Recommend A Good Camera?

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:20 am

I am buying one this month! I want it for basic photography stuff, use with photoshop, and of course pictures of my vibe!anyone have suggestions for a $200-$250 budget?

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:55 am

I love the new Canon Powershots........great cam for the price really good pics and great vids too......I have the Powershot A570IS and have not had 1 bad thing to say.Had it for well over a year now.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:56 am

should look at the olympus or Nikon, i love olympus/fujifilmhttp://blackphotostore.com/eng...=4697thats the camera vibe_dude mentioned (correct if im wrong)

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:17 am

thanks! my girlfriend was recommending the canon powershot.. and she herself owns a Nikon d40, so ive been hearing good things about them as well!im looking for no less than 8mp.. but 10 would be really awesome

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:25 am

http://blackphotostore.com/eng...=6721theres always that one, think it's the model above what Vibe_dude mentioned..it's a 8mp

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:11 am

I've owned Nikon in the past. Was great until I ran over it with the car.

darcmater · Post by **darcmater** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:40 am

you must tell the story to how you ran it over

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:52 am

Well kids, I must preface this by stating that driving over the camera did the final blow to it. I first took it snowboarding and was carrying it in the inside breast pocket of my coat. I tried to do a Pete Rose slide down the icy mountain. That cracked some of the screen. After the day was over I was taking pictures in the parking lot and placed it on the rear bumper of the car (I know that was really really stupid.) As I backed up I heard a little crunching sound, but thought it was snow. We wanted to take one more picture before we left, but couldn't find the camera so we went back to where we were parked and found it.

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:35 am

awww dang thats sad!awesome to see another person who takes their vibe to the mountain for snowboarding!! (makes a wonderful vehicle for snowboarders i must say)where do you go? I live in Oregon, so my mountain is Mt. Hood!thanks for all the camera suggestions guys

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 6:16 am

lol, sucks to hear about that camera raffe

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:57 am

Thats an expensive ooopppss!I ran over my glasses once with my S-10 ZR2 I was supprised they survived just bent them back into shape and was good to go.

hskater26 · Post by **hskater26** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:04 pm

haha this is a bit off subject but on with running things over.....i ran over my bluetooth for my phone and it actually still works its just banged up

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:12 pm

Quote, originally posted by zionzr2 Â»Thats an expensive ooopppss!I ran over my glasses once with my S-10 ZR2 I was supprised they survived just bent them back into shape and was good to go.i ran over my sunglasses at work with a 4000lb forklift...

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:54 pm

Well, it wasn't the Vibe that destroyed the camera. This happened before her time. As far as snowboarding? In Utah there are so many resorts. With the move a few months ago, Brian Head is the new place.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:01 pm

i currently have a canon powershot sd1000...seems to take good pics...but has a crapload of features i'm trying to make sense of...is a bit TOO much on the confusing side...but is one of the few cameras you can still buy with both a screen AND a viewfinder (a MUSt for me!)! it's 7.1MP

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:20 am

awesome! im hearing alot about the canon powershot! so far i think thats what im gonna go for, but i guess we shall see..

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:53 am

Yes the A720IS is one sweet cam....I wanted to buy that model but was a lil to much $$ at the time.It has the same features as the A570IS but has a 6x zoom instead of 4 and it has 8.0 megs compared to 7.1.If u can get it for a price u like it is the way to go.Canadianhttp://www.futureshop.ca/catal...catid=U.S.htt ... od...amily

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:26 am

awesome! thanks! woo hoo *clicks the link*

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:50 am

Lol..I just noticed you are from Hillsboro...lol.....I was raised in Hillsborough NB....or some still spell it Hillsboro.wow small world.

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:27 pm

this is what i have..only blue in color..its neat cause its waterproof...but only 6mp....i think they now have a higher mp version....forget how much i paid but i think there was also a rebate when i purchased it....supposedly amazon has one for $129.00!..brand new in box! (thinking bout purchasing another..so i can leave it at the firehouse or my car...) originally they were like 300$ i thinkhttp://www.dpreview.com/news/0...i.asp

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:32 pm

found the newer version of what i have...its only 7.1MP and $299.00 though...and only a 3X zoom... supposedly amazon has them for $269.00?Pentax Official Site http://www.h20camera.com/homeI def. like my older design more... http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/...o-W30quoted from travelgearblog "It seems to me that if you are going to invest in a digital camera for your travels, why not make it a waterproof one? This way you can take it to the beach, it will be safe in the rain, and prolonged immersion in glasses of beer wonâ€™t hurt it either."

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:50 pm

this ones neat too...wish mine would do this....maybe lovemyraffe should invest in a camera like this... http://www.waterproofcameras.c....html$180-$230.00 SeaLife

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:53 pm

lol raffe should invest in that camera, but that is really neat. im not a fan of pentax...not enough for the money they chargethe newer model you posted up responder, doesnt look like it's worth $300..i just got a olympus thats 7.1 mp and 18x optical wide zoom for the same amountif anything shadow, go for the canon powershots, my dad has one(not sure what model) but it's a nice camera or even look at fujifilm/olympus

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:06 am

hahaha...if I needed a new camera I would consider it. We have a Sony that is small and light and freakin cool! Plus I just got a new cell phone that has 2.0 mp camera in it.

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:10 pm

haha wow yeah small world! hillsboro NB eh? nice

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:33 am

So what did u end up getting?

shawnothaninja · Post by **shawnothaninja** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:04 am

I ended up purchasing the Canon Powershots SX100 Si. It is 8 megapixels with a 10x optical zoom lenz. I picked it up for $250, which was right at my budget! The only downside was that it takes alkaline batteries so i have to get a charger kit to make things easier. but so far it takes amazing pictures! i will put some up of my car soon!thanks everyone for the suggestions!

kaybeejay · Post by **kaybeejay** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:32 am

Fuji F50 - best camera under $200.

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:15 am

That is a really sweet cam...would love to have it myself....yes u do want rechargeables.some where around 2100mah's work nice...the ones i have is my 570IS last will over 2 months of use.yes please post some pics.cant wait to see em.

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:29 am

i need a new battery charger...got the sony one and it crapped out on me..whats the best battery out there for cameras?? i was thinking of the sonys again but they're expensive..or energizers

kaybeejay · Post by **kaybeejay** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:46 am

For AA batteries?I've been using Energizer 2500 Mah for my SB-800 flash for two years now - and they've served me well!

WaveAction · Post by **WaveAction** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:19 am

yes AA..i got these sony ones..theyre like $20 for 2..which is kinda expensive lol..but gonna have to look at the energizers

kaybeejay · Post by **kaybeejay** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:40 am

I've also heard good things about POWEREX 2700 mAh AA NiMH Rechargeable Batteries.

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:56 am

I have been useing Panasonic 2100mah ni-mh's.been using for almost 4 years now.....still workin awesome.

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