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| ![]() Experts, my friend is looking to buy a compact "zoom" camera and has shortlisted the Panasonic Lumix ZS3 and the Canon SX200. Both are quite similarly specced and are almost similarly priced. Which one should he go for ? Would be buying this weekend or thereabouts. PS : I am personally leaning towards the ZS3 purely because of the Canon's awkward popup flash. Are there any advantages/disadvantages of the same ? Last edited by sajo : 2nd February 2010 at 08:16. |
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Yes, i did found that. Especially when i was shooting for birthday parties and indoor shots. During this time, i like sony's performance with flash recycle times and how fast they shoot pics during this occasion. Obviously discounting high end cams. |
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Other than the ZS3 I would look at the recently released Sony HX5 or older TZ3. | |
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I had almost finalized on S2000HD, but your post makes me re-think on the decision. Is the TZ11 remarkably better? Does it has some manual controls as well? Apereture/Shutter speed settings? And where in Pune do you shop for camera's? | |
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It does allow you to choose 15, 30 and 60 secs shutter speed in Starry sky mode. If you're looking for manual control, S2000 HD will be a better bet at its price but the auto mode is known to produce some disappointing photos. | |
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| ![]() Need a beginner slr camera. Was advised the Canon 1000d or 500d. My knowledge in this is zilch so please advice which one to go for or any other brands/models I should consider. The major difference to me of the two mentioned is that the 500d has video recording, which would come handy to us only if it is not too complicated to operate? Also what is the pricing here? My father is currently in Singapore and intends to buy from there if it's cheaper. |
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![]() Keeping in mind these requirements, what do you suggest? As per my understanding, S2000HD proved the best bet. Can anyone confirm whether TZ11 has manual controls? Also, there seems to be a short supply of this model, can anyone please suggest a place in Pune to buy this? | |
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| ![]() @Sahil - Get the 500D it shoots video in Full HD plus its one of the latest low-mid end DSLRs from Canon. The 1000D is for beginners on tight budget. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Need some advice! I have been using a power shot series for sometime now. I recently borrowed my friends D200 and was amazed at the ease of using a proper DSLR rather than the point & shoot. Now planning to pick up a D50 (new) or a used D40. I noticed that US sites quote a huge discount especially some packages on ebay are drool worthy. I was thinking of getting any friend travelling from US to bring it along. Are they safe bets? Can ebay vendors be fakes/cheats? or should I stick to an used 40D from India? (used as new 50D is out of range on what I am willing to spend on a body) |
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1. What do you want to spend on the system? 2. Keep in mind that bodies loose value much faster than lenses - it hence makes sense to invest in good lenses. 3. do not discount the micro 4/3rd system (Olyumpus and Panasonic) - while they are not as well represented in India, if you are buying from the US they are freely avaialble. The 4/3 sensor is about 3/4ths the size of the APS-C sensor and the bodies are still under 5M/cm2 (pixel density). I have had good experience with both B&H Photo as well as Adorama. A friend of mine just got the D5000 (NIkon) from J&R in downtown NY for under $1000 (with the 18-55 and 55-200 lenses). The Canon 500D (Ti) is competes with the Nikon D5000 and to some extent with the Nikon D90 (about $100 more). I'd look at these 3 (Canon 500D, Nikon D5000 and D90) as the body of choice. For the lenses start maybe with the 18-105/18-135 and then add a 70-300 or 100-400 (if you need the range and can spend that much (3x) more). | |
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EDIT: I had the casio on pre order for a week but i guess all of them are going to be released in same timeframe, and I was concerned about buying a camera from a non camera company. Last edited by vivekiny2k : 5th February 2010 at 20:39. | |
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