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Don Wiss wrote: But I want a camera with a wide angle and IS for low light. Tell me which camera has that? The new marvel from Ricoh has all that and mo It has a 28-200mm lens + Minolta-like AS, but unlike the slightly hefty A-series KMs this Ricoh has *pocketable* size and weight (I kid you not). Other goodies are full-press lag in line with the best DSLRs (less than 0.1 of a second) and 1cm macro. More details he http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/caplio/r3/index.html Prog. |
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On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:10:09 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:
But 28mm isn't vary wide angle. 24mm is what others consider wide. Plus no view finder. A complete deal breaker IMO. After seeing no view finder I stopped reading the page. (As for macro I plan to hang onto my Nikon 950 for whenever I need macro capability.) In addition, the USA isn't one of Ricoh's markets. |
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On 2005-08-25 19:37:55 -0400, Don Wiss said:
Have you checked out their new P880 and P850? See: http://www.steves-digicams.com/pr/ko...0-p850_pr.html It looks like they saw what Nikon did with their 8800 and 8400 and followed in their footsteps. The wide angle model, with a better zoom range than the 8400 (24-140 mm), has a f/2.8 - f/4.1 lens with no image stabilization. Only their telephoto model (36-432 mm) gets IS. It would suck to be shooting in low light with f/4.1 and no IS. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Geez and I use to suffer with F 3.5 lenses and 25 ASA film.. and that speedy stuff ASA 64. Ccntankerous flash systems..... Somehow we made all work. Work at it. You should be able to hold a point and shoot at 140 with a shutter speed at 1/60 sec. Its all relative. -- Jim |
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Don Wiss wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:18:00 -0400, Jim wrote: Work at it. You should be able to hold a point and shoot at 140 with a shutter speed at 1/60 sec. Its all relative. Except if it is a cloudy day and you are shooting at 85mm it is 1/30 sec on the Nikon 8400. I was taking more store front pictures yesterday afternoon. One I had to shot multiple times to be sure I got a good one. Those were taking at 1/30 sec. One I shot once and it is blurry. That one took at 1/48.2 sec. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). Don, Remember that the Nikon range have a BSS - best shot selector - function which selects the sharpest images from a sequence of shots. David |
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Kodak blows it
MarkČ wrote:
"Don Wiss" wrote in message ... On 25 Aug 2005 18:13:38 -0700, "Cardamon Dave" wrote: I disagree. Image-stabilized digital cameras are far outnumbered by very good 3X and 4X zoom-lens cameras. No image stabilization? Most photographers would just use a tripod or monopod, rather than rely on IS. Carrying around a tripod is not feasible for me. I do not own a car. I get around bicycle. When I'm traveling often the bicycles I rent don't have back racks. I have had far too many pictures ruined because my 8400 has no IS and a high f/stop, just like this new Kodak. Which is a Nikon copycat. They could have done one better. How about a light, compact monopod? That would really help a great deal, and would strap to nearly any bicycle frame. Consider it. It makes a HUGE difference. In fact, one thing many don't realize is that even if you have to (for some reason) lift a monopod off the ground while using it, it STILL has a surprisingly stabilizing effect, since your camera becomes a small part of a weighted structure hanging below it. -This removes all tiny hand-gitters, and reduces them to what is, at worst, very slow, steady motion...more steady than hand holding. I know it sounds strange, but doubters should try this for times when you don't have time to fully set up with teh monopod. Just having it attached--and even partially extended below your camera help--especially with smaller cameras that are more subject to hand-gitters. -Mark Building on the monopod concept, but without a monopod, consider this. Attach a strong cord to the Tripod Screw. Put a loop on one end of the cord that will allow you to put your foot through it. Raise the camera until there is considerable tension in the cord. Extremely light, extremely cheap and very effective. Bob Williams |
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Kodak blows it
Bob Williams wrote:
MarkČ wrote: "Don Wiss" wrote in message ... On 25 Aug 2005 18:13:38 -0700, "Cardamon Dave" wrote: I disagree. Image-stabilized digital cameras are far outnumbered by very good 3X and 4X zoom-lens cameras. No image stabilization? Most photographers would just use a tripod or monopod, rather than rely on IS. Carrying around a tripod is not feasible for me. I do not own a car. I get around bicycle. When I'm traveling often the bicycles I rent don't have back racks. I have had far too many pictures ruined because my 8400 has no IS and a high f/stop, just like this new Kodak. Which is a Nikon copycat. They could have done one better. How about a light, compact monopod? That would really help a great deal, and would strap to nearly any bicycle frame. Consider it. It makes a HUGE difference. In fact, one thing many don't realize is that even if you have to (for some reason) lift a monopod off the ground while using it, it STILL has a surprisingly stabilizing effect, since your camera becomes a small part of a weighted structure hanging below it. -This removes all tiny hand-gitters, and reduces them to what is, at worst, very slow, steady motion...more steady than hand holding. I know it sounds strange, but doubters should try this for times when you don't have time to fully set up with teh monopod. Just having it attached--and even partially extended below your camera help--especially with smaller cameras that are more subject to hand-gitters. -Mark Building on the monopod concept, but without a monopod, consider this. Attach a strong cord to the Tripod Screw. Put a loop on one end of the cord that will allow you to put your foot through it. Raise the camera until there is considerable tension in the cord. Extremely light, extremely cheap and very effective. Bob Williams That works well. I've tried it, and it definitely gets rid of most hand-jitters. |
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Kodak blows it
"Bob Williams" wrote in message
news:WQG6f.90710$lq6.23959@fed1read01... Building on the monopod concept, but without a monopod, consider this. Attach a strong cord to the Tripod Screw. Put a loop on one end of the cord that will allow you to put your foot through it. Raise the camera until there is considerable tension in the cord. Extremely light, extremely cheap and very effective. Bob Williams And very portable. I have one in my bag, all the time, but it fits in a pocket so much better than a monopod... -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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