On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Nige wrote:
N> All of which brings me to the point of this post... I'm looking to buy
N> a second camera, preferably a compact model of around 8 megapixels or
N> more. What I really need is arguably the very opposite of the EOS 5D -
N> a small, light model that is super-intelligent, ready to use in a
N> couple of seconds and can be relied upon to produce decent results
N> under most conditions. OK, it may not produce anything like the same
N> quality as the EOS 5D, but I figure that if it allows me to nail the
N> more 'op****tunistic' shots that occasionally come along, that's better
N> than not getting the picture at all.
N>
My point and shoot is a Fuji F31fd, 3x zoom and pocket size. As well as
auto-mode it has stuff like aperture and speed priority and slow sync
flash. It is supposed to have very good high iso capability
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/compactcamerahighiso/page3.asp
The newest
version appears to be f50fd.
My wife decided she would like a long zoom and has just ordered a
Panasonic Fz18. This camera is so light for an 18x zoom and there seems
to be absolutely no discernable shutter lag (compared to the Nikon 8800
that I have). Apparently it has "intelligent auto" mode - if it analyses
the scene to be a night ****trait that is what it will do. Take a look at
the photos at dpreview.com
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz18/page17.asp
However, when I had two cameras from different manufacturer, an Olympus
10x zoom and a little Nikon pocket size, the difference between the
interfaces drove me mad. However, I don't seem to have a problem swapping
between the Fuji and Nikon. It is a consideration and you might be best
sticking to Canon.
--
Alan
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