Digital camera help?!

[TraumaRN]

Sooo I'm looking to buy my first digital camera because I've been behind in the times. For the last few years I've used a Nikon N75(orF75) film SLR and it's worked great but I need something better. At the time I cant really afford a Nikon DSLR which sucks since my current lenses would mount on a D50/70 But with college starting back up I just cant afford the 600-700 bucks for the body.

So I'm looking at a digi P&S. And I think I've narrowed it down to a few choices

Either a Nikon Coolpix L1 or a Canon A620

If i'm wrong on either choice please tell me!

Few things I'm looking for-

Image Quality
Price under 250 bucks
Good feature set(as in range of f-stop/shutter speeds, white balance, metering etc)
Battery life

I'm leaning towards the Nikon just because it has better f-stops and takes less batteries(2AA instead of 4AA) Plus I've only ever owned Nikon and love their IQ.

Anyways thanks in advance for any help

 

[TraumaRN]

Bump....

 

[TraumaRN]

Anybody??

 

[Scarpozzi]

Canon.

 

[tfinch2]

For P&S, stick with Canon, Panasonic, or Olympus

 

[michaels]

I have a Canon SD300 4 mp I would sell or a Canon S3IS

 

[Metron]

I have an older Canon S500 with 5 MP that uses Compact Flash... here is a newer SD500 with 7 MP and SD media for $250.

Awesome camera, very portable, and no AA batteries. I have 2 batteries and a charger, though I can get several hundred shots on one battery (usually a day's shooting on vacation).

I highly recommend Canon.

 

[BoomerD]

Nikon and Canon are both top quality cameras. You won't go wrong with either one.

 

[JulesMaximus]

They are both excellent. Get whichever one you prefer, can't go wrong with either of them.

 

[SpanishFry]

save up for D50.

 

[ElFenix]

new canons should be announced in a week or two.

 

[TraumaRN]

Thanks......whatever I get I'm gonna probably get a Canon. Just now have to find the right model!

 

[McGyver]

olympus or canon.

 

[foghorn67]

A new Rebel is coming out. I imagine some P&S will be out as well. Photokina is soon.

 

[virtuamike]

Save up. I've seen used D70's and D100's for $400.

 

[Insane3D]

If you can raise your budget a bit, the S2 IS is ultra cheap now that the S3 IS is out. I saw it somewhere a couple weeks agor for $299 shipped...it was a $500 camera not that long ago.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Definitely the Canon S2IS. The Fuji F30 is a favorite of pros because of the excellent image quality and the high ISO capability.

 

[Photog]

I'd go with the Canon.

 

[michaels]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=45&threadid=1911167&enterthread=y

 

[aphex]

If you already have some lenses, buy a used D50 or D70 on FredMiranda.com for $350-400