Posted by millia on October 1, 2006, 7:57 pm
ms_peacock wrote:
> I would recommend that you go check them out for yourself. It's a lot like
> anything else, what fits one person may or may not fit you.
> Ms P
I agree with that! People have so many different interests and goals.
It gets my goat, though, when someone disparages a cheaper, entry level
camera and brags about their overpriced model with features that
they'll never use.
There are pros, semi-pros, and people who just want to take quality
snaps for their albums or for E-bay/E-mail or whatever. It depends on
a person's time, skills, and love of photography.
It's like learning to do watercolors. There are cheap brushes, paint,
and paper. Trust me, there are also more (much more) expensive
versions of everything. Why pay top prices for practicing and
learning? After 30 years, you'd better believe that I still use the
student grade paper, and the grainy cheap stuff when I haven't yet
worked out what I want to do.
Posted by ms_peacock on October 2, 2006, 8:25 am
> ms_peacock wrote:
>>
>> I would recommend that you go check them out for yourself. It's a lot
>> like
>> anything else, what fits one person may or may not fit you.
>>
>> Ms P
> I agree with that! People have so many different interests and goals.
> It gets my goat, though, when someone disparages a cheaper, entry level
> camera and brags about their overpriced model with features that
> they'll never use.
So true. I used to teach a college photography class and the entry level
SLR was the perfect camera for the class. I always recommended the Pentax
K1000 or similar level camera. And no matter how long I had been shooting
it was still almost always my camera of choice.
> There are pros, semi-pros, and people who just want to take quality
> snaps for their albums or for E-bay/E-mail or whatever. It depends on
> a person's time, skills, and love of photography.
You just really don't need a top of the line digital camera for what most
people need. If all you're going to do is share photos by email and print a
few standard 3X5s a 5 mega pixel camera is going to more than suit your
needs. The price of technology drops all the time and you can get a good 5
mega pixel camera for under $100.
> It's like learning to do watercolors. There are cheap brushes, paint,
> and paper. Trust me, there are also more (much more) expensive
> versions of everything. Why pay top prices for practicing and
> learning? After 30 years, you'd better believe that I still use the
> student grade paper, and the grainy cheap stuff when I haven't yet
> worked out what I want to do.
That's pretty true for any kind of artistic endeavor.
Ms P
Posted by Gordon on October 3, 2006, 12:22 am
bigrog_98@yahoo.com wrote in news:1159712427.445087.51180
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> Hi,
>
> I am considering buying a new digital camera. I know where they can be
> bought.
>
> I am completely ignorant about digital cameras. I have an old Cannon
> sure shot camera presently, which I rarely use.
You will find that you will use your digital camera much more often.
>
> It was suggested that I purchase a digital camera by the local film
> developing place.
> I do not know anything about different brands and what the advantage
> of having a digital camera versus the film cameras..my only knowledge
> is five pixels.
That would be Mega pixels. Since this is the frugal living site,
I would point out that the more Megapixels you buy, the higher your
cost. I have a 3MP Olympus that takes great pictures. I don't think
they make 3MP cameras anymore. So anything in the 4-6MP range should
be fine.
>
> What features do I need to have or should I consider when looking for
> in a digital camera?
Uses regular AA or AAA batteries.
Can use rechargables. But I prefer Lithiums because they are always
ready and last a long time. I understand that NiMih batteries will
hold a charge for a long time too and are rechargable.
Optical zoom.
>
> I wish to spend only about $200.00 for the camera.
No problem. If you buy last years models you should get a great deal.
>
> Please suggest a low price quality brand and why I should buy this
> particular brand..
>
> Kindly reply by posting only as email protected from spam.
>
> Thanks.
>
Posted by Shawn Hirn on October 8, 2006, 9:46 am
> rick++ wrote:
> > You also want be sure you have a computer that support it.
> > These days you can get a digital camera that will store
> > a thousand shots. But you can accidently erase them or lose
> > track of them if you dont download them.
> >
> > There are web services that manage scrapbooks of pictures
> > (up to 50-100 uploaded free per month). You want broadband
> > Internet for that. I dont trust uploads completely yet, so
> > maintain local copies.
> >
> > You not need a computer or internet to print the pictures.
> > Department stores and drugstores have services to directly
> > print from cameras.
>
> Good point Rick - computer crashes and CDs failures are doing what only
> theft and fire did to the old photos (read "memories"). There's some
> options out there with respect to on-line storage. I chose to go with
> a company that has the highest possible financial strength rating and
> gaurantees never to delete my photos. It backs them up like banks do
> my financial data. They've also got pretty cheap prints for those who
> want them ... www.pictureyourbusiness.myphotomax.com
No offense, but only a fool trusts a stranger to back up his data. If
you want to back up your photos to some web site, fine, but that is no
substitute for doing your own backups.
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> anything else, what fits one person may or may not fit you.
> Ms P