Digital Camera Thread (DEAD)

[albrandwood]

Bump for updated - BB,CC,CUSA,OD,OM,ST - @shley

 

[patrickj]

Originally posted by: nguyendot1
Great camera I'll agree, I've had my EOS-10d for almost a year now, and it has given me superb pictures. I just sold my 300D after 3 or 4 months, and am looking at acquiring the D70 (cheap) or going all the way for a Finepix S3 or the Nikon variant. Just got a Sony F828 as daily shooter too, dad got envious and sold his G5 and got one too... Sigh that Canon Pro1 looks tempting, I must trade my F828 in for it, and I'll tell my dad to get the Nikon 8700 when it comes out so we can have the best of both worlds...hehe

You might want to skip the 8700 and go with a D70. The pricing/features are competitive enough that the D70 is worth a look.

 

[MeanMeosh]

great list! i think you should add the sony dsc-f717 though. $800 normally, its being clearanced out at circuit city BM for $450 - $485. you can price match this to your local best buy and get 0% financing for 12 months on the camera, which works out to around $40 a month for 12 months after tax =D its 5MP, 5x optical zoom, a bucketload of manual options AND you can add on various lenses. great camera (bought one under the deal i outlined above)

 

[oLLie]

I love these list threads. Great idea whoever thought of it!

 

[albrandwood]

Originally posted by: MeanMeosh
great list! i think you should add the sony dsc-f717 though. $800 normally, its being clearanced out at circuit city BM for $450 - $485. you can price match this to your local best buy and get 0% financing for 12 months on the camera, which works out to around $40 a month for 12 months after tax =D its 5MP, 5x optical zoom, a bucketload of manual options AND you can add on various lenses. great camera (bought one under the deal i outlined above)

I've included it at the website price, since :

a) its YMMV on the clearance
b) its YMMV on the PriceMatch
c) I can't verify the pricing

@shley

 

[Bekker]

For lower line cameras, Gateway has the Fuji Finepix a200 and a205 for about $99 each. Both are 2 meg and the A205 gets very good reviews. I think it has either a 2 or 3 times optical zoom. Cheapest prices I have seen on these.

 

[apoppin]

I just did an 'impulse buy' @ OM (B&M) - Cannon PowerShot A300 - 3.2 MP - $129.95

Good deal?

The cheapest i could find on PW (aftr i bought it today) is $185. i got mine in Palm Springs where it is on 'special' and there are 4 more. . . . as usual, YMMV.

 

[albrandwood]

Strange ... its on their website for $179.95 ...

If you find it for $129.95 ... then its a good buy

@shley

 

[psxjunky]

So which one is generally regarded as the BEST 4.0 or 5.0 MP camera ?

I'd prefer one that takes NiMH AA batteries, but am open to other suggestions as well. If the price is under $500 that'll be great ... but I can go slightly higher if necessary.

Thanks for any inputs !

 

[Lars]

Very impressive list. Thanks

 

[Dogbertt]

Hmm...
No mention of Microcenter...bought a Canon A75 with 20% internet only special (Store Pickup) for $239.

 

[RideFree]

Originally posted by: psxjunky
So which one is generally regarded as the BEST 4.0 or 5.0 MP camera ?

I'd prefer one that takes NiMH AA batteries, but am open to other suggestions as well. If the price is under $500 that'll be great ... but I can go slightly higher if necessary.

Thanks for any inputs !

If there is a better 5.0 than the Kodak DX4530, I don't know what it would be.
I bought mine in December for $266 delivered. It is phenominal...beats my enhanced Dimage7 at nearly everything.
The Kodak uses either the CRV3 battery (which produces 250-300 shots, most with photo) or 2-AA NIMH, which for me is cheap as they are the same group of AAs that I started using in the Minolta, a year or two earlier.

I can not say enough good things about this camera. The photos compare almost exactly to the Dimage7 (also a 5MP) except, they all turn out 100% usable. With the Dimage7, 1 out of 4 shots is either less than perfect or downright unusable. The DX4530 produces 99 out of 100 "perfect" shots consistently.

I shopped DX4530 through Pricewatch for the best price.

 

[Dogbertt]

BTW That's $245 Delivered from Microcenter before Tax.

 

[Johnbear007]

Considering it is the best 2MP camera in it's price range its criminal not to have the canon a60 on here. It can be had for 156$ at amazon

 

[Gillbot]

What about the 5.0MP 3x optical Zoom Kodak DX4530 from Compgeeks. It was listed at $229 when I ordered last weekend. Not sure what the list price is now.

 

[agent2099]

Originally posted by: RideFree

Originally posted by: psxjunky
!

If there is a better 5.0 than the Kodak DX4530, I don't know what it would be.The DX4530 produces 99 out of 100 "perfect" shots consistently.

I shopped DX4530 through Pricewatch for the best price.

If you are that impressed with the DX4530, you'd probably faint after using a Sony F717 or a Canon G5.

 

[RideFree]

If you are that impressed with the DX4530, you'd probably faint after using a Sony F717 or a Canon G5.

No doubt you nearly fainted at the "sticker shock" of these two cameras...
they are nearly 3x the price of the Kodak.

Having owned the cameras I mentioned, I merely reported on my subjective findings based on a real hands-on experience. No doubt, you also own both the Sony and the Canon (although I can't imagine why you'd have both, as they completely overlap each other) and are reporting your subjective feelings.

Over 40+ years of being more than an amature photographer and having owned the best that money can buy in photographic equipment qualifies my comment that the DX4530 is one of the best that money can buy. $250, that is.
Again, take it for what it is worth...my $.02

 

[phillydog]

Originally posted by: Dogbertt
Hmm...
No mention of Microcenter...bought a Canon A75 with 20% internet only special (Store Pickup) for $239.

Yeah, nobody seems to like MicroCenter...bought a Sony DSC-F828 shipped for $806. Had it shipped to a co-worker's house in another state to avoid the sales tax.

Locally, the camera is atleast 899 + tax... usually the retail of 1000 + tax...

 

[skriefal]

The Minolta Dimage S414 (4.0mp, 4X zoom) is on sale at Ritz for $199 through the end of the day.

 

[DustBunny]

Originally posted by: agent2099
If you are that impressed with the DX4530, you'd probably faint after using a Sony F717 or a Canon G5.

Holy crap the G5 is incredible.... And you have to love the sound schemes... When I turn it on, birds chirp!!! Hahaha! I used it in Austria, and it performed FLAWLESSY. I have some amazing pics from the trip. I'll try to post some of my best to show you guys the AMAZING quality.

 

[agent2099]

Originally posted by: RideFree

If you are that impressed with the DX4530, you'd probably faint after using a Sony F717 or a Canon G5.

No doubt you nearly fainted at the "sticker shock" of these two cameras...
they are nearly 3x the price of the Kodak.

Having owned the cameras I mentioned, I merely reported on my subjective findings based on a real hands-on experience. No doubt, you also own both the Sony and the Canon (although I can't imagine why you'd have both, as they completely overlap each other) and are reporting your subjective feelings.

Over 40+ years of being more than an amature photographer and having owned the best that money can buy in photographic equipment qualifies my comment that the DX4530 is one of the best that money can buy. $250, that is.
Again, take it for what it is worth...my $.02

Well for $250 I'm sure its a good buy. But there is a reason Kodak 5mp cost the same as Canon 3mp.

You kind of left yourself open you said:

"If there is a better 5.0 than the Kodak DX4530, I don't know what it would be."

Well obviously there are a ton of 5mp cameras better than the Kodak, and that's why they cost twice as much. You didn't say "better for the price" which would be a completely different thing.

 

[Johnbear007]

That Kodak get's pretty bad reviews actually. Also, while the G5 is a great camera it is prone to abberations in certain shots, especially with alot of white in them Since I live in michigan and we have now for about 11.5 months out of the year that would suck for me, thats the main reason Ihave not bought one.

 

[ectx]

still worth a read. Bump

 

[WalkingDead]

Newegg has the new Fuji E550 6.3mp 4x zoom for $333 + 99 cents shipping.

 

[NucEm]

I just checked with 2 local OfficeMax stores for the Sony DSCP10 and neither has it on sale for $299.99. They're price is $349. One of the stores thought that they would no longer carry that model. So maybe some stores have started clearing them but not here in Colorado.