What's your camera?
 

I'm looking at getting a new camera soon, and I'm interested to hear what other people use, and whether they like what they use. So, tell me, what's your camera, what do you like about it, and what do you dislike?

I'm going to be getting a digital camera, but if your camera is a 35mm or whatever, don't let that stop you from posting.

Depends on how much you want to spend really.

For the price you pay, the Canon EOS 350D is a pretty good semi-professional camera.

Canon s3 is. love it, it has ALL I need.


and a nikon F when I feel like using it (summer walks, usually)

i have a Nikon D70S digital camera, an old Canon A1, and two very different Polaroid cameras.

canon a550 happy snapper digital

I have a couple of cameras in mind to choose from (point and shoots with a big zoom) but I'm just interested to know what other people use. Someone may say something that leads me to think about a different camera altogether.

I used to use my dad's 35mm SLR some years ago, and I never had the patience to set everything up (focus... aperture... shutter speed) well enough to get a decent picture out of it. If there was something that I could flick a switch to change between it being totally automatic and me being in total control, that would be cool, but I don't know if such a thing exists.

But I was also interested in seeing some general camera chat, not just in getting recommendations.

toko's the man when it comes to cameras. just watch out he doesnt build a rocket launcher into his cameras.

I don't own one, but I'm sure you can switch from automatic/semi-automatic to manual.
I've only heard good things about it from friends that have it.
Also, it's really important that the camera reacts quick.
You don't want to have a camera that takes to long in capturing an image after you click.
You'll miss the ibis, so to speak.

Yes, that's one of the things I hate about my current camera. That and the fact that it is terrible in low light, it takes about two seconds capturing the image, which is consequently just a big blur.

I have a Pentax film camera that off the top of my head I can't remember the model. The shutter's busted though and will cost acouple $$$ to fix.

My girlfriends the photographer though with all the bits and pieces.

When it comes to the blur issue, putting the camera on a mini tripod or placing it on down on something helps. There are boardies here, who will give you better advice than I can. I concentrate more on video cameras.

I'm outta here.

Change the apature perhaps?

The current camera's a pretty basic point and shoot - I can't adjust anything at all on it.

I've had this camera for over a year now and it's pretty great. It's really easy to operate, the picture quality is good, but to be honest the best thing about it is if you can't be bothered to use it manually it takes amazing pictures while in automatic mode. It's not bad for £400.
I use it for a variety of thing, ranging from hoilday snaps to documenting my sculptures. The quality is good enough for print standard in magazines etc, so it's a good all rounder.

Oh yeah, I also have the Canon Ixus 60, which is a great pocket camera. The best thing about this camera is the large screen size and the Macro function is pretty powerful. A nice little camera!

problem for sonicl + eos 350d = long zoom lens + portability gone.

Very hard to get a tripod up a tree.

Pentax *ist DL. Takes really nice pictures but lately I haven't been to any shows really in enough of my personal interest to take photos, don't use it too much outside of that.

Lucky for me, my dad collects cameras. We have hundreds of cameras in our posession- some very old, some just old, some weird 80s snappers. So whenever we need a camera we just bust out one of those. I do have a few cameras of my own, though.

One is a Canon I bought in Denver in 2005. It's not digital, but I've forgotten the name of the model. It's fairly modern.

Another is my Polaroid camera that I found sitting in it's packaging, unopened, in a store closet in my dad's workplace. Of course I took it home. I've never bought any film for it though, I'm not made of money.

I have a digital camera too. I forget the brand.

I have a Canon EOS3 that I got for free from a friend's dad.

I bought a Canon EOS 400D.
What lead me to it was that it could be used manually, which is quite good when you're used to old cameras and you like to focus on something that ain't centered (even though this can be done with the auto focus, but you have to move a little...).
Good range of sensibility, from 100 to 1200 ISO, that keeps me having from the flashlight.
There's a function that can be used to shoot several times in a short while - that was one of the main attraction since my neighbour's cat is rather lively. Couple that with a short time of exposure, you'll avoid blurred movements.
Pictures might be too dark, but they give away programs to rework you photos.

One problem I've encountered is, using the auto focus, slightly blurred eyes when the lights are a bit dim (past 10 p.m., with friends).

It's a rather small camera. If you're a giant with huge hands, it might feel uncomfortable.

i havent read the rest of this thread but

i have a nikon d70s. takes nice pictures. i charge $30-50 a shot-- i'm not, by far, any kind of richard avedon, but the camera has paid for itself already, i think, photographing sandwiches and various landscapes and buildings. i rarely use it for personal things as it's quite bulky & all.

now there's a new ultra-affordable new D40 i think, you may wanna look into it.

emmah was planning to get herself one. she works in a camera shop and at the tender age of 17 she's already, together with mademoiselle angella, one of our resident photo magicians.

ask her...

I shoot digitally with a must be replaced 2003 Fuji Fine Pix. A dinosaur in the digital world.

Film I do with my Holga, which I love, though it sometimes twarts my intentions and overrules with it's own. Of course that's what makes it what it is.

We have a polaroid camera too. It's ace. On ly thing is polaroid film is kinda expensive and sometimes hard to come by.

i'm getting a Leica D-LUX 3 this November (if another doesn't catch my attention until then)
it's one of the best point and shoots out right now.
totally worth the money. the photos look beautiful and it shoots in 3:2, 4:3 and even 16:9
the images are a little noisy over ISO 200, but a great camera nonetheless.

i had a old Sony Cybershot since 2003 and it was so great for a cheap 200 dollar camera.
i took many great photos with it and loved it but it got screwed. and then i got the Rebel XT last year or two years ago and half liked it, half didn't like it.
i eventually got a refund and bought a Telecaster Deluxe instead.
the M8 is out of the question. i don't have that kind of money. but boy would that be a beauty to own.
but yeah.. i'm thinking of getting that Leica. the shots it takes look just as a good as any 10mp dslr.

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I totally agree with !@#$%!. I have a D40 and it's wonderful but it is bulky. A few friends of mine just got D40s, they're really nice. Smaller, bigger screen.

i'm going to buy nikon d50 and some old 35mm single-lens camera (maybe some pentax..). i would be glad if you'd recommend me some lens camera*