New camera advice needed??????????
Discussion
V1PER said:
Looking into a new digital camera but after some advice..
Current camera is a dimage X1
Needs to have fast shutter speed and pretty good night shots...
been advised a Pentax optio T10....
Many thanks
Baz
Current camera is a dimage X1
Needs to have fast shutter speed and pretty good night shots...
been advised a Pentax optio T10....
Many thanks
Baz
What do you mean by night shots? Clubing using flash or long exposure using available light or something in the middle?
And what is the fast shutter speed for? Are you looking for very very fast to freeze action?
V1PER said:
Looking for fast shutter speed for race tracks LE-MANS and general piston heads runs..
And nite shots using existing light so you can see in the display what you are taking pics off rather than a black screen...
And nite shots using existing light so you can see in the display what you are taking pics off rather than a black screen...
First of all, you don't really need a high shutter speed for photographing motorsports. It tends to make the subject look static and lose a sense of speed. The slower the shutter speed, the better (usually). But for normal situations, I think 1/2000s is probably fast enough for stopping actions (unless you are shooting sports or wildlife very often).
For night shots, if you mean the clarity of a viewfinder, then you really can't beat the optical viewfinder of DSLR, but I guess you don't want to go for that direction. I couldn't really tell you which model has the best LCD, but I think a DSLR-style prosumer camera may be most suitable for your requirement.
Edited by Gemm on Tuesday 6th June 21:27
What's the budget? Before I had a D-SLR i used a Fuji FinePix.. apart from only taking xD memory cards it was great and some have a x10 Zoom, 28-300 equivalent (plus you could buy an extender to make it even longer zoom wise).
If your looking to take motorsports and car pics try and get one with a x10 Zoom as I found Le Mans last year means you're quiet a long way from the track (or behind a big fence!). If I were buying one now (and not getting a D-SLR) I'd go for a Panasonic Lumix DMSTZ1 or FujiFine Pix S9500 and a couple of 1Gb memory cards.
www.dpreview.com is good for comparisons..
If your looking to take motorsports and car pics try and get one with a x10 Zoom as I found Le Mans last year means you're quiet a long way from the track (or behind a big fence!). If I were buying one now (and not getting a D-SLR) I'd go for a Panasonic Lumix DMSTZ1 or FujiFine Pix S9500 and a couple of 1Gb memory cards.
www.dpreview.com is good for comparisons..
Hi ade
I couldnt find Panasonic Lumix DMSTZ1 but i did find www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/188449/art/panasonic/lumix-dmc-fz7-black.html
Any good????
I couldnt find Panasonic Lumix DMSTZ1 but i did find www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/188449/art/panasonic/lumix-dmc-fz7-black.html
Any good????
I got a Finepix S5000 a few months ago and, I must say, I'm very impressed. The quality is brilliant. The 10x zoom is very, very useful and the quality is still brilliant. The macro facility takes some fantastic shots. There are also telefoto lenses available (I'm waiting for mine to turn up so can report on that at a later date). I bought it 2nd hand for less than £80. The XD cards weren't that expensive either.
My boss is an avid photographer using only the latest DSLR cameras and has been very impressed with the quality of pictures I've turned out.
My boss is an avid photographer using only the latest DSLR cameras and has been very impressed with the quality of pictures I've turned out.
Lumix tend to suffer from noise, which is a real shame as the rest of the package is spot on. I prefer Fuji for pro-sumers, and the top end prosumer models have Compact Flash, but annoyingly no image stabilisation - and I don't agree that a higher ISO fully compensates for this. Whats your budget by the way?
Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff