Best amateur picture quality for under $300?
geoffellis wrote: I would say go back to bed... and keep dreaming.
At least once a day I run into some ignorant and pretentious snob like you. Do you honestly believe that the crap you lazily spew is contributing to the community in any way? I'm sure your professional camera setup makes you king of the hipster world, but there are a lot of real people (like myself) that don't give a damn. Your insufferably close-minded response is nothing more than a waste of bandwidth. Kindly piss off.
Back to our regularly scheduled posting.
KCook wrote: If it has to be new, the best IQ under $300 right now is the Nikon P7000, which is only 7X zoom. If a used camera is Ok, the Canon S95 also fits this price, zoom is 3.8X.
Kelly Cook
I scrolled by the P7k earlier, but on your referral I took a closer look. Amazon has some beautiful customer pictures taken with it! Definitely adding it to my top list. Thanks for the recommendation.
Halzen wrote:
geoffellis wrote: I would say go back to bed... and keep dreaming.
At least once a day I run into some ignorant and pretentious snob like you. Do you honestly believe that the crap you lazily spew is contributing to the community in any way? I'm sure your professional camera setup makes you king of the hipster world, but there are a lot of real people (like myself) that don't give a damn. Your insufferably close-minded response is nothing more than a waste of bandwidth. Kindly piss off.
Pretentious snob... perhaps... I dont care. others can decide for themselves. but ignorant definitely I am not. That fits your bill though. You obviously havent done much research into photography.
"Sharp and Clear pictures day or night". Hello... a camera captures an exposure using LIGHT. The lack of light at NIGHT makes this an issue. The solution is often higher ISO or slower shutter speeds... but slower shutter speeds are more likely to cause blur... and ISO causes "graininess". Which leads to requirement #2... "No Graininess".
So.... your first 2 requirements defy reality... Some may be better at it than others... but strictly speaking... keep dreaming. Im not even going to waste my time with your other do's and dont's.
the P7000 is no doubt one of the best youre gonna find for your budget... but that doesnt mean its gonna even come close to your expectations. Heck I dont think any camera will. at 250$ you shouldnt be expecting that much anyways. 100-250$ is like an entry level p+s range. Some will have certain features that excel, others that lack. At that price point you gotta find *realistic* requirements and then decide which camera fits *most* of them.
but ya know... based on your on your first 2 posts here... i wonder if all these ignorant people you meet on a daily basis... are really the ignorant ones
For the same price as a new Oly E-PL1 you can usually find used (not new) Canon Rebel and Nikon D40/60 DSLR models.Halzen wrote: The P7000 is starting to look like my top choice. Currently, it's running alongside the Olympus PEN E-PL1, which might be more camera than I need. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.
Kelly
KCook wrote: The lens on the P7000 is fixed to the body. Not interchangeable. So filters and extra lenses are out of the equation entirely.
Well, I know it's not the most ideal solution, but Nikon has made adapters available for the P7000 to take certain lenses and filters. You can get a decent kit for about $60-80. I wouldn't rely heavily on them; it's just a variety thing, I guess.
It also looks like firmware updates dramatically improved the P7000's responsiveness, especially when it comes to RAW processing (something I've never bothered trying before). So far, winner winner.
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