Upgrade Canon PowerShot SD850 IS to Canon PowerShot G9?

[NFS4]

Wouldn't a better option just be to go for a D60 kit, that way I'd have the image sensor cleaning and the VR lens? Or do you not think that the D60 is a worthwhile upgrade from the D40 or D40x?

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wouldn't a better option just be to go for a D60 kit, that way I'd have the image sensor cleaning and the VR lens? Or do you not think that the D60 is a worthwhile upgrade from the D40 or D40x?

D60 has definite improvements over the D40. In addition to what you mentioned, it's faster, has better dynamic range, plus small running improvements. I think 996GT2 was trying to be sensitive to your budget.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wouldn't a better option just be to go for a D60 kit, that way I'd have the image sensor cleaning and the VR lens? Or do you not think that the D60 is a worthwhile upgrade from the D40 or D40x?

D60 has definite improvements over the D40. In addition to what you mentioned, it's faster, has better dynamic range, plus small running improvements. I think 996GT2 was trying to be sensitive to your budget.

Well, the lowest I've found online for the D60 Kit is $609 from BuyDig, so I'm not too concerned about the price at this point.

I also just remembered that I have $150 bucks coming back to me via PayPal in about two weeks for a MSN Live Search promotion I did a few months back when I bought my MSI Wind Notebook.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: NFS4
Wouldn't a better option just be to go for a D60 kit, that way I'd have the image sensor cleaning and the VR lens? Or do you not think that the D60 is a worthwhile upgrade from the D40 or D40x?

D60 has definite improvements over the D40. In addition to what you mentioned, it's faster, has better dynamic range, plus small running improvements. I think 996GT2 was trying to be sensitive to your budget.

Well, the lowest I've found online for the D60 Kit is $609 from BuyDig, so I'm not too concerned about the price at this point.

I also just remembered that I have $150 bucks coming back to me via PayPal in about two weeks for a MSN Live Search promotion I did a few months back when I bought my MSI Wind Notebook.

Found money!

 

[996GT2]

In that case D60 is definitely the way to go (unless you just completely throw the portability thing out the window, in which case a D80 body for $550 and 18-55mm VR for $120 would be yet another step up from the D60)

Btw, I was trying to keep the price low, but if you have the cash go for the D60. It does have some useful improvements over the D40.

 

[Ballatician]

The falling price of the d80 has made these decisions so much more difficult. Like ^ said, you could have a sweet setup for only $670 but then again the d80 is much larger/heavier than a d60 although that extra bulk comes with a lot more features.

 

[NFS4]

I just bought the D60 Kit. Got it from Newegg for $619 + $11.47 shipping =$630.47. Throw in the 3% Microsoft Live Cashback Search Promotion and I got it for $611.90. Not bad I must say

 

[996GT2]

Good buy; the D60 will serve your low light needs very well

 

[NFS4]

Thanks for all your help guys!!

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Sweet, and congrats!

PS - your fiancee is indeed beautiful!

 

[ElFenix]

so much for not wanting the bulk of an slr ;

 

[Markbnj]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: 996GT2
He wants good low light performance, an area in which no point and shoot is comparable to a DLSR[/L]

OP has also stated he doesn't want to lug around a DSLR. Life is full of compromises, he should know his options.

OP - best bet would be to check photo web sites such as DPReview.com, DCResource.com, Imaging-Resource.com, etc.

I have an A650, and while I like it a lot, I can confirm that the performance from ISO200 up is pretty crappy. At ISO400 the noise is unacceptable to me, and given that this is a pretty high end P&S I would have to concur that the OP needs a DSLR with a larger sensor if higher ISO imaging is important to him.

Edit: and that's what he got... reading the whole thread ftw .