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I'm traveling a lot for business now and lugging the A700 along has gotten old. I'm now in the market for a point-and-shoot that I can easily toss into my luggage and have with me on trips.
If the Fuji F30/F31 were in production still, I wouldn't have to think about what to get, but they're hard to find anymore and I'd really prefer to get a new camera than gamble on a used camera through eBay (especially when used F30/F31 cameras are running $300).
Criteria:
- Smaller than an A700.
Even something the size of Panasonic's FZ series is OK.
- 28mm (FOV equivalent) or wider wide angle is preferred. I don't need a 300x zoom, I just want useful, normal, focal lengths. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind a long zoom, but the wide angle is more important and I don't mind giving up the telephoto end to get it.
- Acceptable image quality at base ISO. I don't plan on using this camera for 4ftx6ft posters, just snapshots and the occasional 8x10, and I don't expect great (or even good) low-light performance.
Current list of cameras to consider:
- Fuji S9600. Used to have a very old Fuji 2650 (2MP) that I really liked until it was stolen out of my car (along with my briefcase and a company laptop), so I like Fuji as a brand. S9600 is on the large side though.
- Fuji F50fd/F100fd. Compact, but the lens doesn't get as wide as I might like and the high pixel count of the F100fd kind of loses the advantage of the SuperCCD.
- Panasonc FZ18. Good lens, big, but not too big, decent resolution at base ISO, but the Venus Engine is a Bad Thing in a lot of cases. Of course, that probably won't show up in my planned use.
- Panasonic TZ4. Compact, good lens. Fewer MP should mean slightly less noise than the TZ5, but it's still using the Venus Engine.
Comments, suggestions, criticism are all welcome.
ZV
If the Fuji F30/F31 were in production still, I wouldn't have to think about what to get, but they're hard to find anymore and I'd really prefer to get a new camera than gamble on a used camera through eBay (especially when used F30/F31 cameras are running $300).
Criteria:
- Smaller than an A700.
Even something the size of Panasonic's FZ series is OK.- 28mm (FOV equivalent) or wider wide angle is preferred. I don't need a 300x zoom, I just want useful, normal, focal lengths. On the other hand, I wouldn't mind a long zoom, but the wide angle is more important and I don't mind giving up the telephoto end to get it.
- Acceptable image quality at base ISO. I don't plan on using this camera for 4ftx6ft posters, just snapshots and the occasional 8x10, and I don't expect great (or even good) low-light performance.
Current list of cameras to consider:
- Fuji S9600. Used to have a very old Fuji 2650 (2MP) that I really liked until it was stolen out of my car (along with my briefcase and a company laptop), so I like Fuji as a brand. S9600 is on the large side though.
- Fuji F50fd/F100fd. Compact, but the lens doesn't get as wide as I might like and the high pixel count of the F100fd kind of loses the advantage of the SuperCCD.
- Panasonc FZ18. Good lens, big, but not too big, decent resolution at base ISO, but the Venus Engine is a Bad Thing in a lot of cases. Of course, that probably won't show up in my planned use.
- Panasonic TZ4. Compact, good lens. Fewer MP should mean slightly less noise than the TZ5, but it's still using the Venus Engine.
Comments, suggestions, criticism are all welcome.
ZV
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