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04-02-2007, 07:05 PM
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Camera Choices
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.
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04-02-2007, 09:26 PM
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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.
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04-03-2007, 02:19 AM
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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.
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04-03-2007, 02:24 AM
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I got the Sony DSLR A100 and love it.
A little on the pricey side though. 
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04-03-2007, 02:38 AM
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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. 
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04-03-2007, 05:38 AM
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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.p...ctID=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...4_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. Last edited by ClubReef; 04-03-2007 at 05:42 AM.
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04-03-2007, 04:24 PM
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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. Last edited by bubblepuffer; 04-03-2007 at 04:27 PM.
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