The Digital Camera Thread: Questions, discussions, etc.

[rjstyles69]

Where do I get lenses in Banglore (preferrably Tamron and Sigma or Canon)? I would prefer gray market.

ravi finding grey stuff is a little difficult when it comes to lenses here. You may wanna try National Market or even Bajaj complex in the Majestic area(near the city bus stand).

I would recommend you try Photo-Circle in the Chikpet area or Pixetra on Cunningham road for lenses.

BTW I need help folks. Looking at buying a wide angle lens for my Nikon D50.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

Nikon has listed a few here .. Please keep the cost factor in mind while recommending .

[nitrous]

Guys, Im planning to get myself a Canon A550.
Has anyone used this? What do u think??

[HellwratH]

Nitrous, go for the later versions of canon it has IS. like A710 IS. A550 is a lil outdated if you ask me.

[reignofchaos]

rj if you are looking at an ultrawide, look at the tokina 12-24. If budget is no bar get the nikon.

[rjstyles69]

Bro' what do you think the price of a Tokina 12-24 would be?

edit : Nikor lenses are darn expensive and is out of my budget.

[rohithdr]

@nitrous Also check out A570IS i have it and it is a very good camera for P&S

[nitrous]

Originally Posted by hellwrath

Nitrous, go for the later versions of canon it has IS. like A710 IS. A550 is a lil outdated if you ask me.

This one costs me 7000. The A560 costs 8000. Grey prices.
Moreover, this is a 7.1 MP which is more than enough for a beginner like me.

[reignofchaos]

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Bro' what do you think the price of a Tokina 12-24 would be?

edit : Nikor lenses are darn expensive and is out of my budget.

Its around 500$ on bhphotovideo. Not sure of Indian prices. What is your budget like and what are you looking for a 12-24 or a 17-X type lens?

[rjstyles69]

Bro' am looking at the 24mm f/2.8D types. Well since budget is a constraint for me now I can go with anything (14/20/24/28/35).
Even 2nd hand lens would do.

Have been checking a few websites for 2nd one's and nothings available :( .

[HellwratH]

Originally Posted by nitrous

This one costs me 7000. The A560 costs 8000. Grey prices.
Moreover, this is a 7.1 MP which is more than enough for a beginner like me.

MP doesn't matter much unless you want to make really big prints. Why I would suggest IS is that under low light conditions, its very handy. If you have seen any amateur's pictures in low light condition, 30-40% would be shaky. With IS you wont have this problem. Even if you have to compensate on a 1-2 MP and get IS, I'd say go for it.

[mobike008]

Originally Posted by HellwratH

MP doesn't matter much unless you want to make really big prints. Why I would suggest IS is that under low light conditions, its very handy. If you have seen any amateur's pictures in low light condition, 30-40% would be shaky. With IS you wont have this problem. Even if you have to compensate on a 1-2 MP and get IS, I'd say go for it.

too. MP is more for selling the camera ( feature-set looks great with higher the MP) but in real time situation you would need ISO and image stabalization features even if it means sacrificing a bit on MP part.

[scarlet.fever]

Hi guys
I need to buy a digital camera .Budget is between 10-15 k.
Could stretch a little bit more depending upon the deal.
Basically I want to learn photography so please suggest a camera accordingly.
Looking forward to your suggestions.

[extreme_torque]

Originally Posted by scarlet.fever

Hi guys
I need to buy a digital camera .Budget is between 10-15 k.
Could stretch a little bit more depending upon the deal.
Basically I want to learn photography so please suggest a camera accordingly.
Looking forward to your suggestions.

Go for Canon S3 IS eyes closed. Its the best learner's camera out there.

[phamilyman]

Don't buy a panasonic lumix series. Horrible noise performance.

[philipjiju]

i am not a great photographer but yes I love shooting.....pics.
earlier i had a film camera of pentax (forgot the model).I was not at all satisfied by its results...then came the digis..i did a little research...i kept a budget range of 10k t0 15k. Available model in this range were Nikkon,canon,sony,casio,kodak,fiji.when you compare features nikkon and sony stood out almost parallel and was sleek look too with lethium batteries.Nikkon was ruled out finally because of price factor and also for the reason of lack of service facility,and above all ' made in china ' factor.
I settled down to sony DSC w-30 6MP, made in japan at about 11K.
100% satisfaction.