Seems like there are not as many threads on "entry level" or point and shoots as it used to be. Forum evolution?
then lets make this one
up until just about a week ago i had a Fujifilm Finepix A303 3.2 megapixel point and shoot. just this week i ordered a Canon 10D from www.fredmiranda.com don't get me wrong the finepix did a somewhat decent job. but nothing i've tried *except the 20D* compares to the 10D. i think it is becasue more people that are actually interested in photography find that a mere point and shooot simply doesn't cut it anymore. thats what i found. however i did manage to take ONE decent shot with my point and shoot.... this vacation in florida
Seems like there are not as many threads on "entry level" or point and shoots as it used to be. Forum evolution?
I've spoken along these lines before, but I sure do miss my P&S camera and it's super-close macro mode with ample, ample DOF that allowed me to take photos like this:
These were all taken with my beloved Oly C740 in "super macro" mode, capable of focusing down to 3 cm from the lens!!!
I suppose I could get a Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro lens, instead of the Sigma 150mm 1:1 macro lens I have, that might help a bit. (lol, yeah it might!)
But, my point is, I shoot a DSLR but I still love P&S! I just don't own one anymore, and dont' know much at all about each model compared to how much I know about DSLR models. If this is also the case with quite a few others here, then there's your answer.
Hi komet, I'm also stuck with a P&S, love to get a 20D but I keep
thinking how would I ever get the shots I do. A lot of the shots I
take can't be viewed thru the camera, the swivel body of the 828
makes it possible to get all kinds of different angles. Guess I'll
just have to suffer awhile longer.
P&S enabled me to shoot this at arms length not 6 inches for my eye.
These wheel bugs are reported to have the worst bite of any bug in the world.
AL
Welcome Davem!! Another Hoosier!! Great to see another Hoosier enter the fray. Winter is a great season for landscapes - you just have to dress a little warmer. The images can be lovely when snow dresses things up a bit.
I have a Tivo and it offered to record a series of Cnet Electonic Gagets over the christmas shopping season.......They did a segment on Digital Cameras, Both P&S and DSLR's and here are some of the points they made when you are choosing a digital camera that fits your lifestyle:
#1: Get a camera that FEELS good to you. It has to fit your hand, as well as your lifestyle.
#2: If you want the flexibility to edit your photos and you are going with a Digital P&S look for those that offer an OPTICAL zoom as aposed to a DIGITAL zoom. Digital zoom is a SOFTWARE feature in the camera that doesnt give you a lot of flexibility. It mearly crops your image and streaches it for you.
#3: If you want to print anything larger then a 5X7 go for a camera that is 3 megapixels or higher. If you want a camera that can do 8.5 x 11 you are better off with a DSLR camera or something that is 5 megapixels or higher
#4 A DSLR offers you many more options then a P&S. it allows you to set up a shot any way you want, (ex: Long exposures, night time shots where you need an fstop, iso and an apurture to get that "perfect Shot") Where a P&S typically gives you NO options at all.
#5: DSLRs are also typically bigger and more bulky and they also tend to cost a bit more then a P&S.
I've taken some very good photos with my point and shoot. I used a Powershot A80 before I bought my 20D. You can actually get some very good photos with a P&S camera. The gallery of my favorite photos were actually all taken with my A80. http://redbull.smugmug.com/gallery/317803/1/12647301
You really need to be able to know your camera and it's capabilities. You don't always need a dSLR to get great shots.
Having a nice DSLR can go a long ways to getting great shots but a P&S can yield satisfying photos also. One of my favorites I took using a Panasonic *video* (VHS-C) camera that had a 320x240 CCD for stills. My son made so many faces in the span of just a few seconds! We just laugh everytime we see it. Quality is technically very poor but, in some cases, it's all about the memories and a handy P&S can capture those "moments".
And here's one my wife took with an old 35 mm P&S loaded with B&W film:
Greetings Mark! Believe I will be "upgrading to a Sony W7 from my venerable old Sony P72. Hopefully the lens will be a bit better and it is 7 mp over 3.5. Who knows...maybe down the road I will get something even better. Anyway, I told the wife to get me the W7 as a gift for Christmas.
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up until just about a week ago i had a Fujifilm Finepix A303 3.2 megapixel point and shoot. just this week i ordered a Canon 10D from www.fredmiranda.com don't get me wrong the finepix did a somewhat decent job. but nothing i've tried *except the 20D* compares to the 10D. i think it is becasue more people that are actually interested in photography find that a mere point and shooot simply doesn't cut it anymore. thats what i found. however i did manage to take ONE decent shot with my point and shoot.... this vacation in florida
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These were all taken with my beloved Oly C740 in "super macro" mode, capable of focusing down to 3 cm from the lens!!!
I suppose I could get a Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro lens, instead of the Sigma 150mm 1:1 macro lens I have, that might help a bit. (lol, yeah it might!)
But, my point is, I shoot a DSLR but I still love P&S! I just don't own one anymore, and dont' know much at all about each model compared to how much I know about DSLR models. If this is also the case with quite a few others here, then there's your answer.
-Matt-
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thinking how would I ever get the shots I do. A lot of the shots I
take can't be viewed thru the camera, the swivel body of the 828
makes it possible to get all kinds of different angles. Guess I'll
just have to suffer awhile longer.
P&S enabled me to shoot this at arms length not 6 inches for my eye.
These wheel bugs are reported to have the worst bite of any bug in the world.
AL
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#1: Get a camera that FEELS good to you. It has to fit your hand, as well as your lifestyle.
#2: If you want the flexibility to edit your photos and you are going with a Digital P&S look for those that offer an OPTICAL zoom as aposed to a DIGITAL zoom. Digital zoom is a SOFTWARE feature in the camera that doesnt give you a lot of flexibility. It mearly crops your image and streaches it for you.
#3: If you want to print anything larger then a 5X7 go for a camera that is 3 megapixels or higher. If you want a camera that can do 8.5 x 11 you are better off with a DSLR camera or something that is 5 megapixels or higher
#4 A DSLR offers you many more options then a P&S. it allows you to set up a shot any way you want, (ex: Long exposures, night time shots where you need an fstop, iso and an apurture to get that "perfect Shot") Where a P&S typically gives you NO options at all.
#5: DSLRs are also typically bigger and more bulky and they also tend to cost a bit more then a P&S.
Hope that helps any!
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The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE." - Ernst Haas
You really need to be able to know your camera and it's capabilities. You don't always need a dSLR to get great shots.
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And here's one my wife took with an old 35 mm P&S loaded with B&W film:
Erich