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12/05/2002 02:02:30 PM · #1 |
Looking for a little help in making a descion here. My father asked me to select a digital camera for my mother for christmas. He wants to spend between 500 and 750 dollars. The only other specification is that the camera needs to be 4+ megapixles. My mother was a photographer for 10 years so an overly simplified camera wouldnt do. The other problem is my mom is not a highly technical person, and is not overly computer friendly. She has a pile of 35mm cameras a few kodak SLRs and a minolta camera from 4 years back or so. I have been wrestling with media types for one, I see a few cameras out there that dump the photos directly to a mini cd-rom, advantage of that is its very easy to deal with post picture with it already on a permanent media. I am concerned however with space on those I know I would hate changing discs every 50 or 60 pictures. So I have been leaning toward CF or something.
Well basically any help would be appreciated. Not exactly easy to shop for a camera without being able to ask the user questions about it :P |
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12/05/2002 02:14:33 PM · #2 |
DPReview.com is also a good place to compare cameras and ask questions about specific brands or cameras. They have write-ups on them and allow side-by-side comparisons. If you have any questions about my camera, I might be able to help. My only complaints so far are that it doesn't allow second curtain synch flash and doesn't have a bulb feature (which are only used on specific instances anyway). It does have good battery life, tilting LCD, manual modes, hot shoe for flash, remote, & the option to add on lenses.
We probably have just about every camera represented here so I'm sure that if you have specific questions, you can get help. Do you have any idea which features she would find most important? |
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12/05/2002 02:48:22 PM · #3 |
| The closer the camera is to acting like a 35mm the easier the transition for her is going to be. She takes a wide range of photos but the camera would for sure have to do well in indoor lighting conditions because she does photograph alot of weddings for the family and such. And of course vacation, family, holiday, normal photos. |
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12/05/2002 03:22:26 PM · #4 |
| Take a hard look at Sony F707 or 717. It replaced my Nikon SLR. Great Zeiss lens - laser focus for dim light situations. Should get a 707 for as little as $650 US. Be sure to get the additional Sony flash unit, and a 128mb Memory Stick. |
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12/05/2002 03:36:10 PM · #5 |
Although I could be biased, the Minolta (the one under my name!) has the advantage of feeling and behaving very much like their regular SLRs - coming from an old Dynax 7000i (along with intermittent use of a 505si) I find it very easy to use. Haven't resorted once to actually reading the manual!
It's going to be very hard buying for someone else, it wasn't until me and Kavey went into a shop and actually held a bunch of the things in our hands that we really knew which camera was for us. |
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12/05/2002 03:46:25 PM · #6 |
I know some friends who have a long film background and they really liked the Minolta DiMage7i because it is so like a 'normal' film camera.
Ones such as the sony or the twist body Nikon's just feel very different for people used to film cameras, I'm told... |
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12/05/2002 04:12:25 PM · #7 |
I know it might be a tacky way to go, but maybe a gift certificate would work best here? If she's a pro, she will likely want to "test drive" a camera, especially one she might use for work.
There is one other option. Enroll the help of one of her friends and have the friend ask your mom to look at several models as a potential present for their spouse/child/parent/whatever. The only danger here is if she finds one she likes enough to buy for herself before Christmas :)
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