Cheap digi cam worth while buying?

[DustyC]

www.jessops.com/search/viewproduct.cfm?Product=CENDC5&refer=141

I want to get a Digital SLR but cant warrant spending that much so am going to wait for the price to come down. In the mean time what do you reckon of the above cheaper digital camera?

I currently own a Canon EOS300 SLR and so will add a 300D when they drop low enough in 2-3 years time.

[stevieb]

How much are you williong to spend on a digi cam and what are you looking for???

Steve

I have a Canon Power shot A70 a couple of sample pics are in www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=1&f=109&t=73514&h=0


STeve

>> Edited by stevieb on Monday 29th December 14:19

[DustyC]

Those pics are very good quality. How much was the camera and whats the spec?

I basically want as much as possible for as little as possible. £200 max. (Especially now Im about to buy some lenses for the SLR!).

The one I have linked to is 5.0M pixels with 3x Optical zoom (and 4x digital). Seems good for £200 but never heard of the brand (Centon)


>> Edited by DustyC on Monday 29th December 14:45

[DustyC]

It think I just found all my options!
www.warehouseexpress.com/photo/digicameras/under200.html

What a fantastic site. Thanks Ehasler!

[ehasler]

You won't be thanking me when you get your credit card bill! That site has cost me a fortune!!

[DustyC]

ehasler said:

You won't be thanking me when you get your credit card bill! That site has cost me a fortune!!

Yeah, just look at my recent posts on this forum!
I think I'll go home now and start making a big long list

[stevieb]

Dusty That was taken with the canon power shot my point and click cam, £219, 3.2 mp, 3x optical zoom..

Steve

[simpo two]

There's more to it than just MP. What happens after the shutter closes is important too. Last year I tried a Vivitar 2MP camera becasue it was cheap (Maplin). The results were so poor I sent it back. IMHO if you stick with a 'proper' brand you'll get nicer pictures. And is there any point in putting up with poor pictures for years just for the sake of saving, say, £40?

[dustyC]

simpo two said:

. And is there any point in putting up with poor pictures for years just for the sake of saving, say, £40?

Are you talking about the difference in subscriptions to Razzle and Penthouse? You dirty 'ol man!

Thanks all.

[DustyC]

Having played with a 10D and 300D I have decided to save for the future instead of buying a cheaper digi cam now (I have an EOS300 at the mo).

BUT....
I just got a new phone and its got a digi camera on it so I ended up getting one free anyway!
(Even though its crap!)

[ehasler]

What did you think of the differences between the 10D and 300D?

[DustyC]

In this case about £500! (10D was 2nd hand).

Couldnt really compare properly as one had a an expensive Canon 300MM IS lens (the 10D) whilst the other had a cheaper 300MM Sigma lens. I also only had a quick go and viewing the pics on the cameras screen.

I was very impressed with the 300D, which I looked at more since the 10D is way way out of my budget.

The guy with the 10D was showing me the pics he was getting of the Tigers and Leopards whilst he was taking them and they were incredible. He had also brought some A4 prints he'd taken the week before of the Leopards and the quality was excellent. Looked as good as proffesionals pics using non digi, even on A4.

Animal pics (especially big cats) are good for viewing quality since there is a lot of detail colours and sometimes movement to look at.

This guy (10D) was an amature, a very involved amature.
His wife had the 300D which was his old camera.