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Thread ID: 115142	2011-01-04 09:33:00	Digital SLR camera recommendations	globe (11482)	PC World Chat

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1167002	2011-01-04 09:33:00	Am taking an overseas trip in the next couple of months and was thinking about getting a digital camera that is better than one of the basic $200 point and shoots. Not sure if a SLR is the way forward (not that into photography) but wanted a decent camera with a decent zoom etc. Any recommendations - prefer not to spend more than 1000 - 1200 if I can help it. thanks	globe (11482)
1167003	2011-01-04 10:06:00	Personally if you want a camera mainly for touristy things I find an DSLR a pain to cart round as they tend to be bulky and heavy and obvious. My choice would be a top of the range compact, sometimes called prosumer cameras. There are many to chose from, personally I like the Canon brand. Models worth considering would be a G11 or perhaps a SX30 IS. Check out http://www.dpreview.com/ as it has a pretty comprehensive reviews of most popular cameras, then select a couple or three and go down to the camera shop and play. Generally there are no duds in this price range and most offer similar features, its a matter of finding one that for you feels the most comfortable in your hands.	tutaenui (1724)
1167004	2011-01-04 10:56:00	Consumer recommends: Compact range Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 Nikon Coolpix P100 Canon PowerShot G11 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Canon Ixus 300 HS All have a "No obvious bad points" comment. The above list is by price, descending, top price at about $900. Updated December 2010 DSLR Canon EOS 7D ($3500) Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 ($1400) Canon EOS 550D ($1800) Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 ($1150) Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 ($1000) Canon EOS 500D ($1450) And a few others. Each have at least one "con", but how major they are will depend on your intended use and photographic experience. Food for thought?	johcar (6283)
1167005	2011-01-04 18:37:00	I have a Canon Powershot SX20 IS which I'm very pleased with. Has 20x optical zoom and 80x digital zoom. Works on the same principle as a DSLR ie through the lens viewing, but doesn't have interchangeable lens. PC World review here. (pcworld.co.nz) :)	Trev (427)
1167006	2011-01-04 19:10:00	@johcar you forgot teh Canon EOS 1000D which for the on special price for about $1000 for the twin lens kit is a great entry point into DSLRs. They are an awesome camera, but I do agree with the above poster that they're a little bulky for a lot of travel. It could be made better by swapping the twin lenses for a single 24 - 200mm one. I love my 1000d it takes awesome photos of my little boy, but I'm not lugging it around the world...as it's pretty heavy.	psycik (12851)
1167007	2011-01-04 20:12:00	I have a Nikon digital SLR D40. That's because I am into photography. I think for a touristy trip a normal digital camera would be fine. They all have good megapixels these days.	Digby (677)
1167008	2011-01-04 20:25:00	Personally if you want a camera mainly for touristy things I find an DSLR a pain to cart round as they tend to be bulky and heavy and obvious. My choice would be a top of the range compact, sometimes called prosumer cameras. There are many to chose from, personally I like the Canon brand. Models worth considering would be a G11 or perhaps a SX30 IS. Check out http://www.dpreview.com/ as it has a pretty comprehensive reviews of most popular cameras, then select a couple or three and go down to the camera shop and play. Generally there are no duds in this price range and most offer similar features, its a matter of finding one that for you feels the most comfortable in your hands. Agree. I'd get this: www.dpreview.com	pine-o-cleen (2955)
1167009	2011-01-05 00:59:00	All SLRs are the same really. If you want lots of parts and options stick to Nikon and Canon. Sony is not bad if you want an affordable full frame camera and it's miles cheaper than Nikon/Canon but once you see the lenses it's $$$ as they use Zeiss, Sony used to be Minolta then it became Konica Minolta then Sony bought it and something happened with Zeiss maybe a business partnership. Basically all the dSLRs produce the same image. I have a 6MP and I produce 11x15" prints matted up 16x20" in a matt board for club competitions, some people have even entered International Contests. The cheaper ones are just as good but less options, less buttons, less ergonomics if you need instant control but they are small and lighter. Viewfinder may be smaller thou. Then you get the mid models and the pro's. The mid and pro's will go faster too so good if you are into sports or journalism etc... I am into landscapes so I use a tripod even in the afternoon so all that doesn't matter to me. In the past and even present some might still be using a chrome colour camera - manual focus film cameras or even the digital cameras like Leica or even large formats which is cloth over your head because the negative is 4x5 inch or 8x10 inch size, which like to get into. For most people the cheap ones are prob fine for holiday, family, scenic, flowers. If you are into your photog maybe a mid model is better$2-3k, faster responding, larger viewfinder. But then again if price is an issue there is always used. Like I got a pro model that might of been 6yrs old for like $500NZ that used to sell for $5k. Not too much experience with pocket cams. But how is the focus particurlarly in night time? If you take a night shot of the city up in the AKL Skytower or HKG Lookup point are the buildings really in focus? I have a pocket Canon A510 and it never as sharp althou it might be the sensor for long exposures.	Nomad (952)
1167010	2011-01-05 01:02:00	The cheap ones are good enof but if you really into it, maybe sports, journalism look at maybe like a Canon 50D or 7D. If you are really used to the 35mm formats with film, you may want to look at the 5D. These days I know a few people at the club who does 100% non-income (from photog) get them, these days people are spending more bucks on stuff. Just talking about Canon cos most use them, I use Nikon. If you want a decent zoom etc ... you mgiht want a pocket cam. Or equally a slr. I don't know about pocket cams much - just my note about the night time focus issue. An SLR focus is bang on and less noisy (grainy). But then again if you want a decent zoom, a slr might get handshake blur, you can get a 18-200mm lens, or a 28-300mm lens times 1.5 on Nikon or 1.6 on Canon unless you get the pro models which is 1:1. A lens so versatile like that is like f/4.5-6.3 maybe, hence many slr people have a 50mm f/1.8 or they get the $4k pro zooms which is fixed at f/2.8 but you can go higher # if you want like f/8 or whatever....	Nomad (952)
1167011	2011-01-05 05:09:00	Want good Camera Reviews Look at ;www.steves-digicams.com	KenESmith (6287)
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