500 range" is one that I own and LOVE. It's this one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006JLOS/sr=8-1/qid=1152126889/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6931485-6514561?ie=UTF8

    So that's MY humble recommendation, but I'd suggest checking around and reading and researching. Like Day in May... most people these days really LOVE Canon, so you might want to look at those too.

  • I recommend one of two cameras--the Canon PowerShot S2 IS (cheaper, but less megapixels), or the Canon PowerShot S3 IS.  And I'd really go with the S3.  For me, looking at photos of what a camera is capable of doing is the telling factor in whether or not it's the right camera for me.  If you're like that, you can go here to this Flickr group of photos taken solely with the S3 IS.  She shoots with the S2 IS, so you can get an idea of what that can do.

    If you're not biting the bullet on the dslr, in my opinion--I'm a Canon girl, so big surprise here--this is the camera to go with.  The image stabilizer helps in low light, the zoom is 12x!   You want macro?  Check out this group's photos.  The S2 is under $300 and the S3 is just over $400.  Hope this helped and hope you find a new best friend soonly!   (My camera's not just my best friend, it's like my little pet, seriously--I could spend money on it all day long, give it all my attention, and then move over to the processing area.  It's a sickness, man!)

  • Since i can't even download the pictures on mine, or is it upload...i couldn't possibly give you any recommendations

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