Cameras

[birte]

There are a lot of posts on wether to bring a digital or a normal camera......i am just wondering what brand for both you suggest and also if you brought a digital camera or just a camera did you like it or did you wish you would have taken the other? ----i hope that this question is not to confusing
.....another quicky.....how much film do you bring?
......how many memory sticks?

[Jules80]

while i've done both, now that i have a digital, i wouldn't go back to a film camera... at least not for a point and shoot. i have a nikon and i very much like it. however everyone has their preferences. canon and minolta are also good brands. i was unimpressed with the quality of my friend's kodak brand camera tho. digital is nice cause you know right away that a picture is good or not. also you don't really need to limit how many pics you take. you don't need to develop them all at the end.

as for how many memory sticks, that depends on the resolution of your camera. i went for 6 weeks and took 1000 pics... i have no idea if this is excessive or not.... but you'll have to calculate for yourself how many pics you think you will take, the resolution of your camera and therefore how many memory cards you will need. i have a 2.1 megapixel camera and i took a 64 MBand a 512MB camera.

Jules

[Eagle]

birte, have a look at my Post in the "Cameras" section.

[rchua]

i'm also looking around for a digital camera. so far i got my eye on a canon powershot s2 is. it is a bit pricy for me ($399) but i'm hoping to win one a little cheaper on ebay.

[Eagle]

rchua, The Canon S2-IS received some excellent ratings in some of the photo sites. With regards to cost, you might find some attractive deals on this model, now that the S3-IS has been introduced.

It's still a bit early for reviews on the S3-IS as it was only introduced last week and probably won't be on store shelves until some time in April. However, this will probably be rated very highly. The S3 features the "pro" black colour, as well as some performance enhancements and a 6 MP sensor.

Good luck!

[rchua]

yeah i saw the S3 IS but that is a bit too expensive for me. i just won the S2 IS on ebay and paid $370 including shipping. i'll let you guys know how the camera turns out. my question now is should i buy the ultra SD card (fast) or just buy the original ones? the ultra ones are a bit pricy but could improve performance. let me know your advice guys.

[Eagle]

rchua, in some cases it's worthwhile to have a "faster" Memory Card, however this depends to a large extent on file sizes (dictated by the MP size of the sensor and user settings), the Camera and what speed it's capable of "writing" to the Card. I believe the S2 IS is 5 MP, but can't recall if it's equipped with a "burst" mode?

If you plan on taking pictures rapidly (ie: sports or action photos), then the high speed cards are definitely a good idea, as this will eliminate any "bottleneck" in saving photos from the Camera buffer to the card. If you're mostly taking "general purpose" photos (family, travel, scenery, etc.) where you can afford to wait a second or two between shots, then the normal speed cards should be sufficient.

The speed issue is more critical with dSLR's as they have the ability to take 12-14 photos (or more) at 3-5 FPS in rapid succesion. Therefore these have to be written to the cards quickly to clear the memory buffer in the Camera. With other types of Cameras, I'm not sure this is much of a problem, as most are not capable of high burst rates.

If I find any additional information that might help shed more light on this subject, I'll post another reply. Congratulations on "winning" the bid on E-Bay (no doubt the seller was going to upgrade to the S3?).