Off the beaten path

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:18 pm

I'm in the market for a good digital camera,not sure what to get,i need some input,i noticed Jeff raths Ric. photos are always on the money??? any help would be appreciated.

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:32 pm

What kind of rig are you looking for? Do you want a point and shoot or are you looking for a digital SLR? Both have their benefits. Whatever you do get, make sure it has a GLASS lens and not plastic. Canon makes really good stuff. Email me if you want some more help! Photography is my hobby.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:45 pm

Check out Lumix. I got one and I love it! They use Leica lenses!

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:17 pm

charly, which one do you have the fz20 or fz5 or what? i was looking at both they are supposed to have great image quality.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:23 pm

I have the fz20.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:33 pm

Its probably going to be the fz20,canon rebel[SLR]sony H1 or the olympus stylus 800 ,cant decide.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:27 am

Depending on your budget Olympus E1, not cheap, but the "Rickenbacker" of digital SLR's.

pflash4001 · Post by **pflash4001** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:39 pm

The Canon Digital SLRs are really awesome. I am really impressed with them. If you look back at some of the posts I have put up, the photos I have included have all been taken with Canon digitals. I have an older Canon Powershot A20 (which I think is still an awesome camera) and a Canon EOS 10D. The Powershot series cameras are really good and easy to operate. If you want to get a DSLR you'll get much more control over exposure, but it is a little more complicated on the manual modes. It REALLY helps alot if you have experience shooting film SLRs. Whenever I shoot stuff I really intend to keep, show, or submit to a photo contest, I usually go with film. I don't think I will ever give up my black and white. I love shooting all day and coming home and locking myself in the darkroom and printing all night. I guess like music, it allows me to focus and clear my mind of all extraneous issues. Digital is more convenient, so I guess you just have to weigh how you want to use the final product.

About the Olympus E1, If I am not mistaken, my uncle has one of those and he says the images are fabulous, the only issue is that it is a battery hog. I hope this helps.

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:12 pm

I am not a professional photographer ... I have a good film camera with good lenses ... but it is in disrepair ... I have a medium quality Ricoh digital camera ... RDC-5000 ... it is an older model ... there are better cameras available theses days ... I shoot at about 1800x1200 resoultion and I clean the photos up and add effects with photoshop ...

I don't have professional equipment ... but I do have an art background and an architectural degree and some experience shooting pictures ... and it helps to have an eye for composition as well ...

There are several here who have better equipment and better skills than I do for photography ...

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:19 pm

I use the Canon A510.

It's easy to use, however, I cannot figure out how to get rid of the “flash” glare on the pictures.

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:28 pm

That's one of the things I like about the Lumix. It has a shoe, so you can get a better bigger flash, that swivels up and down, so you can bounce the light off of the ceiling. That gets rid of the flash.

ken_swearingen · Post by **ken_swearingen** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:13 pm

Thanks everone for your input ,Ended up going with the panasonic dmc fz20 [like charly's]i was leaning in that direction,it has the best of both worlds. a super zoom lens,auto or manual,great image quality,at a pretty reasonable price,good reviews... should be here tomorrow bought it on line at zoomania.com $549.00 with starter package.thanks again everyone.

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:24 pm

E1 produces such great images because the image processing engine is a progressive scan system, whereas almost all other use interlacing. This results in stunning image quality.

You're right about batteries, however you can get spares via ebay reasonably cheap. You can also get an external power supply. All the E1 lenes are made my Zuiko, and you can get an adapter to allow the use of all the standard Olympus "OM" lenses on the E1.

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:34 pm

A friend of mine has two E1s and several lenses for it, 7-14, 14-54, 50-200 and the teleconverter. Great camera system!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:37 pm

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