Wanted: Photography/Camera Advice.

[Radtgaeb]

I recently bought a fujifilm SLR-like midrange. It is the Fuji Finepix S700. I couldn't be happier. My parents gave me their hand-me-down 35mm Canon SLR a while back and I needed a new digital to get into the digital age. Every day I passed this camera at work (I work at a dept. store) and eyed it. I finally caved, tried it out, read online reviews, and bought it. I really felt that I got the best "bang for my buck" out of this one.

http://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-Finep...5922640&sr=8-1

So naturally, I'm going to suggest the Fuji. I did look into the S8000 and it looks awesome! I didn't need anything more than 8mp, and I really didn't want to pay for shipping (or skip my employee discount at work) so I didn't get it. Fuji is quite possibly the best brand for mid-range shoppers. Everything else is highly overpriced. My sister and my girlfriend both bought Sony's Cybershot Cameras, both 7MP and payed about $250; while I only payed $199. I have to agree with Fatty, the Finepix series is very intuitive, it takes great pictures even when you aren't setting your own f-stops, aperture, and film speed.

In short: go for the fuji!

[Jimbuna]

Thanks guys.....the more feedback the better....much appreciated

[Dmitry Markov]

Try visit also www.dpreview.com Personally I've got Canon PowerShot Pro1 but looking forward to upgrade to Nikon F80. I wouldn't prefer Canon DSLRs because I cannot afford myself expensive L-series optics (my Pro1 has one built-in) and in middle-class optics Nikons are better as most whom I've heard say.

Best Regards

[seafarer]

www.dpreview.com is a superb site. Another very informative site is Ken Rockwell's - http://www.kenrockwell.com/index.htm

I have a Canon Powershot G2 - my first digital camera bought in 2002. These days, I mainly use a Nikon D50 digital SLR.

The first thing you need to decide, given you have past photography experience, is whether you want a point-n-shoot or a dSLR. I got my Nikon mainly because I had done many years of shooting with my other 35mm SLRs, and I found the Canon was just not what I really wanted in a digital camera. It's still a great camera, and I still have fun with it at times, but I would not want to be without my dSLR most of the time.

[Jimbuna]

Cheers fellas....the more sites the better

[Jimbuna]

Any more, or are we all done

[Dowly]

Oh, be sure to take alot of scenery shots! I could use some for my IL2 composites. :p