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| 182934 | 2003-10-14 05:21:00 | Percy, I posted before seeing GF's advice, and so my comment about not being any wiser did not apply to his post. You will be very much wiser to consider his advice. The batteries. AA NiMH rechargeables recommended. The memory card. The zoom. Digital is useless. The macro. I have a Fuji FinePix S602 like GF. The macro is amazing. Focus as close as 1 cm. Best wishes for your search Percy. |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 182935 | 2003-10-14 06:45:00 | Have alook at DPReview (http://www.dpreview.com/). They have a good tutorial section and just reading the reviews will teach you heaps. There is also a side by side comparison where I have compared upto five cameras at once. What you buy, as said before, will ultimately depend on your usage and budget. What type of pic's do you want it for, are they important, do you/will you need to post process (RAW files are best for that and not all cameras output them). I have a shiny new Canon EOS 300D digital SLR, which I think is the best bang for buck you can get, for what I need it for. But it probably is far from most peoples ideal camera. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 182936 | 2003-10-14 07:04:00 | Thanks for all the posts and the interesting answers. my initial requirement is cost as I have a limited budget. I want it mainly to store on cd rom and not really concerned about printing out. I have a pretty good but ancient 35mm camera with a variety of lenses which i use but have to scan to get them into the pc and I thought I might be able to cut out the middle man. You always tend to lose quality in scanning from negs or prints. | Percy Porter (531) | ||
| 182937 | 2003-10-14 08:13:00 | Yes, Murray that DPReview site is excellent. Have a look Percy. But Murray, in this thread I was trying to see "what you said before" No luck, never mind, I'd agree your Canon 300D is great.. |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 182938 | 2003-10-14 08:42:00 | And of course there is an incredibly informative book out there now, written by someone completely brilliant (modesty prevents me from naming them) for a very reasonable $34.95. Covers what features are useful for what sort of photography and no end of other useful stuff. Packed with colour, although I noticed yesterday there isn't an index (bugger, not sure what happened there). robo. |
robo (205) | ||
| 182939 | 2003-10-14 09:09:00 | >The big suprise I had with digital is the shutter delay. Very frustrating and not intuitive. >With a film camera you can snap a photo almost as fast as you can move your finger. >Not so with digital. The camera has a think about it before it decides to take the picture. In the meantime that moment you glimpsed as you pressed the button has long gone. >A major drawback in my humble opinion. I was told that if auto focus was switched off the shutter delay is reduced a little. Maybe someone experienced with digital cameras may be able to confirm that? > And of course there is an incredibly informative book out there now, written by someone completely brilliant (modesty prevents me from naming them) for a very reasonable $34.95. That would be one Rob Clark wouldn't it? ;-) |
Fire-and-Ice (3910) | ||
| 182940 | 2003-10-14 09:45:00 | >>written by someone completely brilliant Don't hold back now Robo :D |
Dolby Digital (160) | ||
| 182941 | 2003-10-14 10:16:00 | > But Murray, in this thread I was trying to see "what > you said before" Hi Bazza "as said before" aludes to the previous posters, no "I" or "you" in there. Robo, discounts for PF1'ers?? Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 182942 | 2003-10-14 11:07:00 | There is one called: National Geographic Photography Field Guide By Peter Burian. Just returned back to the library few days ago. Deals with photography theory, some chapters on equip, tripod, digital, filters. U can also get some on photoshop guides, some with CDs. Essentially digital and film is the same. The exception prob like histogram tables and so .. and the sharpenin and lighteing conditions... |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 182943 | 2003-10-14 18:32:00 | Shutter delay in digitals is not autofocus but priming the CCD and capturing. Using burst mode where you take five shots in a row gets around it if you start early and finish late. That National Geographic book is quite good, I think I have seen it. Quite advanced, doesn't go near the basics if I remember rightly. robo. |
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