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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

06/04/2007 06:21:45 PM · #1

So I need a camera. I currently have nothing except a camera phone. What's the scoop on the latest P&S cams...What's something that's good, durable, makes good pictures and is nice, compact, and small? Under $200 would be great.

Thanks.

edit: I got a SONY dsc-w55 :D

oh yeah, there are literally a hundred add-ons for it...like zoom lenses, external flashes, and so on...I love it. And it fits in my pocket!

Another Edit:

OK...that one was pink when I opened the box, so I went to exchange it, didn't have it in anything other than pink...WONDER WHY lol...

So I got a Kodak V803...

Looks like I'm the first :D

Can we add this camera to the database :woot :woot

Message edited by author 2007-06-04 23:27:19.

jonfrommk

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

06/04/2007 06:28:08 PM · #2

OK well you could try

Vivitar Vivicam 4345 Digital Camera
(4.0MP, 3x Opt, 16MB Internal Memory, SD Card Slot - MPN: VIVICAM4345)

OK lets be honest you are not going to get digital SLR quality but it has a reasonable range of features

Would cost about $100 I reckon (but I bet you could get it cheaper) maybe worth getting 6million pixels which you could get for $150

Noone will ever praise your camera choice but here are a couple I took with mine

Edited to add thumbs doh!!!!

Message edited by author 2007-06-04 18:29:07.

DjFenzl

06/04/2007 06:29:30 PM · #3

I got a Nikon L10 for my wife I've been surprisingly impressed with.

Maybe check out the Nikon L12 for some more advanced features.

Great little camera especially for the price.

nhuto

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/04/2007 06:30:00 PM · #4

Canon Powershot A570 IS, great camera. It offers you full manual control and sells for about $205

//www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=CNPSA570

For its review check here
//dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a570-review/index.shtml

ragamuffingirl

Sony Alpha NEX-5N

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

06/04/2007 06:46:14 PM · #5

What happened to your camera?

DjFenzl

06/04/2007 06:52:23 PM · #6

Originally posted by ragamuffingirl:

What happened to your camera?

He sold all his gear to start up a new business venture recently.

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

06/04/2007 07:00:53 PM · #7

Originally posted by nhuto:

Or a A630 for 200 dollars. The A570's advantage is the IS.
The A630's advantage is numerous but not necesarilly much better. The only real complaint on the A620/630/640 is its easy to blow highlights other then that its feature packed liked the 570 and the G7.

nhuto

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/04/2007 07:16:21 PM · #8

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:

Originally posted by nhuto:
Canon Powershot A570 IS, great camera. It offers you full manual control and sells for about $205

//www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=CNPSA570

For its review check here
//dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_a570-review/index.shtml

Or a A630 for 200 dollars. The A570's advantage is the IS.
The A630's advantage is numerous but not necesarilly much better. The only real complaint on the A620/630/640 is its easy to blow highlights other then that its feature packed liked the 570 and the G7.

I second RainMotorSports, you can get the reviews of the above cameras from the same link I gave you in my previous post.

Ann

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro

06/04/2007 07:23:33 PM · #9

The July issue of Consumer Reports has reviews of P&S cameras. You might check that out. Their reviews of high end stuff are a little strange sometimes, but they do a good job of reviewing consumer grade stuff.

Beautiful-Joe

Olympus Stylus 770 SW

06/04/2007 07:34:32 PM · #10

I can give you a point and shoot for free. It's old, it's scratched up, it's under four megapixels, but it works.
If you know how to take a picture, it's just like any other camera. I can take some pictures with it and show them to you.
It doesn't have that new-fangled image stabilizer thing, but it has a self timer and a nice flash.

It's an Olympus D-560 Zoom.

If your interested, PM me and I'll take some pictures of it and with it. I think I can go without it.

Ironworker

Nikon D70

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED

06/04/2007 08:04:33 PM · #11

Check out www.keh.com They have all kinds of P & S used, that are cheap. Oops I see Beautiful Joe has a better offer for you. The d-560 is a good camera, I got it for my M-i-l for Xmas last year.

Message edited by author 2007-06-04 20:08:36.

Beautiful-Joe

Olympus Stylus 770 SW

06/04/2007 08:58:21 PM · #12

Camera is a couple years old though.. But it's still one of my favorites because it fits in my coat pocket.

I just don't use it very often anymore. It does have a few scratches on the outside, but it functions fine.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

06/04/2007 09:49:01 PM · #13

Check pawn shops too. They show up there a lot, and usually in good condition. I bought a Fuji A360 for my wife a month or so ago for $65. You get to check it out at the store, and if it works there it will likely keep on working. Good luck hunting, and we look forward to seeing you post some images.

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon

06/04/2007 10:12:09 PM · #14

oh yeah...

//www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/W55/W55A.HTM

All Mine.

Sony DSC-W55 7.2 MP
2.5" LCD Monitor
Macro Mode
Carl Zeiss lens

I feel like a pimp...now I'm ready to enter some challenges lol.

Total price...damn near what I sold my d70 for lol. I'm an idiot.

Ubersteiny

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/04/2007 10:12:50 PM · #15

Some popular ones that i sell at my work are Nikon L5, L12, Canon A570IS, but my favourite would be the Fuji F30

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Canon

06/04/2007 10:15:51 PM · #16

OH NOOOOOOO ITS PINK...I gotta go return this thing now and get a different color. That's some BS right there.

fotomann_forever

06/04/2007 10:21:03 PM · #17

Originally posted by deapee:

OH NOOOOOOO ITS PINK...I gotta go return this thing now and get a different color. That's some BS right there.

LMAO... I thought Pink was your color David :-)

Ubersteiny

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/04/2007 10:23:08 PM · #18

Originally posted by deapee:

OH NOOOOOOO ITS PINK...I gotta go return this thing now and get a different color. That's some BS right there.

They didn't even open the box to make sure everything was in there? thats terrible!

06/04/2007 11:28:02 PM · #19

OK they didn't have it in anything other than pink, so I got a Kodak v803.

I like it even better. And this one is blue...it got good reviews. And it's just as small.

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

06/05/2007 12:23:23 AM · #20

Keep the pink, and you will never have a problem getting your subjects to grin : )