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08/14/2004 10:43:42 AM · #1 |
I'm so sad. This morning I woke up and found sometime during the night my camera has gone belly up so to speak. My poor camera has had such a nightmare history. In it's relatively short 3 years of life, it was stolen, rescued (but accidently thrown up against a wall along with the mugger, in a house fire, left in a locked car overnight in a Canadian winter, and finally dropped in sand from a height to catch a falling child. I'm amazed that it as pretty much kept on chugging in a mostly reliable fashion. Sure there were a few quirks, a bit of duct tape, but for the most part it has served me well. A moment of silence please....
=) Well I'm off to Henry's! |
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08/14/2004 10:52:52 AM · #2 |
May your camera rest in peace :-(
So what'cha gonna get? |
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08/14/2004 10:54:02 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by BeingClever:
...=) Well I'm off to Henry's! |
I'm guessing you'll pass on the grief management support group, LOL. Have fun @ Henry's!
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08/14/2004 11:08:15 AM · #4 |
I'm actually not sure what I am going to get. I have a limited budget of about 800 CAD, which I really don't want to go over as I am attempting to buy a specific house within the next year.
I did get excited about the FZ15, until I realized it was only available in the US.
Now I'm considering the Z3. I shoot mostly outdoor shots as I'm an avid hiker/geocacher, as well as a lot of architecture. I'm also looking for something compact enough to easily take traveling because if I don't purchase my house, I'll be hitting the international road a few times a year for the next couple of years.
I'm definitely an amateur, so I don't require high end, on the flip side I like manual controls and a certain degree of flexibility.
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08/14/2004 11:48:42 AM · #5 |
You could get the Canon S60. It's very portable and has manual controls too. $699
Message edited by author 2004-08-14 11:49:15.
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08/14/2004 12:04:40 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by BeingClever:
Well I'm off to Henry's! |
But first, break out the fine whiskey and have a wake for y0ur dear departed friend.
"T'was a fine, fine camera it was..."
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08/14/2004 12:07:51 PM · #7 |
| I'm definitely looking for something with more optical zoom, for wildlife shots. |
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08/14/2004 12:17:29 PM · #8 |
Also check the Canon S1 IS -- manual controls, 10x Image Stablized zoom, about $400 US.
Sorry about your Olympus -- sounds like it had a rough but fulfilling life!
Message edited by author 2004-08-14 12:18:21. |
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08/14/2004 01:42:45 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by BeingClever:
I'm definitely looking for something with more optical zoom, for wildlife shots. |
Yup the Canon S1 IS has the equivalent 38mm-380mm Optical zoom. You can get it at FutureShop for C$699
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08/14/2004 01:43:27 PM · #10 |
Dear Lindsey, Sorry to hear about your camera. Wish you could find one of the new Panasonic FZ15's. Do you live close enough to the border with the USA take a trip down to a camera store here?
The new Panasonic FZ20 is due out on Sept. 4th. It would be a good choice. Or you might be able to get an FZ10 now at a clearance price! I love my FZ10.
The FZ10 is really a STURDY camera, too. Mine has taken some hard knocks and hasn't had any problems. I slammed the car door on it once when it was on my shoulder with the strap and it swung in as I slammed the car door shut. It didn't even dent it! It is built like a tank.
Message edited by author 2004-08-14 13:51:59. |
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08/14/2004 03:01:27 PM · #11 |
Death of a 3020z.. *sniff* :'(
My old 3020z had a fairly eventful life as well. Been inside countless derelict buildings where the roofs are collapsing, it's been left in a pub on a Friday night (but I managed to get it back eventually), it's fallen down the stairs several times, been held out of train windows at 125mph, and eventually it landed snout first onto a rock.
It's still going, but it's got a rather large scrape accross the lens, making it useless for anything serious now.
I loved the 3020z so much that I replaced it with a 4000z. |
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