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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep
with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) 4. IS 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. 6. Optical View Finder. OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? [BTW... if I take out optical viewfinder, I am left with one choice Lumix FZ18, which has not been reviewed yet and seems too big anyway. If I give up the wide angle instead I am left with Canon G7, also large but (barely) manageable. I could live with the size, but hate to give up 28mm. If I give up optical finder and settle for 100+ telephoto, then there good pocketable choices: Lumix Lx2, LX1; Leica D-Lux3, D-Lux2.] Thanks for sharing your thoughts. |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
RPS wrote:
I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) 4. IS 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. 6. Optical View Finder. OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? [BTW... if I take out optical viewfinder, I am left with one choice Lumix FZ18, which has not been reviewed yet and seems too big anyway. The Lumix TZ3 lacks an optical finder and manual A or S controls. But it is quite compact AND has a Leica 10X zoom (28-280mm)lens. I so rarely use manual controls that for me it is a non-issue. YMMV. I do like an optical finder but the TZ3 is reported to have a screen that is bright and quite usable even in direct sunlite. Bob Williams If I give up the wide angle instead I am left with Canon G7, also large but (barely) manageable. I could live with the size, but hate to give up 28mm. If I give up optical finder and settle for 100+ telephoto, then there good pocketable choices: Lumix Lx2, LX1; Leica D-Lux3, D-Lux2.] Thanks for sharing your thoughts. |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
RPS wrote:
I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) 4. IS 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. 6. Optical View Finder. OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? [BTW... if I take out optical viewfinder, I am left with one choice Lumix FZ18, which has not been reviewed yet and seems too big anyway. If I give up the wide angle instead I am left with Canon G7, also large but (barely) manageable. I could live with the size, but hate to give up 28mm. If I give up optical finder and settle for 100+ telephoto, then there good pocketable choices: Lumix Lx2, LX1; Leica D-Lux3, D-Lux2.] Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Numbers 4 and 5, and probably 2. Good optical zoom is pretty important for travel pictures, and taking pictures in bright sun with most LCD displays is pretty difficult. |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
Ron Hunter wrote:
: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. : 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. : 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) : 4. IS : 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. : 6. Optical View Finder. : : OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the : most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? : Numbers 4 and 5, and probably 2. Good optical zoom is pretty important : for travel pictures, and taking pictures in bright sun with most LCD : displays is pretty difficult. Thanks. The camera meeting these criteria is Canon G7 (lacks #s 2,5). |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
RPS wrote:
I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. I would like light and small, but I find I usually carry my DSDR 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. While you can stitch a group of images if needed, I consider wide angle a most important feature and seldom travel with less than 24mm or wider equalivent. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) I can live without this on most trips. 4. IS I can live without it. Practice and a little knowledge can do a lot here. 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. Since you can control one with the other.... Why Worry? 6. Optical View Finder. Only if I must. All of the above was based on my needs your may vary greatly. OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? [BTW... if I take out optical viewfinder, I am left with one choice Lumix FZ18, which has not been reviewed yet and seems too big anyway. If I give up the wide angle instead I am left with Canon G7, also large but (barely) manageable. I could live with the size, but hate to give up 28mm. If I give up optical finder and settle for 100+ telephoto, then there good pocketable choices: Lumix Lx2, LX1; Leica D-Lux3, D-Lux2.] Thanks for sharing your thoughts. -- Joseph Meehan Dia 's Muire duit |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
On Aug 13, 1:49 am, RPS wrote:
I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) 4. IS 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. 6. Optical View Finder. OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? [BTW... if I take out optical viewfinder, I am left with one choice Lumix FZ18, which has not been reviewed yet and seems too big anyway. If I give up the wide angle instead I am left with Canon G7, also large but (barely) manageable. I could live with the size, but hate to give up 28mm. If I give up optical finder and settle for 100+ telephoto, then there good pocketable choices: Lumix Lx2, LX1; Leica D-Lux3, D-Lux2.] Thanks for sharing your thoughts. OK, I'm going to take a little different tac. I have backpacked through Belize with 2 Lieca M2s, a 24, I consider necessary this wide, a 35mm and an 85mm, great photos. Canoed the Macal and Belize Rivers, with the Leicas, great trip, just prior to going digital. Used a small water resistant waist pack to hold everything. My solution for you would be a Nikon D40(x) and Tamron 17-50 f2.8 and a Nikon 55-200 VR. Not an expensive kit, but light weight. Results would be far better than any of the P&S cameras you have listed. You also have f2.8 from 17-50 (25-75mm). This is something very nice to have. A Pentax K100 would be an alternative, not that familiar with Pentax lenses. Also light weight, in camera antishake. Another the Olympus E510. DSLRs have better response than almost all of the P&S, even though these are bottom of the line cameras you will get exellent results, and much less noise in darkish conditions. Tom |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
"RPS" wrote in message ... I am looking for an all-purpose travel camera which I can always keep with me. I made a list of all the features I would want and DPreview tells me it doesn't exit! Great. So which of the following features would you give up in a travel camera if it were your only camera: 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) 4. IS 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. 6. Optical View Finder. Give the Nikon P5000 a look. With the wide angle and tele adapters, it covers your list fairly well. Somewhat similar to the G7, but more compact. Easily fits into a big pocket (without the adapters), and superb image quality, if you keep the ISO low. I use it when I don't want to lug the D200 around, and bought it based on your criteria of 1, 4, 5 and 6. I wasn't as concerned with 2 and 3, so I haven't bothered with the adapters. |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
RPS wrote:
Ron Hunter wrote: : 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. : 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. : 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) : 4. IS : 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. : 6. Optical View Finder. : : OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the : most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? : Numbers 4 and 5, and probably 2. Good optical zoom is pretty important : for travel pictures, and taking pictures in bright sun with most LCD : displays is pretty difficult. Thanks. The camera meeting these criteria is Canon G7 (lacks #s 2,5). If my #5 you mean shooting mode, you'd better re-read the spec sheet. If you don't mind a wide angle adaptor, Canon A710IS is 6:1 zoom, small, takes AA's, but G7 is a better camera if you can live with the size. Dave Cohen |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
Dave Cohen wrote:
: RPS wrote: : Ron Hunter wrote: : : : 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. : : 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. : : 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) : : 4. IS : : 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. : : 6. Optical View Finder. : : : : OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the : : most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? : : : Numbers 4 and 5, and probably 2. Good optical zoom is pretty important : : for travel pictures, and taking pictures in bright sun with most LCD : : displays is pretty difficult. : : Thanks. The camera meeting these criteria is Canon G7 (lacks #s 2,5). : : If my #5 you mean shooting mode, you'd better re-read the spec sheet. Right. The G7 only lacks #2 (28mm), and maybe #1 (although it is classified as "compact"), but does have manual controls. |
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Which of these features would you give up in a travel camera
On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:24:22 GMT, AlexZ wrote:
Dave Cohen wrote: : RPS wrote: : Ron Hunter wrote: : : : 1. Manageable size. Not necessarily light, but should fit a big pocket. : : 2. At least 28mm at the wide end. : : 3. Approx 200+ mm at the tele end. (No tripod.) : : 4. IS : : 5. Possibility of either aperture or shutter priority. : : 6. Optical View Finder. : : : : OK, no such thing at present. Therefore which are one or two of the : : most dispensable features in your experience and opinion? : : : Numbers 4 and 5, and probably 2. Good optical zoom is pretty important : : for travel pictures, and taking pictures in bright sun with most LCD : : displays is pretty difficult. : : Thanks. The camera meeting these criteria is Canon G7 (lacks #s 2,5). : : If my #5 you mean shooting mode, you'd better re-read the spec sheet. Right. The G7 only lacks #2 (28mm), and maybe #1 (although it is classified as "compact"), but does have manual controls. The G7 is a fairly bulky compact but nevertheless fits easily into my pants pocket. It's somewhat cramped in that pocket with the neck strap, though. If only there was a quick-release strap for it. KS |
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