Digital Cameras... - The Orange Mane

Sassy · 07-28-2005, 05:36 PM

I just bought a Kodak Easyshare Z730. We have an Easy share at work and it works pretty well.... Does anyone else have one? If so, do you like it?

RhymesayersDU · 07-28-2005, 05:39 PM

Since you started it, I'd like to piggy-back on this thread if you don't mind Miss Sassy...

To those with Digi Cams, I wanted to invest in a good one, with one of those printer deals, the whole 9 yards... Are the quality of print outs good? If I got a good one, would I totally be able to abandon regular cameras? I want to be able to print out pictures... but not just on computer paper, obviously.

Sassy · 07-28-2005, 05:46 PM

I have a HP Photosmart Printer...that prints out pics very well... I would recommend that type of printer for pics...but I'm not sure that's what you want.

RhymesayersDU · 07-28-2005, 05:48 PM

Is that one of those things, that is a free standing thing... Meaning, all it does is print photos and it's not your normal printer for everything else, right?

Billy Clyde Puckett · 07-28-2005, 05:55 PM

I have a two year old Nikon Coolpix 4300 that takes great pictures and an HP Photsmart Printer that makes prints as good as I get anyplace except the high end pro photo shops. I a sure there are smaller and better cameras out there. Friend has some monsterous Canon Digital SLR with interchangeable lenses that is amazing, but it is as big as the old SLRs

Sassy · 07-28-2005, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhymesayersDU

Is that one of those things, that is a free standing thing... Meaning, all it does is print photos and it's not your normal printer for everything else, right?

No...it prints everything.

ak1971 · 07-28-2005, 06:16 PM

I have a Sony Cyber-Shot which is great, and as for printing I find it cheaper and easier to just send them to Costco. You can up load your photos on to the website and just go pick them up.

scorpio · 07-28-2005, 06:19 PM

Steve's Digi-Cams is an excellent resource for researching digital cameras. I have a 4 megapixel Canon ELPH that I bought a couple years ago and I LOVE it. It's small enough to literally fit in the pocket of my jeans and be carried around comfortably, and at 4 megapixels you can have 35mm quality (or even better maybe?) up to 11x13. Most cameras sold today, even the point-and-click ones, are 5 megapixels or better. And, if you don't want to go the printer route (kind of expensive if you want to have lots of hard copies of the pictures you take) you can just take your memory card into your local drugstore or whatever and they can make Kodak prints for you that are indistinguishable from regular film. So yeah, a digi cam will make you totally forget 35mm.

ludo21 · 07-28-2005, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by scorpiosnow

Steve's Digi-Cams is an excellent resource for researching digital cameras. I have a 4 megapixel Canon ELPH that I bought a couple years ago and I LOVE it. It's small enough to literally fit in the pocket of my jeans and be carried around comfortably, and at 4 megapixels you can have 35mm quality (or even better maybe?) up to 11x13. Most cameras sold today, even the point-and-click ones, are 5 megapixels or better. And, if you don't want to go the printer route (kind of expensive if you want to have lots of hard copies of the pictures you take) you can just take your memory card into your local drugstore or whatever and they can make Kodak prints for you that are indistinguishable from regular film. So yeah, a digi cam will make you totally forget 35mm.

Agreed, i work in a photo center, and seeing as the prints look exactly the same as film, or better, it is way better to have a dig camera these days. Film can get destroyed in our machines, ive done it all to often, and with the cards, just stick them in the machine or send them over the internet. Way easier and safer.!

broncos-rock · 07-28-2005, 06:31 PM

We just also bought a kodak dx-7590 with printer dock from comp usa. This camera is amazing 5.0 mp and 10x optical zoom. The best part was the price at $300 out the door. It was a demo model and the kid that sold it to us just kept adding stuff. I'm a bargain hunter and this one of the better ones yet. Oh yeah and Go Broncos!!!!

scorpio · 07-28-2005, 06:34 PM

Oh yeah, that's a good point. Make sure you get a camera with a good OPTICAL zoom. 3x is okay, 10x is awesome. Digital zoom is ****.

Play2win · 07-28-2005, 06:43 PM

Canon is the way to go. I would like to get a Digital Rebel or a 20D. (SLR's)

Back when I was going to School for Photography, I was a Canon and Fuji Film guy.

I stay away from Kodak. (but, obviously, some people like 'em)

On a sidenote, Kodak got its name because that was the actual sound the Early Eastman Cameras made, Kod-AK. I think it was a Brownie (but not sure).

Bronx33 · 07-28-2005, 06:53 PM

I scored a canon A70 on ebay for 105 bucks i was looking for something good and cheap and i got both........

Play2win · 07-28-2005, 06:59 PM

Old School-

I used to Love the CANON AE-1 and the Pentax K-1000

Bronx33 · 07-28-2005, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Play2Win

Old School-

I used to Love the CANON AE-1 and the Pentax K-1000

You talking to me?

Pat Bowlen · 07-28-2005, 07:05 PM

If you don't need more than a point-and-shoot usage from your camera, then you don't need any more than four megapixels. I just bought a Canon SD300 and it's fairly fantastic. There are plenty of good digitals out there, it just depends on what you want.

DBroncos4life · 07-28-2005, 07:11 PM

I have a smaller Canon. My dad has that Canon SLX I believe and he has a Sony just like it. I like mine just fine. It does what I want it to.

Play2win · 07-28-2005, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bronx33

You talking to me?

I'm just saying, I still have a great appreciation for the "Classic" manual film camera, for whoever is listening...

Play2win · 07-28-2005, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

I have a smaller Canon. My dad has that Canon SLX I believe and he has a Sony just like it. I like mine just fine. It does what I want it to.

Yes, It ALL depends on what you want to use it for. They comes in all sizes and shapes. Just like computers...

Bronco_Beerslug · 07-28-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sassy

I just bought a Kodak Easyshare Z730. We have an Easy share at work and it works pretty well.... Does anyone else have one? If so, do you like it?

Here's somes pics I took of flowers at my place in Nine Mile Falls with a Kodak DX 3700 Easy Share, click the thumbs...

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Tom H. · 07-28-2005, 10:11 PM

Digital cameras are great but you really need to archive the pictures on a cd. I'm sure alot of people are going to be sad when they find their pictures are permanently lost.

I print my pics on a Epson 1280 on Red River Paper. Not too bad. Or sometimes I go to a house like A&I in Los Angeles or BWC here in dallas for photographic prints. All on-line you just need broadband.

Currently I use a Canon 10D as well as a high end Digital Back on a Sinar. I would agree that the Canon series is a nice way to go. Something like the PS G6 is small lightweight and you can shoot RAW.

It's amazing how things have changed. Only 4 years ago I was using 4x5, 8x10, MF and some 35mm. I think I shot maybe 20 sheets of 4x5 this year. The rest was all digital.

bronco militia · 07-28-2005, 10:23 PM

I picked this one up at best buy for $250 after ($50 rebate, $15 off - online sale)

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_...uji_s5100.html

4 mp, 10x optical zoom....

4 or more megapixels is plenty and more than 5 can be too much depending on the size/type of digital camera.

steves is an excellent camera site....a good article to start your research:

http://www.steves-digicams.com/techc...July_2004.html

delany · 07-28-2005, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom H.

Digital cameras are great but you really need to archive the pictures on a cd. I'm sure alot of people are going to be sad when they find their pictures are permanently lost.

I print my pics on a Epson 1280 on Red River Paper. Not too bad. Or sometimes I go to a house like A&I in Los Angeles or BWC here in dallas for photographic prints. All on-line you just need broadband.

Currently I use a Canon 10D as well as a high end Digital Back on a Sinar. I would agree that the Canon series is a nice way to go. Something like the PS G6 is small lightweight and you can shoot RAW.

It's amazing how things have changed. Only 4 years ago I was using 4x5, 8x10, MF and some 35mm. I think I shot maybe 20 sheets of 4x5 this year. The rest was all digital.

10D...niiiicccce.

I tried really hard to justify that cam to myself...but as it is just a hobby I settled for the Rebel XT.

I shoot in RAW though and have just as much fun with the end of the digital workflow as I do with the beginning.

I have a Cannon PIXMA IP3000 for printing. It is a great little all-in-one printer that does photos well...and it is only $70.

leon_d · 07-29-2005, 06:02 AM

I bought a Nikon D70 late last year, and have used my film camera once since. The downside is that I have a squillion more photos to sort through and delete (not that I do) when I clear the card.

If you like the flexibility that SLR's give you then I'd definently recommend the D70.

Tom H. · 07-29-2005, 06:21 AM

Quote:

I have a Cannon PIXMA IP3000 for printing. It is a great little all-in-one printer that does photos well...and it is only $70.

That would be a great printer on location. Just like a polaroid.

The Rebel XT is a great camera, 8mp plus it's small and light and can take the entire line of Canon Eos lenses plus EFS. I use prime lenses myself (speed and sharpness) but i've heard good things about the 10-22 EF-S lens.

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07-28-2005, 05:39 PM	#2
RhymesayersDU Go Broncos, Nuggets, Rox GANGNAM STYLE Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Back In The 303! Posts: 14,812 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ty Lawson	Since you started it, I'd like to piggy-back on this thread if you don't mind Miss Sassy... To those with Digi Cams, I wanted to invest in a good one, with one of those printer deals, the whole 9 yards... Are the quality of print outs good? If I got a good one, would I totally be able to abandon regular cameras? I want to be able to print out pictures... but not just on computer paper, obviously.

07-28-2005, 05:46 PM	#3
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	I have a HP Photosmart Printer...that prints out pics very well... I would recommend that type of printer for pics...but I'm not sure that's what you want.

07-28-2005, 05:48 PM	#4
RhymesayersDU Go Broncos, Nuggets, Rox GANGNAM STYLE Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Back In The 303! Posts: 14,812 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ty Lawson	Is that one of those things, that is a free standing thing... Meaning, all it does is print photos and it's not your normal printer for everything else, right?

07-28-2005, 05:55 PM	#5
Billy Clyde Puckett Billy=Semi Tough Big Guy Looking down on KC, SD and Oakland Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: between 5,000 and 10,000 feet elevation Posts: 12,665 Adopt-a-Bronco: John Elway	I have a two year old Nikon Coolpix 4300 that takes great pictures and an HP Photsmart Printer that makes prints as good as I get anyplace except the high end pro photo shops. I a sure there are smaller and better cameras out there. Friend has some monsterous Canon Digital SLR with interchangeable lenses that is amazing, but it is as big as the old SLRs

07-28-2005, 06:16 PM	#7
ak1971 uhhhh Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,536	I have a Sony Cyber-Shot which is great, and as for printing I find it cheaper and easier to just send them to Costco. You can up load your photos on to the website and just go pick them up.

07-28-2005, 06:19 PM	#8
scorpio Cubicle Pimp Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,498	Steve's Digi-Cams is an excellent resource for researching digital cameras. I have a 4 megapixel Canon ELPH that I bought a couple years ago and I LOVE it. It's small enough to literally fit in the pocket of my jeans and be carried around comfortably, and at 4 megapixels you can have 35mm quality (or even better maybe?) up to 11x13. Most cameras sold today, even the point-and-click ones, are 5 megapixels or better. And, if you don't want to go the printer route (kind of expensive if you want to have lots of hard copies of the pictures you take) you can just take your memory card into your local drugstore or whatever and they can make Kodak prints for you that are indistinguishable from regular film. So yeah, a digi cam will make you totally forget 35mm.

07-28-2005, 06:31 PM	#10
broncos-rock Ring of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,285	We just also bought a kodak dx-7590 with printer dock from comp usa. This camera is amazing 5.0 mp and 10x optical zoom. The best part was the price at $300 out the door. It was a demo model and the kid that sold it to us just kept adding stuff. I'm a bargain hunter and this one of the better ones yet. Oh yeah and Go Broncos!!!!

07-28-2005, 06:34 PM	#11
scorpio Cubicle Pimp Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,498	Oh yeah, that's a good point. Make sure you get a camera with a good OPTICAL zoom. 3x is okay, 10x is awesome. Digital zoom is ****.

07-28-2005, 06:43 PM	#12
Play2win Ring of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 9,610 Adopt-a-Bronco: The Duke	Canon is the way to go. I would like to get a Digital Rebel or a 20D. (SLR's) Back when I was going to School for Photography, I was a Canon and Fuji Film guy. I stay away from Kodak. (but, obviously, some people like 'em) On a sidenote, Kodak got its name because that was the actual sound the Early Eastman Cameras made, Kod-AK. I think it was a Brownie (but not sure).

07-28-2005, 06:53 PM	#13
Bronx33 lets go partner Rumpson Rocks Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lakewood,Colo Posts: 41,221 Adopt-a-Bronco: Woodyard	I scored a canon A70 on ebay for 105 bucks i was looking for something good and cheap and i got both........

07-28-2005, 06:59 PM	#14
Play2win Ring of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 9,610 Adopt-a-Bronco: The Duke	Old School- I used to Love the CANON AE-1 and the Pentax K-1000

07-28-2005, 07:05 PM	#16
Pat Bowlen President/Chief Executive Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 2,691	If you don't need more than a point-and-shoot usage from your camera, then you don't need any more than four megapixels. I just bought a Canon SD300 and it's fairly fantastic. There are plenty of good digitals out there, it just depends on what you want.

07-28-2005, 07:11 PM	#17
DBroncos4life Hey pic Mod!?!?! FU Why yes, that is Bacon Bacon. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The wrong side of right. Posts: 26,522	I have a smaller Canon. My dad has that Canon SLX I believe and he has a Sony just like it. I like mine just fine. It does what I want it to.

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Tom H. Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 463	Digital cameras are great but you really need to archive the pictures on a cd. I'm sure alot of people are going to be sad when they find their pictures are permanently lost. I print my pics on a Epson 1280 on Red River Paper. Not too bad. Or sometimes I go to a house like A&I in Los Angeles or BWC here in dallas for photographic prints. All on-line you just need broadband. Currently I use a Canon 10D as well as a high end Digital Back on a Sinar. I would agree that the Canon series is a nice way to go. Something like the PS G6 is small lightweight and you can shoot RAW. It's amazing how things have changed. Only 4 years ago I was using 4x5, 8x10, MF and some 35mm. I think I shot maybe 20 sheets of 4x5 this year. The rest was all digital.

07-28-2005, 10:23 PM	#22
bronco militia Ring of Famer THE GREATEST Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: colorado springs, co Posts: 22,567	I picked this one up at best buy for $250 after ($50 rebate, $15 off - online sale) http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_...uji_s5100.html 4 mp, 10x optical zoom.... 4 or more megapixels is plenty and more than 5 can be too much depending on the size/type of digital camera. steves is an excellent camera site....a good article to start your research: http://www.steves-digicams.com/techc...July_2004.html

07-29-2005, 06:02 AM	#24
leon_d ... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 135 Adopt-a-Bronco: Nate Webster	I bought a Nikon D70 late last year, and have used my film camera once since. The downside is that I have a squillion more photos to sort through and delete (not that I do) when I clear the card. If you like the flexibility that SLR's give you then I'd definently recommend the D70.