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

12/14/2003 12:29:42 PM · #1

I'm looking to upgrade from my Sony Mavica FD-83, with only .85 Megapixels. It's a great camera and has served me well, but it's a little outdated, I think.

As this is only a hobby, I can't justify spending a crazy amount of money. I'm looking to stay around the $300 mark. I was looking at the Fuji Finepix S5000 that has something like 3.2 megapixels (a big improvement from what I have now) plus a 10X zoom. Does anyone have any comments about this particular camera? Or any other suggestions that I might check out?

Thanks for the help!
Jen

PDavis

Canon EOS-20D

12/14/2003 12:54:25 PM · #2

I am like you. I only do this as a hobby and I like it. I just bought a Minolta Dimage Z1 and I like this camera. It has alot of features that a SLR camea has. I find it easy to use and it takes good pictures. I looked at the Fuji 5000 and thought it had some good features too. I don't remember if you could use an external flash on the finepix. You can on the Z1. I think both cameras are great and at a good price range.

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

12/14/2003 12:58:30 PM · #3

Thanks for the feedback. You're right the S5000 does not support an external flash, but it's not something I use now, so I probably wouldn't miss it. I'm just starting to get more serious about this and there is still alot I need to learn.

I'll check out the Z1 as well, what's the zoom on that one?

Thanks!

PDavis

Canon EOS-20D

12/14/2003 01:00:10 PM · #4

The zoom is 10X optical and 4X digital. I get great shots from it.

Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED

12/14/2003 10:21:42 PM · #5

Thanks again. Hopefully, Santa's reading this and will bring me something good! :)

jdw91479

Olympus E-300 EVOLT

12/14/2003 10:50:13 PM · #6

you might want to look into the canon powershot a or s series cameras. There are a couple of them in that price range, and I know the s series has manual features.

//www.powershot.com

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/14/2003 11:01:24 PM · #7

Yeah, it seems like Canon models are pretty popular. Thanks for the link.

jxpfeer

Nikon D70

12/22/2003 12:52:29 PM · #8

while i love the fuji cameras, the s5000 isn't one of 'em :) it really lacks a lot of the "control" that you get with many of the other cameras on the market. you're better off with something like the minolta or a canon.

Nuno

Nikon D700

01/16/2004 06:16:59 PM · #9

I had the same question that you do. My whife banging my head 'cos I couldn't spend much money (it was my chistmas present).

So when you have your money very well counted and you know that at short or medium therm you wouldn't buy any other camera (or the divorce will be imperative!) you want to make sure you get the best your money can buy. After some months of seartch I had 3 machines in mind: the s5000, minolta Z1 and HP 945. I was advised to get the s500 for the best image quality.

I must say... You just got to hold it - You will never let it go again. It's true it has some limitations, for night shot for example. It only as 2 seconds maximum aperture. And it as some noise at 400 Iso. But no one's perfect.

Unless you need extralarge fotos and prints or you are a pro fotographer you wouldn't find great flaws in the machine. The 10x zoom is excellent, it's easy to use in auto or in manual (after a day with it and the instruction manual it's a peace of cake). And you would have a camera that can be compared with olhers that cost 2 or 3 times more.

Send me a mail if you are interested in some samples pictures.

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

01/16/2004 06:27:45 PM · #10

Biggest problem with all those high zoom camera (except Minolta A1 and Nikon 5700)is the grainy noise,because of the very small sensor they use ( Sensor size 1/2.7 " (5.27 x 3.96 mm) or 1/2.5" }.In order to get high zoom and preserve the small size of the camera they put these little bitty sensors and picture quality goes way down!

GinaRothfels

Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens

01/16/2004 06:41:22 PM · #11

The Olympus C-2100UZ was a fantastic camera for it's time. I'm so sad that Olympus chose to replace it with the smaller 700 series cameras which have most of the features but no stabilizer. With a 10X zoom this is really important but the only camera with that much zoom which is being made with a stabilizer is by Panasonic - I don't know the model number but it has previously been discussed in the forums here. I haven't seen the camera yet so I can't say how good it is.

The other camera with a stabilizer is the Minolta A1. It has slightly less zoom but lots of other great features, but it is also MUCH more expensive.