Camera Choices

[Joe Reefer]

I am in the market for a new camera, I am leaning towards a Canon powershot S3 IS. Does anyone know of any other cameras similar to this that I should maybe looking at.

[AndyL]

My recent upgrade was in the same ballpark- fujifilm Finepix s5200. Definitely worth consideration... I'm not thrilled with the manual focus on the S5200 but if I recall the manual focus on the canon S3 was basically the same (if not minimally ergonomically easier). However the canon was 150$ more at the time.

[Snappy]

Unrelated, but I see this frags.org icon seems to be spreading.:wink:

[Kabong]

Costco has the Kodak EasyShare Z650 for just under $200
A comparable camera for less $$$

[DanG]

I have an S3 IS. I've had it since september and taken close to 1000 shots with it.
It is a slightly bigger camera than many of the other models in the price range, but the zoom and macro are both amazing. Battery life is also better than I had expected.

[G1GY]

I got the Sony DSLR A100 and love it.

A little on the pricey side though.:cry:

[Joe Reefer]

Macro shots are what this camera will be mainly used for.
Thanks dan your making my decision easier.

Frags.org is great IMO, its like a free bump everytime i post. :mrgreen:

[ClubReef]

Hi Joe Reefer,

I don't know if you're set on Canon. But may I offer a suggestion. I know the Canon S3 IS is not exactly a compact camera so you may want to move towards a full on DSLR. It's a much better investment. If you don't have lot of experience shooting in manual mode..SLR these days can still provide an auto shot setting. For the price I would go with a cheap slr body such as a Nikon d40 and the Phoenix 100mm 1:1 Macro lense. If your into Canon, I'm sure they have a cheap dslr body as well..and the Phoenix also come in Canon mount. The Ultra Zoom feature won't provide the same sort of benift a true 1:1 macro will give you. At 100mm..you can hit a lot of depth.

Here are some specs

Nikon D40:
http://www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?PageTag=&page=file&memx_menu=EmbedProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=9798&SID=

with this budget macro lense that is at 100mm length..perfect for reef tanks...and it's tack sharp and is really inexpensive for a SLR lense:
http://www.photographyreview.com/cat/lenses/35mm-primes/phoenix/PRD_84634_3111crx.aspx


Edit: My bad..this set up will cost 800-900 dollar..might be significantly more than what you are willing to spend. This is a great budget setup for macro photography though.

[DanG]

The macro is great. I'll try to remember to post some of my macro shots when I get home.

[bubblepuffer]

If you need to find out more about Digital Camera or Digital SLR review, which one is good from the fans and expert photographer.. try go to " www.dpreview.com " and go to the Forum there. I usually hang around there asking expert and professional photographer for opinion, trick and how to take a good picture. It's a cool place to learn about all the digital Camera out there.

Personally I love Olympus for the color output as most photographer know the color quality of it.

[demon666]

have you picked up a new camrea yet there lando????? i too am looking for a new camera and dont know what to get......

[Joe Reefer]

I ended up getting a powershot S3 IS, its in the mail should be here sometime next week. :multi:

[demon666]

where did you end up picking it up at????????? anywhere in edmonton that has coparable priceing???can pm me the details thanks

[Joe Reefer]

I picked it up on Ebay, but its from www.henrys.com (http://www.henrys.com). Was a touch over 300 including shipping. The best I deal I could find in the city was 400+ @ futureshop.

[demon666]

thats 300 canadian?

[Joe Reefer]

315 cdn plus shipping

[demon666]

thats not bad at all how long for the shipping? did u pick up a macro lens too?