Archive for September, 2011
Digital Slr Camera Comparison
September 30th, 2011 | 
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I want to upgrade to a digital camera and I was wondering what would be a good one to go with for an amateur photographer. I like the Cannon Rebel line of cameras but I was wondering what a more affordable option might be. What are your thoughts on the Pentax K100d. I learned on a Pentax K1000 and I read that most of the older lenses will fit the Pentax digital SLR cameras. Do you know what I found? I believe the K100D and K100D Super have been discontinued. Newer models are the K10D and K20D. Pentax is still using the venerable K-mount it introduced in 1975 so any older K-mount manual focus lens can be used with the newest DSLR cameras. There will be limited functionality (manual focus, stop-down metering) but they will enjoy the benefits of image stabilization since Pentax placed it in the camera body. If you have several K-mount lenses in good condition then buy the Pentax DSLR. Since Sony bought the DSLR line from Konica-Minolta in 2006, the Sony Alpha (A) series cameras use the Minolta A-mount introduced with the Minolta Maxxum AF 35mm film camera of 1985. So any Maxxum AF lens will be right at home on the Sony A200 or A350 or A700. Sony also incorporates image stabilization in the camera body.
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I can't decide Sid Polaroid cameras print the photo instantly but arent the best quality picture. Digital cameras are excellent quality picture but it's costs money to print them at shops. I could buy a camera printer but it's more expensive :/ which one is a better choice. What I found out was – Digital cameras are better
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I am looking to buy a camera for preferably under 650USD. I want to use it for snorkeling and shallow diving, but also have it to use as a regular camera that takes good photos-maybe with the option of manual exposure. Is it better to buy an underwater camera like Olympus Tough or Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3, or to buy a decent camera and get underwater housing for it? What cameras would you suggest. I think I found an answer. An underwater housing is going to have a depth advantage to a Tough camera. But having that, here is my story. I had a FantaSea housing (about $100) for my Nikon S200 – a run of the mill $150 camera. So the total cost was about equivalent to a tough camera. The housing had a 100meter depth, far more than I needed as I never scuba – only snorkel. My wife and I go on cruises in the Caribbean, so having something waterproof is desirable. But the housing was a bit large and bulky. It was always a pain. So for that reason, we never took the camera/housing with us unless we were going snorkeling for sure. Then we were in the Bahamas one day. I took my underwater camera, and my wife's Nikon S560 to the beach. I was taking photos with the Nikon S560 as it is easier to use on-shore than the underwater camera. While I could have removed the camera from the underwater housing to do this, it was just easier to use a second camera. But I then put my wife's camera in the front pocket of my swim trunks and forgot about it. . Until after I finished snorkeling. Yep – scratch one camera. We replaced that camera with a Nikon S570. Then about 6 months later, on another cruise. Same swim trunks, we were at the pool on the ship, and yep, scratch camera #2 after I went into the pool. Then we finally got wise, and I bought an Olympus Tough 8010. Since then I have not killed any more cameras. However, compared to the underwater housing: The Olympus is rated for 10Meters, the underwater housing 100Meters. You have to rinse the Olympus off after getting it wet – you don't have to with the housing. The Olympus is more convenient as the underwater housing is bulky. The photo quality is about the same with the Olympus as the camera that went into the housing. The Olympus is NOT inconvenient to use on land. I ended up selling the housing as I didn't use it after buying the Olympus. So long story short, unless you have a depth requirement of 100Meters, a Tough is a good choice.