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05/08/2003 05:26:52 PM · #1 |
My girlfriends father has to buy a digital camera for business and personal right away before Tuesday May 13th. He looked at Costco at Olympus C-50, 5.0 Mega Pixel, 12x2 zoom, auto connect ESB, 32 MB xD picture card (upgradeable I think), quicktime movie, lithium ion battery, remote control, $569.99. Any suggestions? The camera needs to be able to deliver good pictures from an office photo printer and within a text engineering report.
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05/08/2003 05:42:29 PM · #2 |
| Maybe he should try Canon G3 or Canon 10D. |
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05/08/2003 05:54:31 PM · #3 |
Also look at the S602 (and Canon 10D is probably out of the price range if you're asking about a $600 cam, not sure what the G3 runs).
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05/11/2003 12:20:49 AM · #4 |
not sure of price but the g3 is only 4mp where the olympus runs 5mp... anyone else offer any suggestions and or reasons on which to get? I was thinking for his needs one like mine would be fine and about $100 cheaper I have to go to the store with him tomorrow afternoon... thoughts, suggestions, and ideas are most welcome
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05/11/2003 09:16:56 AM · #5 |
| I've had several Olympus cameras and I've loved every single one of them. You won't be disappointed. Have you looked at the reviews at dpreview?? |
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05/11/2003 09:25:57 AM · #6 |
| The S602 is really nice and does a lot, it's in the price range of $500 to $600. Only reason I didn't get it was the grip on it didn't fit my hand and made it awkward for me to hold. |
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05/11/2003 02:16:30 PM · #7 |
Get a Canon G3. Megapixels don't count for true resolution or image quality when the difference is only one megapixel. Besides, do you really want to spend 3 times as much as Compact Flash users spend on Olympus proprietary storage media?
Originally posted by Anachronite:
not sure of price but the g3 is only 4mp where the olympus runs 5mp... anyone else offer any suggestions and or reasons on which to get? I was thinking for his needs one like mine would be fine and about $100 cheaper I have to go to the store with him tomorrow afternoon... thoughts, suggestions, and ideas are most welcome |
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05/11/2003 02:27:39 PM · #8 |
| try olympus C5050z, around $650 at circuit city |
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05/11/2003 02:28:34 PM · #9 |
Olympus C5050 is way to go,but will take you few months to figure out all the features!
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05/11/2003 11:56:22 PM · #10 |
well we looked today and he was really close to buying the Canon S50 powershot... warranty was a concern though for him since he is using the camera to take shots in industrial factories for engineering reports... the store the Olympus was at offered him a lifetime warranty and satisfaction guarantee... the camera was incredibly compact... if he ever doesnt like it he can take it back... the S50 had a warranty you could buy.. 5 years $130... so since he didnt have to pay extra for the warranty, and the Oly-C50 will meet his particular needs I told him to get the olympus... he saved $200 in warranty and price differnce... plus he got a 256k xd media card for $125... (damn those things are so tiny! like a postage stamp) making a long story short, the Olympus C50 was $569 with a lifetime warranty.. the
Canon S50 was $599 plus $150 for a 5 Year warranty... the canon might have better color saturation, but for the price and what he needs it for, I thought it was the best decision.... but thanks for all the input everyone!!
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05/12/2003 12:09:23 AM · #11 |
| I looked at the C50 yesterday -- about half the size of mine with twice the resolution (and then some). Looks like a good deal -- I've been happy with the photo quality and durability of my Olympus so far... |
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