New Digital camera

Haque · 15th January 2006, 10:15

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Originally Posted by Rehaan

Haque - Pick up a known brand SD card = LEXAR, kingston, sandisk. (w/ 3-5yr warranty)
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My S2 is on its way. Hopefully will be in my hands on monday. ($499 +tax ) Am not getting the SD card for now. Exceeds the budget. :( Will get it soon.

As for the SD card speed, a re-search in the camera forums, shows that this is one area where even the Canon support isnt specific about. The forums do recommend something >40X...

-Haque

hell_on_wheels · 20th January 2006, 19:41

No debating....
NIKON COOLPIX rulz....
I own a coolpix 5200 something.It's a 5.1MP cam...
The best thing about this cam is the wide range of options u are provided with 4 the price u have to pay...

Rehaan · 21st January 2006, 04:08

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Originally Posted by Haque

My S2 is on its way. Hopefully will be in my hands on monday. ($499 +tax )

Sweet stuff!! Though you did pay ~$60 more than you needed to.. unless you are buying it in bangalore?

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As for the SD card speed, a re-search in the camera forums, shows that this is one area where even the Canon support isnt specific about. The forums do recommend something >40X...

Doesn't hurt to get a >40x. I know the S2 has the digic(?) processor from the canon SLRs, but i dont know much about the internal write speed.

Have fun.
cya
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Haque · 21st January 2006, 07:00

@Rehaan: Yes, I did end up paying more. Could not manage to shop-online, due to lack of time. Purchased at SFO. Anyway no regrets, got what I wanted? It's got digic II processor.
Thanks for your tips. Have a great weekend.

-Haque

VTEC11 · 22nd January 2006, 00:29

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Originally Posted by arup10

Go for canon powershot A510 (3MP) or A520(4MP).
They are the best cameras in this segment.

I agree, both models are very highly rated overall and are reasonably priced. Many online reviews confirm this, as well as a recent consumer reports article that ranked the a510 #1 comparing 70 or so digital cams. Although the a510 is 3MP, the a520 can usually be had for the same price.

v1p3r · 22nd January 2006, 01:44

I finally picked a Nikon 5900, and yes, it's BLUE!

The closest competition came from the cheaper Canon A610, but it was larger, it doesn't use Lithium Ion batteries, and it wasn't yet available in India.

The 5900 fits my requirements to a T. Well, I paid slightly more, Rs 13000, and I didn't get a warranty, but technically, I am one happy camper.

nitrous · 22nd January 2006, 02:03

v1p3r,dont forget to bring it for the track day!

v1p3r · 22nd January 2006, 02:05

If I don't lose it!!! I brought it last time naa...

vivekiny2k · 22nd February 2006, 08:41

thanks fellas,

I finally ordered my canon S2 IS from amazon. it was available with a free 256 MB Sd card free for 399.

and now my quest starts for a good car , after i get my US license.

:-)

tsk1979 · 22nd February 2006, 12:00

Good deal, but S3 IS is already out!

tifosikrishna · 22nd February 2006, 12:14

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Good deal, but S3 IS is already out!

Yeah, saw the news in dpreview yesterday. since he has already ordered s2, i dint want to spoil his party. but i guess it will take atleast a month for s3 to hit the shelf.

vivekiny2k · 22nd February 2006, 19:39

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Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

Yeah, saw the news in dpreview yesterday. since he has already ordered s2, i dint want to spoil his party. but i guess it will take atleast a month for s3 to hit the shelf.

yeah, and i have a lot of family events coming up to capture. can't wait

probably the reason i got the deal was S3 is coming soon.

bigman · 22nd February 2006, 20:14

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

I finally picked a Nikon 5900, and yes, it's BLUE!

The closest competition came from the cheaper Canon A610, but it was larger, it doesn't use Lithium Ion batteries, and it wasn't yet available in India.

The 5900 fits my requirements to a T. Well, I paid slightly more, Rs 13000, and I didn't get a warranty, but technically, I am one happy camper.

I have an A610 and it is a good camera. As you say it does not have a Lithium battery but I use Rechargable NiMH AA batteries. I have 8 such batteries and I can easily take more than enough pictures before needing to recharge a set of 4.

Actually thanks for reminding me about cameras because I have just checked and the price has dropped by £20.55 since when I got my repacement camera. I can now claim this difference back.

cooldude1988765 · 3rd March 2006, 10:19

My friend wants to buy a good digital camera
Budget 45K !!!!!!!

Note from moderators: Please check other threads before starting a new one.

navin · 3rd March 2006, 10:31

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Kodak 850 /880
Samsung 815
Canon Pro 1

20th January 2006, 19:41	#47
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Haque BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 118 Thanked: 32 Times View My Garage	@Rehaan: Yes, I did end up paying more. Could not manage to shop-online, due to lack of time. Purchased at SFO. Anyway no regrets, got what I wanted? It's got digic II processor. Thanks for your tips. Have a great weekend. -Haque
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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	I finally picked a Nikon 5900, and yes, it's BLUE! The closest competition came from the cheaper Canon A610, but it was larger, it doesn't use Lithium Ion batteries, and it wasn't yet available in India. The 5900 fits my requirements to a T. Well, I paid slightly more, Rs 13000, and I didn't get a warranty, but technically, I am one happy camper.
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