Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]panasonic dmc-fx8 which will be out shortly is a 5 meg with leica lens and image stabilization and overall improvements over the fx7. it is small. i am waiting to buy one of these whne it comes out. On 6/16/05, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: > At 2:39 PM -0400 6/16/05, A. Lal wrote: > >Hello Everyone, > > > >I'd like to buy a general purpose digital point and shoot camera. > >Will a model in the 4-5 Mega-pixel range be adequate for making > >prints to 5 x 7 inches? If so, can list members recommend any > >particular models? I'd like to keep it under $ 300, if at all > >possible. > > > >I'd prefer a camera that will store RAW or TIFF files. > > > >Thanks in advance. > > > >Regards, > >Akhil > > > >P. S:- I don't want to buy a digital system SLR just yet. > > Many decent P&S exist, but good ones are scarce. 4-5 Mp is sufficient > for good 5x7's, but 5-7 are needed for reasonable 8x10's. > > You have to check them out. Some are ergonomically terrible, but > YMMV. The little Canon SD300 to 500 are samll, fast, and produce > excellent quality for their size, but are fully automatic with some > overrides. The Panasonic FM-7 has image stabilization, a huge screen > but no optical viewfinder so shooting in bright sunlight can be > difficult. Some Sonys are excellent except they use the silly > MemorySticks, which is a definite downside. > > One that has caught my eye, and would be my preferred choice at the > moment is the Fuji F-10, about $325 for a 6 Mp camera, but the thing > that stands out about it is the availibility of useable 1600ISO. > Almost all others top out at 400, and 200 is actually the highest > useable for many. > > See: > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf10zoom/ > > It's fast, great image quality, good battery life, and can be used in > low light. It also means that the flash has a reasonable range, which > many P&S' don't. > > Downsides are: uninspired styling, no optical viewfinder, some clunky > menus and clumsy charger. It still gets my vote. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad