Camera purchase advice

I know this will end badly, but here goes

I have worked my way (over time) through the Canon Powershot series;

A60, A510, A630, A590is.

The reasons for buying have been good-to-excellent image quality, and
full manual controls.

The reasons for replacement have been
A60 - sensor came unstuck (the Canon recall came to late for me)
A510 - in a rucksack with a can of coke that exploded
A630 - dirt in the lens (how !?)

The 590 has been disappointing in terms
of image quality, both spatial definition
(AKA sharpness) and colour capture, when compared
with my (beloved) A630.

I enjoy small cameras for ease of carrying,
and enjoy pushing small camera to extremes.

I enjoy (frankly) messing about digitally
(HDR, panorama, focus stacking,timelapse, astro photography...)
As such, CHDK has been a boon.

So - the 590 has FAILED to be a useable
successor to my A630.

What should I buy?

BugBear

On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:36 +0100, bugbear
wrote:

I know this will end badly, but here goes

I have worked my way (over time) through the Canon Powershot series;

A60, A510, A630, A590is.

The reasons for buying have been good-to-excellent image quality, and
full manual controls.

The reasons for replacement have been
A60 - sensor came unstuck (the Canon recall came to late for me)
A510 - in a rucksack with a can of coke that exploded
A630 - dirt in the lens (how !?)

The 590 has been disappointing in terms
of image quality, both spatial definition
(AKA sharpness) and colour capture, when compared
with my (beloved) A630.

I enjoy small cameras for ease of carrying,
and enjoy pushing small camera to extremes.

I enjoy (frankly) messing about digitally
(HDR, panorama, focus stacking,timelapse, astro photography...)
As such, CHDK has been a boon.

So - the 590 has FAILED to be a useable
successor to my A630.

What should I buy?

BugBear

Another A630? You liked the one you had. Or get the old one fixed

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho.../dp/B000HAOVC6

charles wrote:


Another A630? You liked the one you had. Or get the old one fixed

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerSho.../dp/B000HAOVC6

I considered the repair option, but was quoted 100 GBP purely
for the repairer to TRY.

Small cameras are so fiddly that repair is borderline
not possibly at effective cost (like many
modern items)

Hence the (oops) a590.

BugBear

On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:36 +0100, bugbear wrote:

I know this will end badly, but here goes

I have worked my way (over time) through the Canon Powershot series;

A60, A510, A630, A590is.

The reasons for buying have been good-to-excellent image quality, and
full manual controls.

The reasons for replacement have been A60 - sensor came unstuck (the
Canon recall came to late for me) A510 - in a rucksack with a can of
coke that exploded A630 - dirt in the lens (how !?)

The 590 has been disappointing in terms of image quality, both spatial
definition (AKA sharpness) and colour capture, when compared with my
(beloved) A630.

I enjoy small cameras for ease of carrying, and enjoy pushing small
camera to extremes.

I enjoy (frankly) messing about digitally (HDR, panorama, focus
stacking,timelapse, astro photography...) As such, CHDK has been a boon.

So - the 590 has FAILED to be a useable successor to my A630.

What should I buy?

BugBear

If I had purchased that many cameras of one brand which did not provide
adequate service, I'd try another brand.

ray wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:36 +0100, bugbear wrote:

I know this will end badly, but here goes

I have worked my way (over time) through the Canon Powershot series;

A60, A510, A630, A590is.

The reasons for buying have been good-to-excellent image quality, and
full manual controls.

The reasons for replacement have been A60 - sensor came unstuck (the
Canon recall came to late for me) A510 - in a rucksack with a can of
coke that exploded A630 - dirt in the lens (how !?)

The 590 has been disappointing in terms of image quality, both spatial
definition (AKA sharpness) and colour capture, when compared with my
(beloved) A630.

I enjoy small cameras for ease of carrying, and enjoy pushing small
camera to extremes.

I enjoy (frankly) messing about digitally (HDR, panorama, focus
stacking,timelapse, astro photography...) As such, CHDK has been a boon.

So - the 590 has FAILED to be a useable successor to my A630.

What should I buy?

BugBear

If I had purchased that many cameras of one brand which did not provide
adequate service, I'd try another brand.

Do you have any specific recommendations - which is what I'm asking here... ?

BugBear

On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:47:01 +0100, bugbear wrote:

ray wrote:
On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:36 +0100, bugbear wrote:

I know this will end badly, but here goes

I have worked my way (over time) through the Canon Powershot series;

A60, A510, A630, A590is.

The reasons for buying have been good-to-excellent image quality, and
full manual controls.

The reasons for replacement have been A60 - sensor came unstuck (the
Canon recall came to late for me) A510 - in a rucksack with a can of
coke that exploded A630 - dirt in the lens (how !?)

The 590 has been disappointing in terms of image quality, both spatial
definition (AKA sharpness) and colour capture, when compared with my
(beloved) A630.

I enjoy small cameras for ease of carrying, and enjoy pushing small
camera to extremes.

I enjoy (frankly) messing about digitally (HDR, panorama, focus
stacking,timelapse, astro photography...) As such, CHDK has been a
boon.

So - the 590 has FAILED to be a useable successor to my A630.

What should I buy?

BugBear

If I had purchased that many cameras of one brand which did not provide
adequate service, I'd try another brand.

Do you have any specific recommendations - which is what I'm asking
here... ?

BugBear

No - I've not shopped for a camera for some time, since I've been quite
happy over the years with refurbished Kodak cameras from the Kodak online
store. I'm currently using a P850 purchased several years ago. Factors I
like include 12x zoom and RAW capability. Some of the current 'Z' series
include RAW.

"bugbear" wrote in message
o.uk...

Do you have any specific recommendations - which is what I'm asking
here... ?

BugBear


Sony NEX-5 w lenses.

Gary Eickmeier

On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:15:36 +0100, bugbear
wrote:
: I know this will end badly, but here goes
:
: [Customary laying of groundwork omitted.]
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: What should I buy?
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: BugBear

My Dear Sir, it doesn't matter whether it ends badly or not. SOMEONE has to
ask this question every three to six months, or we all get bored and surly.
This just happens to be your turn. Let the fray begin!! :^)

Bob