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[camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: mrbigstuff
Date: April 09, 2012 10:51AM
only a point-and-shoot! really, not all that much money! and, it's going to help me get great shots of my kids and all those other things, like large zeppelins and shooting stars that I come across all the time! not to mention the celebrities I see everyday on my way to work! and, ants, lots of ants with the macro setting! I'll carry it with me every day and never miss a shot.

come on, play along.
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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: space-time
Date: April 09, 2012 11:00AM
that little Canon 300HS, friends have it and they don't know much about Photography but get decent results, I may get one to carry around all the time, shout fit in just about any pocket
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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: tenders
Date: April 09, 2012 11:13AM
You mean, an iPhone 4S? Except for the macro setting. But how many ants do you want photos of really?
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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: mikebw
Date: April 09, 2012 12:10PM
Would like to trade up from my Sony Alpha a550 to the a580, or maybe A77? You know, for the video capability.
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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: 3d
Date: April 09, 2012 12:58PM
Leave the credit card out.
The Olympus OM-D is coming in just a few short weeks!

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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: Uncle Wig
Date: April 09, 2012 02:30PM
Pentax Q? Since its introduction, the price has come down to a much more reasonable level. Users seem to like it very much. Image quality on par with other higher-end compacts but with extremely high build quality and arguably a much greater "fun factor."

(I don't have one, yet. Just got a K-5 so my camera budget needs time to recover)

And where are you seeing large Zeppelins??



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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: Buzz
Date: April 09, 2012 03:54PM
I accidentally* bought a Canon SX230 HS awhile back as a pocket/utility camera. Now, over a third of the families from Baby Buzz's baseball team have 'em. Pretty good specs and great user ratings for a pocket travel zoom. Batteries are cheap; though some work much better than others, so you may have to eat $8-$10 of lousy life batteries to figure out which [generic] ones work best. Then, turn off the flash when not needed, and the GPS as well, to get better battery life-- maybe take a couple of "destination" shots w/ GPS on for the photo journal when you first take it out at a new location. It does pretty much everything you ask, but I said *accidentally, because I stumbled on to a killer deal... about $80 less than the $220 & up it seems to fetch now... not sure what your "not all that much money" range is. It's basically the same camera s-t recommended, only on steroids... bigger screen, longer zoom, etc. w/ same underpinnings.

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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: richorlin
Date: April 09, 2012 08:32PM
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Buzz
I accidentally* bought a Canon SX230 HS awhile back as a pocket/utility camera...

Love the SX230. Great little camera. Picked up another one at Walmart last week for my wife. They had the display model clearanced for $90 with nothing but the camera. Picked up a genuine Canon charger and battery for $29 off of eBay and now it's good to go.
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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: Buzz
Date: April 09, 2012 09:27PM
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richorlin
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Buzz
I accidentally* bought a Canon SX230 HS awhile back as a pocket/utility camera...

Love the SX230. Great little camera. Picked up another one at Walmart last week for my wife. They had the display model clearanced for $90 with nothing but the camera. Picked up a genuine Canon charger and battery for $29 off of eBay and now it's good to go.

I didn't realize how good a sales job I evidently must've done, but every week it seems like another parent shows up w/ one at the kids' games. $90 is a freaking steal. Congrats on that. FWIW, I've found third party batteries for about $3-$4 each that significantly outperform the OEM Canon. The OEM charger is nicer looking, but no harm has come from using the $5 generic units. OTOH, I don't blame you for rounding out the OEM parts, for a more complete set. :-)

Lucky wife; I make Mrs. Buzz draw w/ crayons...

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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: freeradical
Date: April 10, 2012 01:32AM
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Uncle Wig
Pentax Q? Since its introduction, the price has come down to a much more reasonable level.


$749.95

[www.bhphotovideo.com]

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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: Uncle Wig
Date: April 10, 2012 11:25AM
$540 with the kit 01 prime from Amazon if you want to deal with Emmy Photo; $581 if you want to buy directly from Amazon.



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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: freeradical
Date: April 10, 2012 03:16PM
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Uncle Wig
$540 with the kit 01 prime from Amazon if you want to deal with Emmy Photo; $581 if you want to buy directly from Amazon.


Those are entry level DSLR prices.
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Re: [camera] it's a disease, another camera
Posted by: Uncle Wig
Date: April 10, 2012 06:58PM
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freeradical
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Uncle Wig
$540 with the kit 01 prime from Amazon if you want to deal with Emmy Photo; $581 if you want to buy directly from Amazon.


Those are entry level DSLR prices.

A lot of compact cameras cost the same as an entry level DSLR, or more.



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