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I know this is going to confuse me more then I am now but any ideas?

I'm looking for a digital camera that can take small videos and also have a zoom feature that will allow me to zoom pretty good.

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...&modelid=10464

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A buddy of mine just bought the new Canon from Beach Camera over the internet.. 218 dollars out the door.. The thing is 4.1 megaipixel... takes movies with sound... has a usb cord for download... and ... AND... uses rechargable AA's... so you never have to worry about your battery going south and they don't make them any more.... :D If you put in the large memory card... and lower the quality... you can take a two hour movie... or shorter with better quality.

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Capo,
I recently bought a fuji Finepix S5000. I bought it over the internet. I did my research @ dpreview.com . 10x zoom, 3.1 mp, movie w/sound. it came with a 16mb memory card. I purchased a 128mb card. The camera comes with software for windows. I added in some extra stuff and still got it for undr $500.00.

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Canon makes (in my opinion) the best digital cameras on the market. There are good deals on the D60 and D30 which are the older version. D20 is their newest mid rage pro camera and takes and excelent image with the abilty to use the complete line of lens and flash systems. Photos are that and video is video should the two ever meet? Thia is a good site to compare just about all the cameras out there. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp

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I love my digital Canon Rebal with option tel. lens... It hold approx. 300 high res. photos.

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JC, Just bought one of those before we went to Key West!! I need to practice more...but with a 1g card you can just point and shoot and delete later :D

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We have ordered everything from B&H in NY. :D

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i bought one of these also and i love it easy to use and does a good job they now offer it in a 4.1 mp now

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Read this-

Camera advice

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Steves Digital Forum...the guys who are most recognized for professional camera reviews rated the Panasonic/Leica FZ-20 the best Prosumer camera. Many prosumer cameras cost over $1000.00. The Panasonic/Leica 36-420mm goes for $ 599.99. It can record video as well. I bought a 1GB card that can "tape" 20 min of video. Take 400 pictures at max fine resolution. It is a 5.36 Million Megapixel Camera. Huge CCd at 2.5" and the Leica ED glass aspherical multi-coated lens is worth more than the camera as the Leica version is double the price. You may need to stand in line to get one as they are back-ordered. It's worth the wait! I have several Nikon and Canon SLR's and by far this outperforms all of them. You can also store in a Tiff format and get 60 pictures per GB and make billboard photo quality pictures. The features are about equal to the Nikon D-70. I have both and the D-70 and this Panasonic Leica are both equally amazing. You really can not tell the difference in photos up to 11x14. Buy one and try it out. It's light weight and fun as you can just put it into the auto program mode and instantly take great shots while learning about the many additional features it offers. Expect to spend a week or two reading and practicing to know it all. It is a very sophisticated camera. Phantom.. referred you to my pictures in the above post. If you want the best rated other than a D-70 this is the one and only.The Contax is slightly better at about $ 5,000.00.

The D-70 is the overall best. The Canon Digital Rebel has several issues.

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Hands down favorite, the Canon S1 IS, no comparison when it comes to best bang for the buck. If you're also going to be shooting from the boat while underway, the Image Stabilization is phenomenal. Several in CBPBA bought these since last spring.

http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...d=9824&sa=true

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How do you think steve1 feels about now?

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Funny s h i t!! :D

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Couldnt keep up with all the posts.Steve must of felt like the pivot man on a major circle jerk!!!!

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Over and out.Tired from the fireworks tonight.

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Flash and exposure related problems:
http://www.shopping.com/xPR-Canon_Di...D-151454322308

Focusing problems if you use a third party lens such as Sigma; Quantary; Vivitar; Tamron etc. The camera only focuses like it should with Canon lenses:
http://www.shopping.com/xPR-Canon_Di...D-151454322308

Admitted quality problems because:

The 10D is assembled in Japan, the Digital Rebel is assembled in Taiwan.

Viewfinder issues:

The 10D has a glass pentaprism while the digital Rebel (EOS 300D) has a pentamirror.

Focus errors with non-Canon lenses:
http://www.livingroom.org.au/photolo...l_eos_300d.php

Error 99 with Sigma lenses.


So the Canon Rebel seems to be fine if you go with all Canon exclusive digital lenses..not back-wards compatible without problems even with Canon lenses and Canon Flash units.

Some of the Sigma lenses made of ED glass that are multi-coated are rated as equal to some of the Canon lenses and at much reduced prices; but there are many issues with them not focusing clearly. Now with the Nikon D-70 which every photographer will tell you is the best digital SLR out there; there are no issues and many more features as well for
$ 600.00 more than a Rebel. It all comes down to $$$.

So that's why Steve's Digicams says the best under $ 1,000.00 camera is the New Panasonic/Leica FZ-20 @ $ 600.00 and the next move up is to the Nikon D-70.
Many cameras have more megapixels but do not take pictures anywhere near these 2 cameras. The megapixel wars are over according to Nikon. A 5-6 million megapixel camera can take photographer quality pictures up to 14x20. The lens and CCD are more important once you reach 5.5 million megapixels than trying to get more and more megapixels.

I was going to get the Canon Digital Rebel until I found out about these concerns. As I said if you buy a complete Canon system including all Canon exclusive digital lenses and digital flash you are fine. If you buy third party items for it expect a decline in performance especially with the flash. I always buy Nikon lenses and flash units but have had a Sigma lens as well a friend gave me that works great the D-70. I expect third party accessory items to perform well on any SLR camera. If they don't it's not for me.

The reason I like the Panasonic/Leica so much is that the lens will zoom instantly from 36mm-426mm and retain a 2.8f stop all the way through the range. Add a Telephoto lens and you extend the zoom to over 650mm. Only Leica and Zeiss have lenses that can keep a 426mm zoom open to f2.8. It takes perfect glass and grinding processes to accomplish this. There is not one Japanese company that can meet a West German made lens in this regard. Carl Zeiss and Leica rule. It's a shame my $ 600.00 Panasonic/Leica takes better low light pictures than the D-70 Nikon I have. My Nikkor Zoom lens at 420mm is a whopping F5.6. It needs tons of light. The Leica is at F2.8. Benefits? You can use much faster shutter speeds and stop action at boat races much easier and get better results without a tripod. The Leica lens on the Panasonic comes with lens stabiliztion which has been shown to perform better than CCD stabilizers in terms of detail and sharpness.

Buy an FZ-20 and try it for 2 weeks (Ritz camera allows 2 week trials) and you will keep it for life. It's equal to every Nikon I have in quality and function and try to fit a D-70 with Nikkor lenses from 36mm-420mm and see what the cost will be.
I estimate about $ 3,200.00+.

Leica wanted Panasonic /Matasusita Electronic company to do a lot of work for them and the trade off is they made this lens for them below cost. It is as good as some of their
$ 2,500.00 lenses. I learned of this camera through a company that takes real-estate pictures for a living. They said the European Leica model costs 2-3 times the price. It's a real gem. The lens is fully assembled in West Germany and then the camera is built and the lens fitted and tested in Japan. No Taiwan here.

Expect Models of the Canon rebel in 6mos to a year to be out in a new model that fixes the problems with compatibility. Until then the D-70 rules. Only the Contax with Zeiss lenses can compete and that's a $ 6,000.00- $ 10,000 venture.

I call 'em like the reviews and my experience sees 'em... :rolleyes:

These are a couple pictures Phantom took with the FZ-20 in Miami recently. I think they are amazing!!! A D-70 could not do better! That boat and helicopter is doing around 90+mph and the picture is crystal clear. These 2 pictures tell the whole story... :D

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Bought last years version of Fuji S5000. (basically the same camera) AWESOME, and it will do video with sound and take up to 1GB disks.

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Great camera if you keep everything Canon. The Canon 18-55mm EF-S f4-5.6 IS USM ($599.95) and the Canon EF75-300mm ($529.95) are topdrawer. The best flash to go with is the canon EX speedlite @ $459.99.

You just have to keep it all Canon.

So...$899.99 after rebate for the camera and 18-55mm lens ..(not as good as the EF-S 17-85mm as it uses ED glass). Then add the 75-300 and flash ...total package $1,888.00.

It's not cheap in that you can't use the Quantary Digital flash for Canon as it has compatibility problems at only $ 139.99....also a high quality Quantary ED glass lens 70-300mm for digital Canons is only $ 169.99.

I think Canon "built in" the need for its' accessories. Nikon did not.

In the end if you buy the D-70 Nikon and go with Sigma lenses and a Sunpack Nikon flash TTL system you wind up paying about the same.

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The Fuji S 5000 is very nice ..it has a fast 2.8-3.1 Fujinon lens. 3 million megapixels.

You can see the FZ-20 Pana/Leica out to full digital zoom thinks it's a telescope. I never had a camera that took straight pictures of the moon and allowed you to see craters. :D

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Wally looks pretty good on the Panasonic/Leica too.. :p

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Very well said. :drink:

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So the moon shot came from the pictured camera? If so that is one hell of a lens.Eagle taken with a Canon 1DS with 100/400 lens.

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Yup..that moon picture was taken with full zoom capability; ON a tripod and the camera set to trigger with the timer to avoid vibration. Amazing thing or what?

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Check and see if they are ED glass & multi-coated lenses. The digitals do best with those type lenses.

I think you need to just keep it "Canon" and you will be all set. Even the Nikon likes Nikkor lenses better on digital cameras. But with Canon it's no choice basically.

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Check out the Olympus 770. 10x optical zoom and 4 mega pixels. I have had very good luck with mine and it is a nice compact size.

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Totally amazing. great shot.

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You had better hang on to that camera Hydro!!!!!!! I have not been able to even come close to reproducing pictures like that (moon shot) with the same camera. You got an exceptional unit there sir.

Sam

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I found out today that Canon has the focusing motor in the lens whereas Nikon has it present in the body of the camera. So most any lens will work great in the Nikon because the actual camera is doing the focusing work whereas in the Canon the lens has this tiny motor. I may not have all the facts but heard it is harder for 3rd party manufacturers to make a lens and focusing device. The harder you look the more you will see why Nikon D-70's are flying out the door.

I must admit my Nikon has been on the shelf since I have gotten the Panasonic/Leica FZ-20. With a Sunpak or Quantary 383 flash ($75.00) and setting the camera to manual flash settings of iso 200 and then the flash to auto mode of f 2.8 and iso 200...it is impossible to take a bad indoor picture. Outside photography with it is a no brainer.

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I agree, using a canon mark II 400 with a 2x mutipier and can not get that shot

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It's a picture of a harvest time period moon. You know the position of the earth has a lot to do with capturing a photo in terms if it's relative size etc. But that photo was made without any add on lenses. Here are a couple more photos with the Panasonic/Leica FZ20. Remember..all previous Panasonic/Leica cameras before the FZ-20 did not have ED glass multi-coated lenses. Plus Leica put the image stabilizer in the lens like Nikon does with it's very expensve zoom lenses. All I am saying is if you have 600 bucks and want theses kind of pictures you know what to do! Of course you need an add-on Sunpak Auto 383 flash for $75.00 if you want great pictures and an SD memory card...I bought a 1GB 60x speed card for $ 70.00. It's a perfect camera for going to the boat races with!! Ask Phantom!

I still proclaim that the Nikon D-70 is the only thing out there that can touch this baby! It should it costs 3x more.

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From what I have seen, you have a good point. How does it do on moving objects?

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Phantom took this...makes the boats look like they are standing still... :drink:

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The Minolta Z allows 12 times zoom and small movies. We got one and it works great!

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Still laughing. Damn good shot.

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I am looking for additional action shots..ok now you probably want an F-16 shot at 30,000>>?? :drink:

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Don't think I have ever seen callan go that slow. Have a few action shots but that system is down for the evening. Good shot, props stopped.

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You like to see the props stopped? :D :D :D :D

She was on the moon when I zoomed in a bit further...can your camera do that? :evilb:

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Still f ing laughing.... :drink:

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Want photos ???

Try this link..http://community.webshots.com/user/gdfatha-date

I shot those with the Panasonic the same as Phantom1 except mine is 4.1 megapixel and not 5.1 like mikes.

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Hey GF this came from the FZ-10? Wow...Is that your boat out there?