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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
It certainly wasn't the Panasonic Lumix I was so excited about in my
first post. After reading dozens and dozens and dozens of reviews I narrowed the field to about 7 or 8 candidates. Leading the list was the Sony DSC-S500 which I was sure would be the winner...it wasn't. That particular camera bit the dust as did several others after reading a significant quantity of user reviews. Eventually two cameras were left standing....the 6 megapixel Canon PowerShot A540 and the 7 megapixel Pentax Optio M20. As much as it pains this Nikon fan to say it....the Canon won. Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II) had a slighly higher pixel count and was a few bucks cheaper, the Canon had more features that mattered (or appeared to matter) to me. It had a 4X zoom as opposed to the 3X of the Pentax, had a larger maximum aperture, offered more manual control and had an optical viewfinder which the Pentax lacked. It also offered the choice of images at a 16:9 aspect ratio which should look good on my 19" widescreen monitor. I picked it up at CompUSA this afternoon for $175 ($25 off the regular price) plus the requisite 6% Connecticut sales tax. Now I didn't really buy this camera to shoot coins (I'd rather do that with my 35mm macro setup), but I'm sure the camera is certainly capable of doing a creditable job. I'm also sure I'll give it a try after taking a couple of days to learn all of the features of this new toy....and I'll post links to the results. |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
"Phil DeMayo" wrote in message oups.com... I picked it up at CompUSA this afternoon for $175 ($25 off the regular price) plus the requisite 6% Connecticut sales tax. Now I didn't really buy this camera to shoot coins (I'd rather do that with my 35mm macro setup), but I'm sure the camera is certainly capable of doing a creditable job. I'm also sure I'll give it a try after taking a couple of days to learn all of the features of this new toy....and I'll post links to the results. Ahhh - shopping for therapy. Fells good, don't it! I'm sure it'll keep you happy, Phil. When you post the test shots, can you please make sure to include some low-light examples. (Noise is not my friend) Hooroo -- Jeff R. |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
On Jan 2, 6:55*pm, "Jeff R." wrote:
When you post the test shots, can you please make sure to include some low-light examples. (Noise is not my friend) The final nail in the coffin for the Lumix was advice offered in a user review at CircuitCity.com: "Set the thing at ISO 100 and fire away" |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
"Phil DeMayo" wrote in message ups.com... The final nail in the coffin for the Lumix was advice offered in a user review at CircuitCity.com: "Set the thing at ISO 100 and fire away" Sighhhh. Sad but true. -- Jeff R. |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
"Phil DeMayo" wrote in message oups.com... It certainly wasn't the Panasonic Lumix I was so excited about in my first post. After reading dozens and dozens and dozens of reviews I narrowed the field to about 7 or 8 candidates. Leading the list was the Sony DSC-S500 which I was sure would be the winner...it wasn't. That particular camera bit the dust as did several others after reading a significant quantity of user reviews. Eventually two cameras were left standing....the 6 megapixel Canon PowerShot A540 and the 7 megapixel Pentax Optio M20. As much as it pains this Nikon fan to say it....the Canon won. Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II) had a slighly higher pixel count and was a few bucks cheaper, the Canon had more features that mattered (or appeared to matter) to me. It had a 4X zoom as opposed to the 3X of the Pentax, had a larger maximum aperture, offered more manual control and had an optical viewfinder which the Pentax lacked. It also offered the choice of images at a 16:9 aspect ratio which should look good on my 19" widescreen monitor. My first SLR was a K-1000. I still have a fondness for Pentax and thought if I could get the digital I chose instead of what I can afford :-) it would be a Pentax of some sort. Anyway looking forward to seeing the test shots! Dale |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II)
My first SLR was a Pentax SP500 that I bought about 1970.... Of course I was a small child when I bought it.... |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
"Wes Chormicle" wrote in message link.net... Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II) My first SLR was a Pentax SP500 that I bought about 1970.... Of course I was a small child when I bought it.... Gosh, mine was a used Petri Penta I bought in 1959 for a photography course I was taking in college. It was a handy replacement for the 30-pound Calumet bellows camera and case we had to master first. Fortunately, the flash powder era had ended.......... Bruce |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
"Dale Hallmark" dalehall at cableone.net wrote in message ... "Phil DeMayo" wrote in message oups.com... It certainly wasn't the Panasonic Lumix I was so excited about in my first post. After reading dozens and dozens and dozens of reviews I narrowed the field to about 7 or 8 candidates. Leading the list was the Sony DSC-S500 which I was sure would be the winner...it wasn't. That particular camera bit the dust as did several others after reading a significant quantity of user reviews. Eventually two cameras were left standing....the 6 megapixel Canon PowerShot A540 and the 7 megapixel Pentax Optio M20. As much as it pains this Nikon fan to say it....the Canon won. Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II) had a slighly higher pixel count and was a few bucks cheaper, the Canon had more features that mattered (or appeared to matter) to me. It had a 4X zoom as opposed to the 3X of the Pentax, had a larger maximum aperture, offered more manual control and had an optical viewfinder which the Pentax lacked. It also offered the choice of images at a 16:9 aspect ratio which should look good on my 19" widescreen monitor. My first SLR was a K-1000. I still have a fondness for Pentax and thought if I could get the digital I chose instead of what I can afford :-) it would be a Pentax of some sort. Anyway looking forward to seeing the test shots! Dale Ah the K-1000, made me think I was a good photographer at one time............. mk |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
"Wes Chormicle" wrote in message link.net... Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II) My first SLR was a Pentax SP500 that I bought about 1970.... Of course I was a small child when I bought it.... My first SLR was a Pentax ME super. Billy |
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Digital Bullet Bit....and the winner is.....
I have my dad's Ilford Sportsman camera, from the 1960's I think. I used it
in Greece in 1979, separate exposure meter, happy days. I also have a very nice mahogany half plate camera. Billy "Bruce Remick" wrote in message news "Wes Chormicle" wrote in message link.net... Even though the Pentax (my first SLR was a Pentax Spotmatic II) My first SLR was a Pentax SP500 that I bought about 1970.... Of course I was a small child when I bought it.... Gosh, mine was a used Petri Penta I bought in 1959 for a photography course I was taking in college. It was a handy replacement for the 30-pound Calumet bellows camera and case we had to master first. Fortunately, the flash powder era had ended.......... Bruce |
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