08 Dec 08
Anyone use the Canon SX110IS? I have seen it for as little as 160$US.
At WalMart, 284 bucks. Anyone use this one or know of one better for around the same price?
A couple of years ago I bought my wife an Olympus Digital SLR and she hates it, too big, bulky and such, all those lenses, terrible🙂
So it looks like I get the E500 and she wants a good P.A.S.
Thanks all.
08 Dec 08
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Originally posted by sonhouseLOL! I'm the wrong person to ask. I've got a Nikon D70 and absolutely love it. Someday I want to upgrade to a D700.
Anyone use the Canon SX110IS? I have seen it for as little as 160$US.
At WalMart, 284 bucks. Anyone use this one or know of one better for around the same price?
A couple of years ago I bought my wife an Olympus Digital SLR and she hates it, too big, bulky and such, all those lenses, terrible🙂
So it looks like I get the E500 and she wants a good P.A.S.
Thanks all.
EDIT: I got my daughter a Canon SD890IS for her birthday. When I have to use it to take pictures, it feels like I'm trying to take pictures with a toy camera compared to the D70. This happens a lot more often than I'd prefer because my daughter prefers to use the D70 also. I imagine the 10x optical on the SX110 would make it a little nicer than the 5x on the SD890, but still I would be horribly annoyed at trying to use that after being spoiled by using a "real" camera. Has your wife actually taken pictures with the point and shoot? I'm imagining a lot of buyer's remorse down the line, when she realizes how good she actually had it....
By the way, the 10x optical zoom doesn't excite me all that much because I've got an 18-200 zoom lens on my D70--which completely eliminates monkeying around with multiple lenses.
EDIT 2: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d189/leisure1/Photographer.jpg
08 Dec 08
Originally posted by leisurelyslothYeah, we still have the E500, a decent enough SLR, I bought her a Powershot G2 a few years back and she loved it, small but a bit heavy, and maybe only 4 meg pixels, but it was good enough for her. I bought good lenses for the E500, takes two for your lengths, but I like extreme closeups of tiny plants and such and so bought a series of magnifying lenses, a whole box of 4 of them with various powers which can be used in combinations, you can really get close, so close the main problem now is getting light in there! I imagine it would not have the resolution of a real macro, maybe I will break down and get one if I can find it for the Olympus. Only thing about the Olymp I don't like is no image stabilization, so the SX110 probably will take better pictures since it is about 9 megapixels. She want's something small enough to carry around in her purse, mainly for shooting the grandkids and such and she has a small online business and takes pix of the items she plans to sell, so she doesn't need a mighty Nikon or even the Olympus. One thing about digital cameras, at least PAS ones, the powershot G2 I bought a few years ago, 2 years later I went back to Dan's Camera in Allentown, and was going to trade it in on something better, it cost about 1 kbuck back then and I asked how much trade in I could get on the E500. He goes, oh, about 50 bucks.
LOL! I'm the wrong person to ask. I've got a Nikon D70 and absolutely love it. Someday I want to upgrade to a D700.
EDIT: I got my daughter a Canon SD890IS for her birthday. When I have to use it to take pictures, it feels like I'm trying to take pictures with a toy camera compared to the D70. This happens a lot more often than I'd prefer b ...[text shortened]... e lenses.
EDIT 2: http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d189/leisure1/Photographer.jpg
I was aghast. So the camera lost 95% of its value in two years. Does that suck or what? At that rate it wouldn't even pay to sell it online, just keep it as a spare. I would dump it down the garbage disposal before I would sell it for 50 bucks. So Now I am aiming at the 200 dollar cam, so if it goes down 90%, not that big a deal.
08 Dec 08
Originally posted by sonhouseI'm not a fan of swapping lenses on the DSLRs. You get dust or crud on your sensor and that's a problem. On a 35 mm SLR a bit of dust isn't such a big deal. If it lands on the film it'll just mess up one shot. If it sticks to the sensor in your DSLR it'll mess up all your shots. I'm a firm believer in spending the money to get a one lens solution for your DSLR if that's at all possible. Smarter to break out the old film camera for the rare close up shot that you might want to take. Also, the one lens solution is WAY better for travel. My 18-200 lens is essentially married to the D70--and the lens has vibration reduction also. It's a great way to go.
Yeah, we still have the E500, a decent enough SLR, I bought her a Powershot G2 a few years back and she loved it, small but a bit heavy, and maybe only 4 meg pixels, but it was good enough for her. I bought good lenses for the E500, takes two for your lengths, but I like extreme closeups of tiny plants and such and so bought a series of magnifying lenses, a ...[text shortened]... cks. So Now I am aiming at the 200 dollar cam, so if it goes down 90%, not that big a deal.
08 Dec 08
Originally posted by leisurelyslothGood point. Is there a safe way to clean the sensors without screwing it up more? Maybe a blast from an air can? That would probably leave more crud than it takes off. Pure, REALLY pure N2?
I'm not a fan of swapping lenses on the DSLRs. You get dust or crud on your sensor and that's a problem. On a 35 mm SLR a bit of dust isn't such a big deal. If it lands on the film it'll just mess up one shot. If it sticks to the sensor in your DSLR it'll mess up all your shots. I'm a firm believer in spending the money to get a one lens solution ...[text shortened]... married to the D70--and the lens has vibration reduction also. It's a great way to go.
08 Dec 08
Originally posted by leisurelyslothSingle lens solutions will never give you anything near the quality of multiple lenses covering the same range. Chromatic aberation, edge detail and distortion are huge problems with a lens like the 18-200, especially at the extremeties. Also, there is a huge amount of glasss in those lens, so they will be quite slow. The VR will help out with that some.
I'm not a fan of swapping lenses on the DSLRs. You get dust or crud on your sensor and that's a problem. On a 35 mm SLR a bit of dust isn't such a big deal. If it lands on the film it'll just mess up one shot. If it sticks to the sensor in your DSLR it'll mess up all your shots. I'm a firm believer in spending the money to get a one lens solution ...[text shortened]... married to the D70--and the lens has vibration reduction also. It's a great way to go.
My lenses of choice are the Canon 24-70L f2.8 and the Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS. I read a lot, because my instinct was the same as leisurelysloths, but I didn't read many pros for the single lens, ultra-zoom solution: after all, why buy an SLR in the first place?
The only time I had real problems with sensor dust was when I changed lenses in the Sahara, while the camera was still turned on. 😳 Best thing I can recommend is to turn off your camera (else the sensor is like a charged magnet), turn your back into the wind and quick as you can swap the lenses.
If I ever get a bit of dust these days, I just give this thing a twirl, and 2 minutes later, the sensor is perfect again.
http://www.visibledust.com/products3.php?pid=3
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08 Dec 08
Originally posted by RagnorakNice, so you use that equipment all the time to clean the dust off the sensors? Do you ever do a diagnostic to see how many dead pixels there are, if the # goes up after X amount of cleanings? I can see what you mean about using a single lens. The two lens combo I have covers the same range and gives superb photo quality. Too bad my wife hates it! Too big and bulky for her.
Single lens solutions will never give you anything near the quality of multiple lenses covering the same range. Chromatic aberation, edge detail and distortion are huge problems with a lens like the 18-200, especially at the extremeties. Also, there is a huge amount of glasss in those lens, so they will be quite slow. The VR will help out with that some. ...[text shortened]... utes later, the sensor is perfect again.
http://www.visibledust.com/products3.php?pid=3
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08 Dec 08
Originally posted by sonhouseI've only needed to use it twice (well, 1 was necessary, the other time was precautionary). It's a very gentle procedure on the sensor, and as far as I can tell, I have no dead pixels. Careful changing of lenses minimises problems.
Nice, so you use that equipment all the time to clean the dust off the sensors? Do you ever do a diagnostic to see how many dead pixels there are, if the # goes up after X amount of cleanings? I can see what you mean about using a single lens. The two lens combo I have covers the same range and gives superb photo quality. Too bad my wife hates it! Too big and bulky for her.
When I can afford it, I plan on buying a smaller camera as well. It's not ideal pulling out your SLR with big lens in very public, very busy places. You just stand out like a sore thumb. I got swamped in a Cairo market, when I took it out to take a couple of shots.
If your wife is a semi-serious photographer, then something like the Canon G10 gives excellent quality, and is what I'd look at when the time comes to buy a camera which fits in my pocket.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=144&modelid=17624
Really depends on your budget.
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