What kind of Camera do you own?

[dellessa]

  Out of curiosity, what camera do you own?
Currently I have a Canon Rebel XT and a Canon Powershot A640.
The first is 8 mp, the second is 10. 

[dellessa]

I own a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N2 10.1 megapixels.

It is new to me and I'm still learning it, but in time I think it will take some pictures that could be as good as any SLR. I like this camera and it is feature rich. 3" touch screen, Stylus pen (to draw on your pictures and select what you want to focus on), among many other features. As far as point and shoot, this has got to be one of the best.

Well, I don't know about that. Sony's are nice, but they don't have as good picture quality as canons, or even nikon's.  It's more because of the glass they use, and the fact that they aren't quite as high in technology as canon's and Nikons.  Canon's have the best glass, and this translates to better color/less noise.

On the other hand Sony's are very user friendly and pretty good starter camera. 

[monster]

a Nikon CoolPix P4 - 8.1 mp
it serves me pretty well. the next camera will be a Cannon.

[firecrested]

Fuji FinePix S5100.  Good camera if you dont know how to use a SLR, I dont

[dellessa]

Fuji FinePix S5100.  Good camera if you dont know how to use a SLR, I dont

  They aren't that hard to use, I swear!

[dellessa]

a Nikon CoolPix P4 - 8.1 mp
it serves me pretty well. the next camera will be a Cannon.

I have a few friends with that one. Nikon's are nice. 

[dellessa]

the sony may not be as good as an slr or cannon or nikon, but it will serve my purpose for the time being and it's capable of taking some very nice pictures, my biggest problem is that i haven't ever been a picture taker so it's all new to me.

Yeah, it is hard at first.  General rule of thumb.  I've looked at some of your pictures. You're pretty good at framing and setup (the composition of the phooto.) That's half the battle, really. What you might want to work on though is your focus.  As a general rule of thumb it is best to focus on the eye. Or the part of the gecko that is closest to the camera.  There is nothing worse than a photo where there is a big blurry spot where the head is.

[monster]

There is nothing worse than a photo where there is a big blurry spot where the head is.

my nemesis. 

[NYCrestie]

i own a canon S3Is and i love it....6 megapixels, 12x optical zoom, flip out screen and rotatable(if thats even a word, lmao)

i wanted a step up from a point and shoot and this one was perfect. i eventually want an SLR but this one is perfect, just 1 step down. lots of freedom to make lots of adjustements. didnt want to get overwhelmed with an SLR, but that will be my next step

[NYCrestie]

at some point and time i think we will all have an slr. Till then, im going to keep messing with my camera and try to get out of it what I bought it for.

Ill work on focus, It's not always easy though.

do you mean that you think SLR's will eventually take over and point and shoots will be phased out?
if so im going to say that will never happen!
alot of people will always demand a P&S just for ease of use, turn it on and take a pic, not to mention its incredibly small size

with that said i will always have a good point and shoot as a backup as well. for times when i just dont feel like carrying around a large camera

[dellessa]

No, p&s will never be phazed out, I just think that as technology evolves and prices of SLR's goes down, more and more people will be using them them p&s for hobby pictures.

Prices of SLR's have already gone down. You can now get a Canon Rebel for 300-500$.  When they first came out they were close to 2k.  And really,I don't think you realize how many people already use Dslr's as amature photographers. The number is astronomical. 

[kmrogers]

I have a Canon EOS 10d. ( We have a love hate relationship)

I also just bought a Fuji finepix s700 (Its coming between the Canon and I)

I love the new Fuji, it takes excellent pics. I haven't had a chance to take too many with it but so far I am satisfied. Other than indoor pics have a teeny bit of noise but I can deal with that.

[Smaug]

I currently have a Canon A630 8 MB point and shoot and my original 35 mm Nikon N90.  I still take slide pictures and macro photography is one of my favorite types of pictures to take.  If you take a good macro shot, you will always get a Wow from whoever sees it.  I haven't set up my rig to photgraph my snakes and geckos yet but I am planning on doing it soon.  I will then get the slides scanned Hi-res and put a couple on the site.  I have a macro lens that gets in really tight on small subjects so I can't wait to see the results on my geckos eyes. 

I know I am a dinasour still using a 35 mm SLR, but I have been spending all my money on my reptiles lately and can't save up for the Canon Eos I want.  I would have to buy all new lenses too.  I may go with the Nkon D80 or the D2H That way I can keep all my lenses.  You have to be careful with Nikon if you are considering them.  I had a problem with the battery meter on the camera and also heard of someone else having  the same problem with their digital SLR.

[Randy]

I have a Nikon D50 and the only complaint i have with it is that i need a higher model number to use lenses with newer features such as vibration reduction.  The quality of the pictures i take is astounding.

~Randy

[Liz]

fujifilm finepix f10 6.3mp. i love this camera it has a rechargable battery that came with the camera and it lasts so long. the only problem i have is i cant find any xd cards in any store?? i have 2 xd cards one came with the camera and the other we got when we bought it, but i would just liek to know where to get more incase i wanna take lots and lots of pictures away from home. it takes really good pictures.

[kmrogers]

fujifilm finepix f10 6.3mp. i love this camera it has a rechargable battery that came with the camera and it lasts so long. the only problem i have is i cant find any xd cards in any store?? i have 2 xd cards one came with the camera and the other we got when we bought it, but i would just liek to know where to get more incase i wanna take lots and lots of pictures away from home. it takes really good pictures.

I love Fuji cameras My fuji takes XD and SD though. The best place to get them from if you don't mind ordering them is www.onecall.com, its  actually Huppins online store. They always get my stuff to me really fast and have some fairly good prices. Here is a link to their XD page.

http://www.onecall.com/ProductSearch.aspx?Ne=7&N=606

[Liz]

cool thanks i'll check them out... i just dont really understand why they arent in stores around here

[dellessa]

There is nothing worse than a photo where there is a big blurry spot where the head is.

my nemesis. 

Lately it has been mine as well. 

[dellessa]

i own a canon S3Is and i love it....6 megapixels, 12x optical zoom, flip out screen and rotatable(if thats even a word, lmao)

i wanted a step up from a point and shoot and this one was perfect. i eventually want an SLR but this one is perfect, just 1 step down. lots of freedom to make lots of adjustements. didnt want to get overwhelmed with an SLR, but that will be my next step

Those are very nice though. I almost got one as my back-up.

[dellessa]

I currently have a Canon A630 8 MB point and shoot and my original 35 mm Nikon N90.  I still take slide pictures and macro photography is one of my favorite types of pictures to take.  If you take a good macro shot, you will always get a Wow from whoever sees it.  I haven't set up my rig to photgraph my snakes and geckos yet but I am planning on doing it soon.  I will then get the slides scanned Hi-res and put a couple on the site.  I have a macro lens that gets in really tight on small subjects so I can't wait to see the results on my geckos eyes. 

I know I am a dinasour still using a 35 mm SLR, but I have been spending all my money on my reptiles lately and can't save up for the Canon Eos I want.  I would have to buy all new lenses too.  I may go with the Nkon D80 or the D2H That way I can keep all my lenses.  You have to be careful with Nikon if you are considering them.  I had a problem with the battery meter on the camera and also heard of someone else having  the same problem with their digital SLR.

Eh, not really. I still have a 35mm Canon Rebel.  Some people still prefer film.  I like it. But I think I'm too accident prone to use it very often.

[LunarGecko]

I use to be very big in to this but it has been a while (about 10 years) so I am just learning with the digital. I was going to get an SLR but I figured it would be best to go with a P&S for now. I just picked up the Kodak z1275 12 mp. I have had it for 2 days and I am loving it. I think I may look into a used rebel for xmus. Only thing is there are so many gadgets on it. And no way to do the old fun stuff like shudder speeds and such. It makes me feel old. 

[dellessa]

I use to be very big in to this but it has been a while (about 10 years) so I am just learning with the digital. I was going to get an SLR but I figured it would be best to go with a P&S for now. I just picked up the Kodak z1275 12 mp. I have had it for 2 days and I am loving it. I think I may look into a used rebel for xmus. Only thing is there are so many gadgets on it. And no way to do the old fun stuff like shudder speeds and such. It makes me feel old. 

O_o YOu can change everything on a Canon rebel. Shutter speeds, ISO, seriously.  It's a lot like using a film SLR. More so than a digital camera compared to a film Point and shoot. 

[Tainted Glory]

I'm surprised not many people are using DSLRs. I'm in the market for a camera to shoot a wide array of objects: rhacs, cars, herps in general, fish, and just general photog. I'm leaning towards the XTi, but the Nikons look better every day. Anyone care to offer up some advice via PM?

[Sommer]

I've been using an old Canon IXUS 500 (5mpix, +4 years old) until lately, where I got a free change to a Canon IXUS 75... (7.1 mpix, nice optic, brand new), but... it's not good enough! As you can see on my pictures in the other forum it focus's one place, with nearly no depth. I want better pictures, so I will return my IXUS 75 during the next forthnight, and then get a EOS 400D (which have been falling much in price lately - at least here in Denmark).

So now: IXUS 75
Soon: EOS 400D (18-55 standard optic)

[dellessa]

I'm surprised not many people are using DSLRs. I'm in the market for a camera to shoot a wide array of objects: rhacs, cars, herps in general, fish, and just general photog. I'm leaning towards the XTi, but the Nikons look better every day. Anyone care to offer up some advice via PM?

Canon's are better in that they have better lenses/sensors. They are a lot less noisy that Nikons. And also have better color quality.  But really a camera is only as good as it's lenses. And you are going to find one single lens that can't be ideal shooting all of those objects. 

And on the other hand. I don't many people that DON'T use digital SLR's. But I guess we don't hang around the same set.

[LimeRockstars]

I own a Sony Cybershot DSC-T50
Nikon N65 (my first real camera)
and a Nikon D70-S.. accompanied by..
Shoe Flash (with remote capabilty)
18-70mm "zoom" lol
some other small zoom that is being repaired so i can't look up the zoom.
12-24mm wide angle
75-300mm telephoto
50-500mm telephoto (my love)
And hopefully a macro for christmas =]

[RAP66]

Nikon D80 owner here!! I started with a sony Mavica - the floppy drive one. Then I moved to a Fuji S7000 which was pretty nice until I found out that it wouldnt take the pictures I wanted, I got great pictures of the race track but no cars    Then this year I made the jump to a DSLR and have been having a great time with it. I just recently picked up a 50mm 1:1 Macro lense and cant wait to see what kind of picture that will take.  I also have a Macro Flash on order, so that should help with some of the shadows that I have been getting.

Take care

-Rich

[werecatrising]

I just got a Canon power shot sd1000 and love it! It takes way better photos than I expected.

I have always been a photo buff. I love working with actual film in an actual dark room, but don't have access anymore. I wanted to get a DSLR but couldn't afford it right now. I love what I eneded up with, though.

This is the first pic I took with it. This was just a quick shot to make sure everything was working right.

[portal_reptiles]

it's a kodak easyshare Z740...and only 5 mp. but works fine

[krazymuttzpuck]

Cute pic Lance.. ..i have a Nikon cool pix or whatever its called..does not take very good pictures of geckos..

[warnersister_2000]

it's a kodak easyshare Z740...and only 5 mp. but works fine

that's what i have

[Jennie]

I have a Sony - Cyber-shot 8.1MP Digital Camera

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8440216&st=cyber+shot&lp=14&type=product&cp=1&id=1183160353886

Here are some pics I took with this camera:

[compoundB]

wow nice macro.

i shot a canon A560. i absolutely love the canon A-line. my last 3 cameras have been canon A-something.

[cfriskney]

Sony Cibershot 7.2 megapixel but I haven't tried it out on the gecko yet.

[hme_phill]

nikon p5100 12.4 mp finally getting the hang of it i think lol 

[Leif]

I just purchased a Rebel XSI. We'll see how it goes. I have access to an EOS-1 and all kinds of lenses so it should be fun.

[ThorHakonsen]

Hi,

Nikon user here,

Currently I use a Nikon D300 - together with Nikon, Tamron and Sigma lenses - 4 flashes and some more


www.thorhakonsen.com

regards,

Thor Håkonsen - Norway

[ThorHakonsen]

I own a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-N2 10.1 megapixels.

It is new to me and I'm still learning it, but in time I think it will take some pictures that could be as good as any SLR. I like this camera and it is feature rich. 3" touch screen, Stylus pen (to draw on your pictures and select what you want to focus on), among many other features. As far as point and shoot, this has got to be one of the best.

Well, I don't know about that. Sony's are nice, but they don't have as good picture quality as canons, or even nikon's.  It's more because of the glass they use, and the fact that they aren't quite as high in technology as canon's and Nikons.  Canon's have the best glass, and this translates to better color/less noise.

Can't say I agree in this though

[GeckoTime]

I currently use a Cannon Rebel XTi. Almost time to invest in a new lens, I've been using the kit lens and a 30mm since I've owned it.

[justanotherfroginthepond]

I currently use a Cannon Rebel XTi. Almost time to invest in a new lens, I've been using the kit lens and a 30mm since I've owned it.

I'm using an XT, and have been using the kit lens since I got it....I hear 'ya on upgrading your lens!  I'm going to look for a macro lens for Christmas, I think.

[jhawkk2004]

Rebel XSI here! I am in the markey for a new lens too, but I think I'm going to go telephoto before macro or wide angle

[KatiesCresteds]

I'll be using a film Vivitar SLR soon...yay! Really want a Cannon digital SLR though.