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It’s so hard these days to get one, solid, true opinion of anything so rather than going to go off and read 400 reviews, I’m going to ask you lot for advice on a nice digital SLR camera. Thoughts and opions (and links/samples!) are always appreciated.

So far I have had a glance at the Canon EOS 350D, the Fuji Finepix 5600 and Fuji Finepix 9500. I’ve not seen any examples from the last two or any prices that draw me into buying them. In fact, I told a lie, I have seen the price for the Fuji’s but only in a retail outlet. I seen the 5600 for 210 pounds and the 9500 for 340 pounds. I’m not sure on the Canon but I think its 415 pounds and my budget is only 340.

Any takers in wanting to help me do a bit of research and know what they’re talking about? or not what they’re talking about?

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This article was posted via telepathy on April 13, 2006 and is listed under General, Cameras and Digital. It has a total of 8 comments . This article has been viewed 590 times.


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MrUnred:

# || 19.28pm GMT || 13.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

When I was in ‘Smiths the other day reading their magazines I’m sure one of them, Stuff or T3 or one similar had a review of Digital SLR’s but I can’t remember which one was best, possibly a Panasonic Lumix but that is a guess, pop down and have a scan.

The John:

# || 19.57pm GMT || 13.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

Thanks for the input mate, although as usual I’m way ahead of you, I popped into John De Gruchys on the way home and held that said camera in my hand, it was awesome! I’ve also been hearing very good reviews on the FUJI 9500 due to its really really good zoom and high output (9mp with 10.7x zoom) so I’ve got this far: Panasonic Lumix Z300 vs Fuji 9500.

mademoiselle_cunt:

# || 20.30pm GMT || 13.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

I’ve had a digital camera since Xmas of 03 and I’ve never used it. I like the old fasion way.

The John:

# || 20.38pm GMT || 13.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

Somehow the old fashioned way intrigues me, is that like saying to your wife “I prefer bum sex but you know what, tonight I would like it better the old fashioned way” ?

mademoiselle_cunt:

# || 21.19pm GMT || 14.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

It’s not the same to me because I don’t prefer digital cameras. I like being able to pass photos around the dinner table and cackle with my family and mates. Yes, it’s true! I have a soul! You can just do one our photo pick ups. With a digital camera you have to do all that computer shite and if you wan’t actual photos you have to bring them in, and blah, blah.

The John:

# || 21.39pm GMT || 17.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

Not these days though, you can pick up 6″ by 4″ printers pretty cheap, Samsung do a nice little one for about 55 pounds.

MrUnred:

# || 22.07pm GMT || 19.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

A point to be made is that whilst 10,000,000 megapixels is an impressive stat you will only ever need such a resolution for very very large images, if you want this for you everyday snaps then thats fine but think of the storage space a few hundred pics at the top resolution will take up.

Also, digital cameras do not take pictures in 6 x 4 format, the format is generally 4 x 3 or some such ’squarer’ format which means images printed onto standard size photo paper will either be cropped or resized to fit, neither of which are particularly good.

The John:

# || 05.02am GMT || 20.Apr.2006 || Visit Homepage

Useful fact there Mrunred, never knew digital cameras take pictures in squared format…….time for me to get out the specification sheet of this little beauty (I’m buying the FUJI Finepix 5600, cheap and not as bulky)

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