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Post by agabrielle on Jun 13, 2005 13:29:00 GMT -5
So, if I just want an Olympus Stylus 35 mm camera for my trip to Italy and Greece... will my photos be okay? Has anyone ever used a camera similar to this and had good results?
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Post by LHR02 on Jun 13, 2005 13:45:36 GMT -5
Used one for 4 months and have great pics! For a point and shoot I love these cameras. Good choice!
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Post by Eagle on Jun 13, 2005 13:58:31 GMT -5
I use a similar Camera (Pentax Espio 135) and it takes great pictures for the most part. Just be sure to read the Manual before you go, so that you're up to speed on focusing issues (ie: settings when you're focusing through glass, as in a train window), etc. Other situations you might encounter are locations where no flash is allowed (make sure you know how to turn the Flash off) and shooting in "low light" conditions (night time or indoors).
Not sure if you've thought of this, but a small lens cleaning kit is sometimes a helpful accessory to pack along while travelling, and of course a sturdy Case.
Have fun!
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Post by agabrielle on Jun 14, 2005 8:48:27 GMT -5
Awesome. My father (who is an amateur photography nut) wanted me to use the camera he used in Iceland and Scotland while he was stationed there, but I was so clueless about focusing and aperture and light meters... Perhaps if we had started the camera tutoring three months before the trip and not three days..  Thanks! |
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Post by LHR02 on Jun 14, 2005 10:11:23 GMT -5
DO NOT take a camera, any camera, that you are not totally comfortable with! Check above to Eagle's post where he advises you to fully read the manual...before you go. Taking a camera with functions you neither understand nor can use well is asking for arriving home with 'pictures' not even worth paying to have developed. Go with the point and shoot...they are somewhat mistake proof.  |
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Post by Eagle on Jun 14, 2005 10:44:16 GMT -5
Just to reiterate and add to what Dustoffmom posted, it's probably not the best idea to take your Dad's Camera that "he used in Iceland and Scotland when he was stationed there". I'm assuming that his posting was quite a few years ago, and therefore his Camera is of an "earlier generation" and most of the settings have to be done manually. Packing around light meters, lenses and other assorted kit while you're travelling is not the most comfortable, and tends to be a bother at times - having to stop and take readings and get set up for a shot ruins the spontaneity somewhat, especially with subjects that are moving.
Even if you did have the opportunity to begin "training" with it three months ago you will probably get better results by using a newer Camera, which will undoubtedly be easier to carry while travelling as well. However, your Dad's Camera may have offered a bit more flexibility than many of the "point & shoots" have (ie: increased zoom range, greater degree of settings flexibility for a variety of conditions, etc.)?
Not that it matters for this trip, but if you really like taking pictures while travelling you may want to check out either more advanced 35mm Cameras (SLR?) for your next trip, OR take the jump to Digital (as most of us have been doing lately). Some of the new Digitals have quite remarkable features! Just a thought.......
Good luck and happy travels!!!
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