Point & Shoot side challenge for September?

08/24/2009 10:21:09 PM · #1

I just picked up a Powershot A530 at a pawn shop for $30 this afternoon. Just something cheap to keep in the car all the time. I know a lot of others have a small camera like this, so that they always have a camera at hand. I was wondering if there was any interest in a P&S side challenge for next month. Lets show what can be done with these cheap and underrated pocket cameras.

The pointers and shooters so far:

MelonMusketeer using a Fuji A920

glad2badad using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

bvy with an Olympus C-70 and/or Sigma DP1

Yo_Spiff armed with a Powershot A530 & T-Mobile G1

Covert_Oddity using a Sony DSC-H10

bvlindalou with a steal of a deal yard sale find on a Fuju Finepix A360

pixelpig using an Iphone

karmat with a Sony DSC-S30 (or DSC-W30)

pedrobop wielding a Canon Powershot SX-100 IS

Love with a Samsung S850

GeneralE marches onto the field with an Olympus D490Z and Canon A80

Bugzeyeand a Nokia 2630 phone-cam are in the game now

Lutchenko is begging his daughter to borrow her Fuji Zf5d

The_Tourist will be seeing the sights with a Casio Exilim EX-V8SR and IPhone

Keriboi using a powershot g10 (Brian, feel free to use that Sigma DP-1 if you like)

Zeuszen is in with a Leica D-Lux 4

undieyatch brings another phone-cam to the party

cpanaioti and a Powershot G3 help to swell the ranks of the Canon users.

albc28 and another one of those Iphone thingies.

DCNUTTER brings along one of my own faves, the Powershot S5 IS

pwm6 is in, wielding a Sony DSC-W300

haze is dusting off her Sony DSC-S650

Joker1114 is in with a Kodak Z760

Germaine is in with a Powershot G10 and one of those I-cams that also make phone calls.

Starbanana slips in with a Sony DSC-W50

totaldis jumps into the fray with a Blackberry Storm phone-cam

scooter97 scoots in with a Powershot SX110 IS

GinaRothfels with a Pentax Optio W10

tnun is in with a Nikon Coolpix L10

idnic says she is going to kick our butts with a Nikon Coolpix L20

Message edited by author 2009-08-31 22:58:23.

MelonMusketeer

Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

08/24/2009 10:27:29 PM · #2

I like this. I will be able to shoot and post a couple a week, and make a few comments as it goes along. I will be splitting the time between this one and the wildlife SC.
I use an older Fuji A920. I don't think it's even on the camera list here at DPC. It does macro almost as good as the heavy artillery when conditions are right.

glad2badad

DJI Mavic Air 2

Sears 55mm f/1.4 M42

08/24/2009 10:45:38 PM · #3

I'll play. I just picked up one of these (Lumix DMC-FZ35) today (should be delivered on Thursday). :-)

skewsme

Canon EOS-6D

08/24/2009 10:59:05 PM · #4

oh darn i thought this thread was for photos in the style of

pointandshoot ;-)

MelonMusketeer

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

08/24/2009 11:39:49 PM · #5

Originally posted by skewsme:

oh darn i thought this thread was for photos in the style of pointandshoot ;-)

skewsme , did you say something? : )

bvy

Sigma DP1x

08/25/2009 06:03:45 PM · #6

Can I use the DP1?

irisheyes

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

08/25/2009 07:00:38 PM · #7

I would love to play!!

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

08/25/2009 07:04:56 PM · #8

Originally posted by bvy:

Can I use the DP1?

I should have figured someone would up the specs! Since it's a side challenge, you can use whatever you like, though my own intention was to use a garden variety consumer compact. I'm not even using the S5 for this. I have a Powershot A530, Coolpix L6 and my phone-cam. Considering your top 5 are all done with a P&S, I think you've already proven the point of this exercise!

bvy

Sigma DP1x

08/25/2009 08:29:38 PM · #9

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Originally posted by bvy:
Can I use the DP1?

I should have figured someone would up the specs! Since it's a side challenge, you can use whatever you like, though my own intention was to use a garden variety consumer compact. I'm not even using the S5 for this. I have a Powershot A530, Coolpix L6 and my phone-cam. Considering your top 5 are all done with a P&S, I think you've already proven the point of this exercise!

Oops! Sorry. How about if I pull out the old Olympus P&S again? I think it's in my son's bedroom somewhere. Or are you saying I'm overqualified?

Covert_Oddity

Nikon D700

08/25/2009 08:52:17 PM · #10

I'm up for this, I'll use my Sony Cybershot and iPhone.

bvlindalou

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

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

08/25/2009 09:45:15 PM · #11

I just bought a Fujifilm finepix A360 at a Yard Sale for $1.
I want to play!

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

08/25/2009 09:51:28 PM · #12

I would like to think I can do better this month than last, & get one in almost every day. I want to try some more adventures w/my iPhone.

MelonMusketeer

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

08/25/2009 10:02:32 PM · #13

Originally posted by bvlindalou:

I just bought a Fujifilm finepix A360 at a Yard Sale for $1.
I want to play!

I had one of those and liked it a lot. I gave it to my niece when I got the A820 to replace it. You got a bargain. Make sure that the lens is clean. A lot of the P&S's get trashed because the lens gets dirty and it makes the pix look bad. I clean my P&S lens with a q tip barely dampened with alcohol.

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

08/25/2009 10:09:03 PM · #14

I wanna play. I have a little sony. a w30 or s30 or something like that.

bvlindalou

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

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

08/25/2009 10:19:45 PM · #15

Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:

Originally posted by bvlindalou:
I just bought a Fujifilm finepix A360 at a Yard Sale for $1.
I want to play!

I had one of those and liked it a lot. I gave it to my niece when I got the A820 to replace it. You got a bargain. Make sure that the lens is clean. A lot of the P&S's get trashed because the lens gets dirty and it makes the pix look bad. I clean my P&S lens with a q tip barely dampened with alcohol.

thanks for the advise....this one's lens is very clean...it came with a case and card. it will be perfect for the car.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

08/25/2009 11:11:30 PM · #16

Originally posted by bvlindalou:

I just bought a Fujifilm finepix A360 at a Yard Sale for $1.

Steal of a deal, there! I picked up a nearly new Powershot A530 at a pawn shop for $30. I thought that was a good deal, but a dollar? Wow.

As is the custom, I'll start the posting thread with the new month.

pedrobop

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

08/25/2009 11:17:24 PM · #17

Can i use mine?

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

08/25/2009 11:30:33 PM · #18

Originally posted by pedrobop:

Can i use mine?

That's most definitely in that class of cameras. Welcome aboard.

love

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

08/25/2009 11:32:30 PM · #19

I would love to do this! Sign me up!!

Bugzeye

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

08/26/2009 01:31:58 AM · #20

Where are you drawing the line on the cameras used? I don't think my cellphone camera could cut it and I am going to guess that my G-10 is a bit over the top for this.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/26/2009 01:45:36 AM · #21

Originally posted by Bugzeye:

Where are you drawing the line on the cameras used? I don't think my cellphone camera could cut it and I am going to guess that my G-10 is a bit over the top for this.

It's really up to you, though my original intention was for us to show what can be done with the kind of inexpensive camera that my mom would buy. I'll probably do a couple with my phone cam as well.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/26/2009 02:06:18 AM · #22

I bet with the Olympus D490Z and Canon A80 I have two of the oldest cameras still in use here ... though the Canon has capabilities beyond strictly P&S ... :-)

Bugzeye

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

08/26/2009 03:00:42 AM · #23

I will see what I can do with my phone once. Haven't really played with the camera feature much other than to send video messages to my wife.

jomari