I am gonig to purchase a digital camera this weekend, mostly for ebay pix but also would like to use it for other pix, although I have another camera for that.
What is a good camera, that takes good vivid, pix, not too pricey (maybe $250 and under). This will run on windows and not a mac (although I also have a mac but not sure if they make them for both).
Also what specifications would I look for in a camera for this purpose?
thanks!
Lauren
[ edited by nightbird84 on May 23, 2002 08:01 AM ]
posted on May 23, 2002 02:36:50 PM new
Go to www.google.com
type in: Sony Mavica.
Buy the best one you can at the best price you can get!
You won't be sorry!
posted on May 23, 2002 02:48:14 PM new
Nothing, IMHO, beats the Sony Mavica...I just wish I'd bought one years sooner. No wires, cables, scanners or other paraphenalia...Just put the disk into the drive and go. I LOVE "easy"...and, in digital cameras, "easy" is spelled "Mavica"!
posted on May 23, 2002 03:43:13 PM new
I've looked at a lot of discussion groups, magazines, and review sites. The top site in my opinion on digital camera reviews is Digital Photography Review. It is the review site to compare other review sites to. They do a very exhaustive review of the cameras, and are very fair in my opinion.
Technical specs, example photographs, pros, cons, of all the cameras can be found there. On a scale of 1-10 this site rates an 11.
posted on May 23, 2002 04:06:20 PM new
nightbird84:
I use a Mavica: FD83 not one discused here very often if ever!I use it for Ebay & trips & family photo's! If you would like I'll send you examples of photo's ranging from 1" to 1' to 100 yard's! If your interested just ask!
Just copy and past the address if it's not clickable.
Tell me what you would like to see!
The best part of the Mavica:
No Memory Cards,cables or programs @ hunded's of dollar's.
You use Floppy disc's @ pennies apiece!
Then just run them from your A:/ drive!!!
If you are interested just contact me!
[ edited by dadofstickboy on May 23, 2002 08:17 PM ]
posted on May 24, 2002 08:46:17 AM new
thanks everyone! I guess where I am confused is all the "digital logo" when I am reading about the cameras - i checked out the sites and the Mavicas but there are sooo many and I really don't want to spend more than about $300- that's my budget but wasn't sure what were good things to have on the camera - what to look for?
I'll look at the Mavicas this weekend, are the low end one's pretty good as well?
Lauren
I second that emotion ... I have a Sony Mavica and love it. They say not to blow up pictures above 4x6, however, I have and they still look great. A little grainy - sometimes that gives a good look if you like that.
Just shoot and load from the floppy. You can actually override the auto feature by pointing the camera at a different light source and locking in and then shooting. In this way, you have more control over lighting and such. There are no F-stops so this method helps you still take classic pics.
I was afraid to let go of my old Nixon, however, since having the Mavica I find that my shots are as good if not better.
posted on May 24, 2002 11:47:17 AM new
I purchased the Nikon 995 last summer and additional equipment to go with it. I know the price has fallen since then.
One thing I have learned is to not cheat yourself when buying a camera. Once you get it that's it. So if you can afford a little more it's worth it.
The most important thing in my opinion is to buy an external reader. I've found that uploading pic's are much faster than attaching my camera to the pc. The readers only cost about 40 bucks. You also mentioned you have a mac. I use both PC and Mac's. With OSX it does recognize my nikon 995 and uploads are no problem. However, it has never worked well with PC XP. SO the external reader is a big plus. Most come in USB however there are some scsi and firewire available.
[ edited by chris30 on May 24, 2002 11:49 AM ]
posted on May 26, 2002 09:44:44 AM new
As I am reading all this mumbo-jumbo, I cannot understand a word of it. All I know is my camera is great- (my user ID is acrane if you want to see examples) and my camera cost me under $100.00. I have the Polaroid PDC 640. I called them on the phone and they walked me through turning it on, etc. I am a moron when it comes to cameras. All I do is turn it on, look at the screen, and snap the picture. It is sooooooo easy. And cheap. And has a warranty even in case I throw it down the steps. I got mine off ebay and I love it. Good luck!
I looked and your pics are fine. The camera fits your needs. Which is what's important.
For some sellers they need that extra detail. So possilby they need the zoom features. As I do.
Also if anyone is considering a camera they need to decide what they are going to use it for. So for say online auctions you probably don't need the most expensive camera. If your going to produce prints from your images the higher the mega pixel the better in addition to the features.
Most innexpensive camera allow one to get up to say a 4x6 or 5x7 print (from image). The higher priced models will allow one to get an 8x10 or 11x14 print. With out the loss of quality.
posted on May 28, 2002 02:01:57 PM new
Update - thank you everyone for your help! In researching some of the links here we (my boyfriend and I) got a Canon Proshot A40 and love it! Easy to use and it takes great pix for ebay for us! We got an extra chip for trips and such but so far so good!
So thank you everyone - it was a great price too - $300 and then the extras of course were more.
posted on May 28, 2002 02:26:43 PM new
I also use the A-40, and it is wonderful for what I need it for except for the fact that its focal range is no closer than 6 inches, which can be a problem sometimes. If I could do it again, I would have gotten a G-2.
posted on May 28, 2002 03:34:44 PM new If I could do it again, I would have gotten a G-2.
That's the route I took. I narrowed it down to either the Canon G-2 or the Olympus 4040. I was disappointed I couldn't use my Vivitar 2800 flash on the G-2. I ended up having to purchase one of Canon's proprietary flashes (420ex) to get the full benefit of the G-2. That was an extra $179.00 I hadn't planned on. The results are great with the TTL flash metering, but it wasn't something I wanted to buy right away.
