I hate to even ask...
 

....but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

I hate to even ask...
 

On Jun 22, 11:27*am, Harry wrote:
...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

I saw recently that Fuji Finepix Cameras were on sale for 199.95. 10
Megapixel ability, plus HD Movie capable. Awesome Camera for that
price.
Ought to be even cheaper in the USA.

I hate to even ask...
 

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:27:02 -0400, Harry
wrote:

...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

Canon G11. Top of the line P&S.

I hate to even ask...
 

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:33:05 -0700, jps wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:27:02 -0400, Harry
wrote:

...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

Canon G11. Top of the line P&S.

No experience with the G11 but we do have a Canon Powershot SD1200
which we like quite a lot. For economy vs quality, the older Nikon
CoolPix are hard to beat, well under $100 for a very decent camera.

I hate to even ask...
 

"Harry" wrote in message
m...
...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

I have two very nice Nikons. One is a point-and-shoot 220. It rivals the
other Nikon, which is a D40. I take the former for vacations, etc., and
family picks. The latter is mostly for work-related stuff or if I need a
long lens. Got the 220 at Costco and the D40 at a local camera shop
(probably paid too much), but they can be found online for a decent price.
It has a lot of automated features, most of which I don't use.

I hate to even ask...
 

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:42:11 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:33:05 -0700, jps wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:27:02 -0400, Harry
wrote:

...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

Canon G11. Top of the line P&S.

No experience with the G11 but we do have a Canon Powershot SD1200
which we like quite a lot. For economy vs quality, the older Nikon
CoolPix are hard to beat, well under $100 for a very decent camera.

Main thing about P&S cameras is to find one that doesn't suffer from
lag time between button press and shutter function.

Some of them are very good, similar to DSLRs, others are painfully
slow to react so the shooter regularly misses the moment.

I hate to even ask...
 

On 6/22/10 1:45 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

"Harry" wrote in message
m...
...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to
deal with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really
good camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and
"maybe intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?

I have two very nice Nikons. One is a point-and-shoot 220. It rivals the
other Nikon, which is a D40. I take the former for vacations, etc., and
family picks. The latter is mostly for work-related stuff or if I need a
long lens. Got the 220 at Costco and the D40 at a local camera shop
(probably paid too much), but they can be found online for a decent
price. It has a lot of automated features, most of which I don't use.


Thanks to all...I will pass along the info. My wife has a little Canon
A710 digital and she loves it. It's a decent camera for sure.

I hate to even ask...
 

"Harry" wrote in message
m...
...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to deal
with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really good
camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and "maybe
intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?


When I bought my Canon G10 about 18 months ago, it was considered Canons
flagship 'point & shoot'.
They've upgraded to the G11 now but if I was shopping for the same type of
camera, I look at Canon's Power Shot S90.
Reason... the G10-G11 are big & heavy compared to most point & shoots.
They are rated as good as entry level DSLRs in landscape photography, but
not so good for action shots of kids or pets.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=113

The Olympus people have a new E-PL1 (Pen) camera that they're raving about.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...p?product=1501

Bottom line... the point & shoots with small sensors fall short in low light
photography.

I hate to even ask...
 

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:53:24 -0400, wrote:

Some of them are very good, similar to DSLRs, others are painfully
slow to react so the shooter regularly misses the moment.

I assume from your recommendation that the G11 has solved that
problem?

I hate to even ask...
 

YukonBound wrote:


"Harry" wrote in message
m...
...but...

A friend is shopping for a new digital camera. He does not want to
deal with the weight and complexity of a DSLR, but he wants a "really
good camera" with enough features to "take really sharp" photos and
"maybe intercnangeable lenses."

Well, I am not up to speed on these cameras and don't want to be. Any
specific recommendations I can pass along?


When I bought my Canon G10 about 18 months ago, it was considered
Canons flagship 'point & shoot'.
They've upgraded to the G11 now but if I was shopping for the same
type of camera, I look at Canon's Power Shot S90.
Reason... the G10-G11 are big & heavy compared to most point & shoots.
They are rated as good as entry level DSLRs in landscape photography,
but not so good for action shots of kids or pets.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...categoryid=113


The Olympus people have a new E-PL1 (Pen) camera that they're raving
about.
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...p?product=1501

Bottom line... the point & shoots with small sensors fall short in low
light photography.
How many action shots of your kid do you really have to worry about?