camryn
05-08-2005, 07:18 PM
hello.
i have been reading through many reviews on this site, and im still not sure which camera i should buy.
actually i think the more reviews i read the more unsure i felt. :(
ive kind of narrowed it down to:
olympus c-770
nikon coolpix 5700
and a panasonic lumix dmc-f210[?]
previously ive owned a kodak dx6490, and i didnt like it at all. the colours seemed washed out no matter what settings were used, and i have weak wrists [ha] and the camera was obviously heavy because of the huge lense, so i took a lot of blurry photos.
right now i have a second-hand sony dsc-s85, its a good camera, the lense is amazing, but generally the camera is not powerful enough [3x optical zoom].
im looking for something with 10x+ optical zoom and 4MP+, and id like to enlarge my pictures... like so they could be framed and put on a wall?, so "noise reduction" is something im looking out for too.
ill mainly be using the camera for landscape photography, and portraits.
im trying to build a portfolio of my work, so this is why its so important i buy a good camera that i feel comfortable with.
im totally open to suggestions, the cameras ive listed are just to give you an idea of the type of camera im looking for.
i feel really disheartened after the disappointment that was the kodak dx6490, and im kind of afraid to buy another camera, incase its complete rubbish.
really i just want a good camera that doesnt weigh a ton, takes nice crisp "true color" images, and has full manual control as well as pre-sets.
my budget is like £400 at the very most, which is equal to $755, according to xe.com.
thanks. :]
i have been reading through many reviews on this site, and im still not sure which camera i should buy.
actually i think the more reviews i read the more unsure i felt. :(
ive kind of narrowed it down to:
olympus c-770
nikon coolpix 5700
and a panasonic lumix dmc-f210[?]
previously ive owned a kodak dx6490, and i didnt like it at all. the colours seemed washed out no matter what settings were used, and i have weak wrists [ha] and the camera was obviously heavy because of the huge lense, so i took a lot of blurry photos.
right now i have a second-hand sony dsc-s85, its a good camera, the lense is amazing, but generally the camera is not powerful enough [3x optical zoom].
im looking for something with 10x+ optical zoom and 4MP+, and id like to enlarge my pictures... like so they could be framed and put on a wall?, so "noise reduction" is something im looking out for too.
ill mainly be using the camera for landscape photography, and portraits.
im trying to build a portfolio of my work, so this is why its so important i buy a good camera that i feel comfortable with.
im totally open to suggestions, the cameras ive listed are just to give you an idea of the type of camera im looking for.
i feel really disheartened after the disappointment that was the kodak dx6490, and im kind of afraid to buy another camera, incase its complete rubbish.
really i just want a good camera that doesnt weigh a ton, takes nice crisp "true color" images, and has full manual control as well as pre-sets.
my budget is like £400 at the very most, which is equal to $755, according to xe.com.
thanks. :]