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Some bigger stores (E.g. B & H) have opened offices in India. They will coordinate warranty issues if you have International warranty. | |
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![]() The suggestions about dSLR vs Prosumer that I gave are from my own experience . I went for an advanced p&s ,about an year back, thinking that it would suffice most of my requirements.It costed about 13K then. Not even a full year turned around , now I had spent almost thrice to get a SLR. That much amount is not something I can easily afford but , I just don't want to be looking for an upgrade in another 2-3 years ,atleast. So, I managed to strech my budget to get an SLR. A few months back ,one of my friends was very keen on getting a prosumer. I urged him to get an SLR. He gave the same reasons as every other aspiring prosumer user.Eventually , he bought an SX10. But with all the zoom and everything he had wished for , he only rarely used them fully. That too not to take pics of birds or people but to have fun shots of long distant objects. The only practical use he put his 20x SX10 for is to try a moon shot. On the other hand, most of the shots are limited to capturing people,buildings,landscapes. Even I use camera mostly for portraits,functions,landscapes etc. Here, except for landscapes my A720IS left a lot to be desired in all other scenarios. That makes me think that if I had gone for DSLR earlier itself(even if it was d40), I could now spend that 13K to get a decent long zoom(if I really need). What I mean is , with a DSLR one spends on body only once(say,for a 4 yr period) and can invest in lens as when needed. Whereas in p&s type digicams, one actually have to buy a full camera if an upgrade is needed. That's why I suggested DSLR(ofcourse,if somehow the vitamin M could be met only ![]() I understand money is not something that comes easily these days.So, when spending it ,spend for something which will serve one for long enough. Last edited by deetee : 28th May 2009 at 16:09. | |
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Edit: I think it is 18-50mm . Last edited by deetee : 28th May 2009 at 16:27. | |
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Anyway, to each his own - even if I were aware of how to buy a camera from the grey market, I'd have still bought it from the US. I'd rather have a brand new camera from a reputed online store, even if it comes without warranty [as it is, the warranty is only for 1 year - I've used my Kodak P & S for over 7 years now, without a single trip to the service centre], than one purchased from the grey market :-) Cheers, Vikram P.S: Olympus has a worldwide warranty for all their imaging equipment. You can buy their cameras from any country in the world, and their warranty will still be honoured in India. | |
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AFAIK, Nikon also has something similar in that price range. For complete lens range for Nikon APS-C, refer to photozone I can see a Nikkor 80-400mm, which is decent range for birding. | |
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You can also look at Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4.5 DC Macro. It has got decent reviews. Last edited by abhijitaparadh : 28th May 2009 at 20:09. | |
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| ![]() I guess a few of the posts related to lenses and DSLR should be moved to the DSLR thread. It would help keep the threads clean. |
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BANNED | ![]() I am seriously considering Lumix FZ-28, quoted 24K with B&W at Panasonic brand shop & 17.5K thrugh someone well known in grey market. I have heard that at this price this is a damn good camera. Sorry, I haven't gone through the entire posts of this thread but does anyone owns Lumix here? Any reviews |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Hi, Wanted to buy a new pint and shoot for around 10k (without warranty). I know the guys pretty well as far as shops are concerned, but am confused as to what to buy. They mainly have cannon and sony, with no mention of panasonic anywhere. So which one makes sense. My requirements are a good macro mode and around 8-10 mp should be more than enough for the size of pictures I need. Need some manual functions once in a way. HELP????????? EDIT: One more thing, good low light snaps. Last edited by mav2000 : 15th June 2009 at 12:45. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Olympus SP565UZ is going on offer @Rs.16000/- at CROMA. I don't know if this is lower than market price, but if it is, anyone thinking of SP ultra zoom can grab it. |
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If you don't plan to photograph in low light condition, you can do with a P&S for most of the cases | |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() GTO, DSLR is not for you. You will be best with a superzoom P&S There are 2 camera I recommend Canon SX10 IS and Panasonic FZ28 Choose any one, both are excellent Canon has more bells and whistles, while the Panny has easier to use interface. I suggest you handle both, and then choose |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() GTO, in this thread we have to tendency to recommend dSLR to anybody who is foolish enough ask for our advice. Consider yourself warned. ![]() The only reason you are looking at dSLR is for image quality, am I right? Do you really want to carry a bulky 1kg camera? Mine weighs close to 1.5kgs with my primary lens. There are a few pocketable cameras that can give you very good image quality. But if you are looking at producing the kind of shots generally taken using dSLR, then you have to learn photography. |
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