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Offline Furball

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« on: September 21, 2006, 03:56:09 PM »
I am going travelling for a month in January and am looking at purchasing a decent camera for scenery shots etc.

probably look to spend around £200/$400 max, not a lot but it wont see a massive amount of use apart from that month.

any suggestions?

this is the best i have found so far

http://www.purelygadgets.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=2081&gclid=CNb1h7LTv4cCFRWKQgodyVJ9QA

http://www.pcmediks.co.uk/p/151220/Kodak-Z650-6MP-Camera---10X-Optical-Zoom-Grade-A-E115572-.htm

thanks in advance.
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Offline eskimo2

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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006, 04:21:17 PM »
I'd stick with Canon or Nikon.
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006, 04:22:12 PM »
I just bought a Canon SD600 for my Hawaii trip, very happy with the results.  I'll post some shots soon.
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2006, 04:24:50 PM »
i already have a Casio Exilim 3.2mp compact camera for close in drunken in bar shots, it is quality for scenery etc. which i am looking for ideally.
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Offline Halo

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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2006, 04:30:27 PM »
I'll still recommend Canon Powershot Digital Elphs -- I've used the SD200 and now the SD400, shot a couple thousand pics and the camera is always excellent.
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« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2006, 04:50:47 PM »
The Fuji Finepix 5600 and the canon powershot S2/3 has gotting some excellent reviews so they should be pretty safe bets.

I almost got the Canon instead of the DSLR myslef and sometimes i regret not doing it. It would prevent me from beeing tempted to spend alot on future lenses and junk.
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« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2006, 04:58:55 PM »
I took 600 photos on this Hawaii trip, btw.  Flawless operation, the only bad shots were ones where I was asking for it (low light + motion + no tripod).  It's a digital elph, just like Halo recommended.
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« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2006, 05:39:57 PM »
Got Fuji 5600 myself, perfectly satisfied for now.

The only disadvntage so far is that media, XD-picture card, is quite expensive, got 1Gb for $50 in Moscow.

Will try to post some shots soon.
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Offline Debonair

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« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2006, 08:01:48 PM »
my only digital camera is a P&S, it does fine for outdoor scenery shots.
unless you're gonna get all uber with an SLR (filters, bunch of lenses, etc) its just a bigger more expensive thing to haul around, maybe save your $ for a better class of liquor instead
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« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2006, 11:59:36 PM »
The 5600 is the best of both.
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Offline Furball

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« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2006, 01:45:45 AM »
advice is much appreciated.  thanks guys.

sounds like the 5600 is a safe bet!
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« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2006, 07:35:59 AM »
One of the pitfalls I see with the S5600 is the 16meg xD picture card. That's too small. You'd fill that up with 12 pics at max resolution.  Buy more memory if you make this purchase, and while you're at it, buy an extra battery.
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« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2006, 07:49:20 AM »
Memory cards are extremly cheap these days. 1-2gb cards costs alot less than a night out with da boyz. Hopfully thats the case over on Furby Island too.
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« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2006, 08:30:25 AM »
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Memory cards are extremly cheap these days. 1-2gb cards costs alot less than a night out with da boyz. Hopfully thats the case over on Furby Island too.
A spare battery is also not only cheap, but cheap insurance for those times you turn your camera on for a great shot and say "Crap, battery is low!"
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« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2006, 08:32:37 AM »
yup!

dunno what kind of bats the 5600 uses tho
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