Perennial Camera Poll
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I'm looking for a new point and shoot to carry with me on climbs. |
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I was just having this conversation with someone else, but going the opposite way, towards a DSLR. But in keeping with this thread, I came this close to buying a Canon S5 IS. The G9 has a bigger sensor, but is priced pretty high. Currently I have a SX100 which would probably fit the bill for what your looking for. Wanna trade for your D40? |
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The G9 is a great camera but is larger that what I consider "rackable". My favorite is the canon SD 870 because it's the only P&S that goes wide angle. It's tiny and it's easy to override the exposure with the +/- control. Sure, you don't get to chose shutter speed and aperture but, who cares in that situation? Colors are great and controls are easy to work. |
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I don't know much about taking pictures other then point and shoot. I have a Canon Power Shot SD 1000 which works well for me. It fits nicely inside an Otter Box ( otterbox.com/waterproof-cas…). I put some 1/4"x3/4" padding on the inside of the top and bottom of the case. When the camera is in the case I can bang it against the rock and drop it in the water without worry. I also glued a loop of 2mm cord to the inside of the box, so I can attach the camera to the box with the camera's wrist strap. I use some 3 or 4mm cord to attach the box to my harness and don't need to worry about dropping it. |
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I've dealt with choice before, and currently shoot with a Nikon D70, Canon G9 and Canon Power Shot SD600. My experience has been that the G9 when shooting in RAW is quickly replacing my D70. For almost every situation it is almost as good as an entry or mid level DSLR kit, but much smaller. Plus with an adaptor it will take filters and conversion lenses. That being said for climbing where I am an active part of the team and not just taking pictures, the Canon Power Shoot cameras can't be beet. I have a formfitting Lowepro neoprene case that will velcrow on to the waist of my harness between the buckle and gear loops, this works great for one handed shooting. The other nice thing about the Powere Shot cameras is that you can pick up a metal bodied one for very little money so if it does get broken your not out that much cash. |
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I really like my G9, I've been shooting with it since January and it does a great job. It has a lot of manual features and the pictures look good. |
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I am partial to the Ricoh GR Digital II. |
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My Canon Power Shot SD 1000 works great. I would second getting something not too pricey as I found out when I smashed my old Canon Power Shot on the Nose last year. Doh! |
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I and Tarbuster use Nikon L10s, which have given way to the L11. They are around $109 now, 6 meagapixels, 3X Zoom, and pretty small. A Lowe Apex 5AW case holds mine fine. Definitely easy to pop in a breast pocket on a climb, as I have done many times. 2AA batteries and uses the tiny postage stamp HD card. |
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I love my Leica D-LUX 3. It is small enough to rack, durable & has the sweet Leica optics. For panaramics, you can set it to 16:9 aspect ratio, it can operate fully auto to fully manual, and is 10 megapixels. |
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Any opinions from experience with the Panasonic DMZ TZ series? latest model I think is TZ5. |
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Get a viewfinder. It's bright out there and it's frequently extremely hard to see the LCD screen, no matter how bright. (Everybody over 21 is used to a viewfinder since it's the traditional natural position. Don't be oversold on the megs, in my experience it's a rare shot that needs much over 7megs. The computer power to edit them excessively isn't required unless you're a pro. Really. Someone once said "f8 and be there," which is oh so true. |
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We just got a D-Lux 3. Great camera. Bought it for the aspect ratio options (4.3, 3.2 16.9.) If it was up to me I would have bought the Lumix version of it. A lot missing from the Lumix but it cost a lot less and takes a good photo. The 16.9 is great for me right now but I can't imagine using it other than for work stills. Leica glass is like no other. |