Newbie question

[Vee-X]

Well new to here anyway,

I have had a casio Exilim 4 meg for the last year, was just to get started in photography again. thing is as with all these things is it now seems to be a bit lacking in what i want to do, mainly shots of car's and action photo's of fast moving objects.

i like the size and the main features on the little casio are great so not looking to go too much larger, will want to stick with digital as it means i can remain with taking, a shot and sticking it on the computer to see the results.

as the casio is only a year old would someone like jessops take it in as a trade assuming good condition etc.

then the next question is what next not looking to go mad, so budget about £400 i think, want to keep size small as main use requires me to carry all day without being too obvious i am lugging around a camera,

would like to have good zoom functions, and possibility of anti shake on taking the shot, and also some means of repeating shots, so i have more chance of taking the actual image i want.

any suggestions all ?


cheers,

[simpo two]

I'd favour a private sale over p/ex: Jessops will give you about half what it's worth.

[Ex-biker]

I agree with Simpo_two, Jessops will give you b*gger all for it.

Poss options: Canon S1 IS / S2 IS, Fuji S7000, Nikon Coolpix 4800 / 5700

[LongQ]

Vee-X said:

I have had a casio Exilim 4 meg for the last year, was just to get started in photography again. thing is as with all these things is it now seems to be a bit lacking in what i want to do, mainly shots of car's and action photo's of fast moving objects. <snip> would like to have good zoom functions, and possibility of anti shake on taking the shot, and also some means of repeating shots, so i have more chance of taking the actual image i want. any suggestions all ? cheers,

Not sure about trade in prices - things move so quickly in the compact market that devices are obsolete after about 6 months. I tend to keep as backup rather than dispose.

Apart from that you question reminded me of this review I read a few days ago - purely by chance when browsing for something else.

It may offer you a starting point. The second half of the article is the most relevant part I think, but Isuggest reading the whole as it puts tings into perspective.

I assume the requirement for a small total payload reduces the options for a dSLR. The price point will be a bit tricky anyway.

My understanding of IS is limited but I suspect implementations can only work successfully at relatively low speeds - not high speed motorsport levels. However I could be wrong.



Edit to add that Park Cameras (just a reference point) are showing June as expected availability date for the S2 IS and sales price of 379 (vs. 469 recommended retail). Even the price of the optional lens adaptors seems OK.

>> Edited by LongQ on Tuesday 3rd May 11:55

[beano500]

Panasonic Lumix FZ20?