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12/20/2002 11:45:16 AM · #1 |
Looking to buy a new digital camera as a (last-minute) Christmas present for my father. I've been very satisfied with my C-700 UZ, but I've also read very good reviews of the Canon Powershot S40. Does anyone have an opinion on which is the better buy?
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12/20/2002 11:58:36 AM · #2 |
IMHSO (In My Humble Skewed Opinion), get the Canon. I'm just biased.
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12/20/2002 12:20:21 PM · #3 |
Depends on what you want from the cam. I've got an S40, but since I'm doing more "real" photography now, the lack of filters or lenses is a bit constraining - I'm having to import a special adapter for it. However, as a general use compact camera, the S40 is very nice, and the higher MPix is always useful.
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12/20/2002 02:04:14 PM · #4 |
I looked at both before settling on the lower end Canon (S30). What I really liked about the Olympus was the lens--I really liked the "ultra zoom" feature.
At times I wish I had opted for that zoom. Having such a focal length range would be awesome.
I bought the S30 beacuse the reviews were good, and I really liked the RAW option. The other selling point was the Compact Flash card. I fully expect to buy another camera one day, and I wanted the media to be compatible. And since most of the higher-end digicams I was looking at seemed to use the CF card rather than the Smart Media... I went with the compact flash. |
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12/20/2002 03:25:58 PM · #5 |
Alright, votes are unanimous. We've ordered the S40 (through the link on the site). He's really more of an amateur photographer, so I don't think he'll need the filters, etc.
Thank you all,
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12/20/2002 07:25:00 PM · #6 |
Aww, I'm too late, but I just have to say I am totally in love with my new Olympus C-720 UZ. Not that I've compared it closely with the Canon, although I did get to see that when I met Manic back in July :). So you may have made the best decision.
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