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02/19/2005 08:10:42 AM · #1
Macro!!.. i have problems with the focus. its a bit difficult to make a good macro shot.

I love my ZOOM (x10)
02/19/2005 08:08:03 AM · #2
On the D70,

- having to user the menus to switch between single and continuous autofocus - why no shortcut?!?!

- why isn't auto one of the ISO available when using the button-command dial combo.

- no mirror lockup is also a bit of a pain.

Other than that, I love it.
02/19/2005 07:53:38 AM · #3
On the D70, it's the fact that you have to reset the self-timer for each use. Slows me up a bit. If I'm wrong please advise. I hear the remotes are impossible to come by. BH told me there was a long waiting list. Crazy.

On my Fuji Finepix S5000 the function dial moves if you look at it too hard. Great camera, MAJOR flaw. I assume they fixed that with the improved versions?
02/19/2005 07:07:18 AM · #4
the only thing i would have wanted to see is a M/S/C focus selector instead of the M/AF switch (if you know what i mean)...

other than that i love it.
02/19/2005 06:27:09 AM · #5
Originally posted by aguapreta:

Fuji s7000...

it does not take multiple exposures using the timer.


How odd. Mine does.

Oh..sorry....no it doesn't....continuous and bracket OK, but not multiple. Mea Culpa.

NOISE!!!!

Message edited by author 2005-02-19 06:31:30.
02/19/2005 05:59:34 AM · #6
That I don't have a second one ;-)
02/19/2005 04:44:02 AM · #7
The fact that it is missing a whole bunch of manual settings, though I can't really complaine all that much since it is a $150 P&S (you get what you pay for I guess)
02/19/2005 04:31:43 AM · #8
Besides been a regular P&S, I love my W1!
The only thing I dislike is the zoom. 3x optical only! I even turned off my digital (sux).
I can take up too 122 photos on a single 256mb MS Pro, with full resolution (5mp).
Exposure is good (30s tops on manual). Goes from F2.8 to F10 (at full zoom). Well, I love it!
Tiny little one and extremelly well built!
02/19/2005 04:24:56 AM · #9
Lack of spot meter or limitation of resolution (2048x3072 px)
02/19/2005 03:54:17 AM · #10
The lens on my camera
02/19/2005 02:59:17 AM · #11
Fuji s7000...

it does not take multiple exposures using the timer.

it has only iso 200, 400, & 800.

the maximum exposure is 15 seconds.

the maximum aperture is f 8.0.

But, for less that $500, I am happy:)
02/19/2005 02:52:53 AM · #12
Originally posted by jbsmithana:

No ISO indicator in the viewfinder. I'm always forgetting to reset it!


I'm so with you on that point!
02/19/2005 02:10:02 AM · #13
No ISO indicator in the viewfinder. I'm always forgetting to reset it!
02/18/2005 11:30:15 PM · #14
It lacks a spot meter.
02/18/2005 10:56:21 PM · #15
that its not winning me a blue ribbon... ;o)
02/18/2005 10:53:39 PM · #16
.. that it cant do multiple exposures while the film version can.
02/18/2005 10:49:52 PM · #17
Minolta Z1. purple fringing on bright spots and sometime sahve to manually focus in low light.
02/18/2005 10:23:25 PM · #18
Originally posted by IanChristie:

The Fuji FinePix 3800 (and similar cameras, S602Z,S5000 and S7000) has an electronic viewfinder which isn't as crisp and clear as an optical and is almost useless in low light.

Also the maximum exposure of 4 seconds, only available in Night Shot mode. Manual mode never seems to go longer than 1/2 a second.

And there's the lack of any real manual functions anyway (auto focus only, 3 selections for aperature and no manual shutter selection.)

But I still love the 3800 and I knew about those downsides and figured if I wanted to do any real long exposures, I'd just use my old Canon AE-1 35mm. But that recently jammed up.


My FujiFilm S5100 has 15 seconds exposure time in manual mode.
02/18/2005 10:19:14 PM · #19
Metering modes aren't selectable.
02/18/2005 10:18:30 PM · #20
overall is it an ok camera for me as a beginner. I am very quickly getting frustrated with it though and feel like i have outgrown it. It is making strange grinding noises when i use the zoom and the batteries go flat real quick. (yes i have bought more). :o).
02/18/2005 10:14:58 PM · #21
I got my Lumix FZ-20 quite recently
so far no major complaints except for the inability to autofocus well in lowlight(gotta use lower shutter speeds which even the MIS couldn't help - have to use a tripod or table/car top for support)
and above these problems,it is by far the best camera I had-so far.
01/26/2005 08:57:27 AM · #22
I don't know enough about cameras to complain about mine. I have a little Nikon Coolpix3200..I want the D70..but am far to much of an ameture to take that leap and spend that kind of money..Until then..will suffer with making up for it in software manipulation. Unfortunately, the guidelines in the challenges here don't allow much in the way of software manipulation. Perhaps you would consider adding some more flexibility to the rules.
01/26/2005 08:39:23 AM · #23
What i dislike most about my camera is its bad picture quality, and its amazingly bad zoom which has costed me alot of pictures. which would have been really good if it just had the zoom quality
01/23/2005 06:59:22 PM · #24
the fact that it doesn't get excited when i turn it on.
01/23/2005 06:53:24 PM · #25
Originally posted by Maverick:

Continuous focus speed slower with non af-s lenses
No battery grip/vertical shutter release
3 fps as opposed to 8

can't think of anything else I'd want from it.

OK, so maybe I should get a D2H = P too expensive though.


D2H has had a serious price drop with the arrival of the D2X immeninent, and is selling for $1999 new. Used ones are going for about $1700 on Ebay. But the used market will likely be flooded with very well used examples as soon as the news and sports photogs get their hands on new D2Xs.
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