Spink Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hey Guys! I'm looking to purchase a new camera some time in the near future, and I was hoping some of you would share your experiences with your cameras...I know many of you have excellent cameras which take fantastic shots of fish, so I'm asking if you could share with me the brand, type, specs etc; where you purchased it from, and maybe how much... If you're not comfortable posting out on the forum, then please PM me with details... I'd like to buy the best my money can afford so would appreciate any help you all can give me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I have a Canon A710 IS. Love it. No complaints. A friend has the slightly newer version, not sure what the code is. As for megapixels most people would never have much need for more than seven or eight. Mine has 6x zoom. That is the only thing I would want more of. It also does awesome macro stuff (really close up) which is handy for fish photos. Check out my pics in the link below, all done on my camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharronpaul Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 We've got a Fujifilm S5700. Wicked camera, under $400, and good resolution and zoom. There are several online sites that specialise in reviews of cameras. We had a good look through these as well before we bought. Heres one to try: http://www.dpreview.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I have a sony ds2 which is pretty good. has got nothing on a Canon 350D slr though which takes a bit more learning to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 We've got a Fujifilm S5700. Wicked camera, under $400, and good resolution and zoom. Same here.... I find it a pretty good camera for its price. One thing to keep in mind, whatever camera you buy, is to get extra memory. I've got a 1Gb card and I can take 294 pics at the cameras highest resolution settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Canon 350D SLR with 100mm macro lense, 1GB card...love it All up cost me $2k through long-term monitoring of trademe. Probaby costs that now. Back then was $2.5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroy Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hey Guys! I'm looking to purchase a new camera some time in the near future, and I was hoping some of you would share your experiences with your cameras...I know many of you have excellent cameras which take fantastic shots of fish, so I'm asking if you could share with me the brand, type, specs etc; where you purchased it from, and maybe how much... If you're not comfortable posting out on the forum, then please PM me with details... I'd like to buy the best my money can afford so would appreciate any help you all can give me! Are you after a point and shoot or a SLR? Also what price range are you looking at? And will you be using it for more professional looking shots, or just standard day to day usage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 i have a sony cibershot V1 its a good camera ive had it for a few years with no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Canon 350D SLR with 100mm macro lense, 1GB card...love it All up cost me $2k through long-term monitoring of trademe. Probaby costs that now. Back then was $2.5k ] nah, they were $1200 a months back due to the 400D release but don't think they are avialable now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Canon 350D SLR with 100mm macro lense, 1GB card...love it All up cost me $2k through long-term monitoring of trademe. Probaby costs that now. Back then was $2.5k ] nah, they were $1200 a few months back due to the 400D release but don't think they are avialable now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytawnykitten Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 We have the Canon 400D and we always reckon it is the best thing we ever bought. Fantastic photos, easy to use, point and shoot but completely manual if you want it to be. Of course the downside of an SLR is the size, but for me the quality of photos is more important... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I love my Sony and husband loves his Canon. We sell more Canons than any other camera and nobody has ever regretted buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Cool shot tiny. The only thing can be that with close-ups one part of the pic is out of focus...this particularly happens with bigger lenses/really close close-ups. Smidey i was meaning with the 100mm macro lens too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 hey Luke*, I bought my Canon 400D which came with a twin lens set (18-55 and 75-300) for about $1200 last Nov from dick smith (20% sale) and then this year, bought a 60mm macro from the states for about $450. These macro lenses are so awesome!! My 60mm doesn't have as big a working distance as your 100mm but I find that it does that job quite well. My next purchase will be one or two external flashes to position them above the tank which will illuminate the fish better than the on-board front-on flash. But they cost around $500 each.. :-? Spink, If you want to get a dSLR camera, I think now might be a good time to get a 350D/400D because the latest model in the series, the 450D is coming out either now or very soon. With release of the new model, there will be ppl who will want to sell their older model to upgrade to this new one and also the retailers will probably drop their prices on these older models to make room for the new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 For SLR, the Sony Alpha 200 kits are at extremely good prices at the moment. Sony is new to the SLR market, but has so far prooved to be extremely good (had a play round with a few of the lenses myself). Only problem is, lenses are VERY expensive, but as its always said, you wont lose much money on glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vindy500 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 just picked up a 350d for 600 on trade me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 just picked up a 350d for 600 on trade me Congrats - was it a brand new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I was going to get a 350d in Hong Kong for $500nzd. But they where slow in finding a English version. Ill get a 40d when i go back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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