Digital Cameras Reviews

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I’m fairly experienced with digital SLRs, owning a Nikon D50, Pentax K10D, and currently a Canon 30D over the past several years. Now I’m thinking of purchasing my first film camera. A few obvious choices would be a Pentax Spotmatic or an older Leica Reflex. I’m leaning towards the R4 but curious as to how easy of a first film camera it would be. Any suggestions?
Thanks. I’m not interested in selling all of my current gear and switching to film. I’m merely interested in dabbling in it. I’ve shot digital for a little over 4 years and wasn’t fortunate enough to have started in film first. Additionally, half of my current lenses are digital body only (Canon 17-55 and a handful of Pentax DAs).
Thanks Edwin. I’ll seriously consider one of those two Minoltas. Do you have any book, website, etc. advice for someone moving backwards from digital to film?
NOT understanding earned you a thumbs down from someone. Your logic is like telling someone they’re insane for wanting a vintage muscle car because Vipers and Ferraris are more capable vehicles.

I am looking to take some pictures that look like they are from the late 70s early 80s. I bought some old kodakrome film and now I need a camera. I like the pictures the Leica R3 takes but the Summilux 50 mm lens is too expensive. Are there any other good old film cameras that pictures like the Leica does?

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I’m very conservative when it comes to buying myself new “toys”. I don’t buy every new gadget that comes out, but when I do buy – I get the latest technology and the highest quality I can afford. That way my investment holds its value for a long time and I’m not tempted to replace it so soon.

I didn’t buy a digital camera when they first came out. All you could get were 1 megapixel models with no optical zoom capability. Maybe a good replacement for the cardboard throwaways you get at the supermarket, but I much preferred the quality images I got from my (now 20 year old) Nikon 35mm SLR film camera.

When I finally did buy a digital camera a few years ago, I picked up a slightly used 2.1 megapixel from Olympus digital camera with a 3x autofocus optical zoom. At the time, it was as good a value as you could get when buying a digital camera, but technology being what it is – it’s now considered a midrange consumer level camera.

Well, while I’m still satisfied with my Nikon film-based camera, I’ve been thinking about buying a new digital camera for a few months now. That’s because I’ve seen the amazing shots that my friends have taken with their cameras, and I want to be able to get the same results. In addition, I’m using my 35mm SLR much less these days just because it’s so much more convenient to use my digital camera, and I’ve got a bag full of film that I’ve never found the time to have developed. It’s finally time to buy a new digital camera to actually replace the 35mm camera.

Towards that end, I’ve been reading online guides and digital camera reviews to catch up on exactly what to look for when buying a digital camera. This research is very helpful, as I evaluate which cameras are easy to use, produce high-quality photos, come packed with features, and are the best bargains. In fact, these resources make the task of buying a digital camera easier than I imagined it would be.

Since I’ve been doing all this research beforehand, I’m ready to make my purchase now that I’ve decided that buying a digital camera is the right move for me. I’ve read about people getting fantastic bargains from online stores, so that’s where I’ll look first. I also read store reviews as part of my research into buying a digital camera, so I know which websites were trustworthy and which ones to avoid. As a result, I’ll be able to complete my purchase without a single problem.

Now that I’ve made the decision, I really can’t remember what was preventing me from buying a new digital camera a long time ago! I can’t wait to get it so I can play around with the settings, and try out the different features that are available on these newer digital cameras. If you ask me, this is the way photography was meant to be.

If you’ve been thinking about buying a digital camera, I recommend that you go ahead and do it sooner rather than later. You’ll be amazed at how much easier it is to take pictures with this kind of equipment and how much better the pictures turn out.

I’ve been very pleased with my Sony and Panasonic digicams that use Carl Zeiss and Leica lens, but I was wondering if I can get a film camera, a SLR or a compact one, with these lens brands on it? Of course I’ve used Nikons and Canon with their property lens, but I’d like to clear this doubt…
Thank you for being as precise as possible!

The following article continues to list reasons why digital cameras are a lot more effective and efficient than more traditional cameras that use film; Metadata: This is what allows the photographer to find specific photographs by searching for them in categories such as; time taken, type of lens used and even under the auto-focus mode that your camera chose for you. On top of this, you can also add your own information to your photos, such as; the names of the people in the pictures and auto geo-tagging that can find the location of where you took the photo from the co-ordinates that are embedded in the photo file. Quality of the Image: The resolution of photos from digital cameras surpasses those taken with film and with these modern digicam photos, low-light noise has either completely disappeared from photos or can at the very least be tweaked out later. In addition to this, most people will only ever view their photos on their computer screens and so they will only require around six-megapixels. This again will help cut down on how much you pay on a digital camera. No Film: This may seem like an obvious benefit to digital cameras, however, there are more positives besides this. Another benefit of not having film is that you are able to safely carry your camera, filled with your holiday snaps, through airport X-Ray machines without them making your pictures appear all foggy. On top of this, memory cards can hold a lot more pictures than the standard 36 that a traditional film camera can hold and possibly the best thing about not having film in your camera is that you won’t run the risk of opening the back of your camera and ruining every photo that you have taken so far because the light has shone on the film. The only thing you won’t get with a digital camera that film offered is a range of specialist emulsions but then again, that’s what Photoshop is for. Before going out and buying a digital camera, it is best to research a few so that you make sure you are buying a camera that does what you want it to do. So, for example, it doesn’t matter whether you decide on a Sony digital camera or a Panasonic digital camera in the end, what does matter is that you choose one that has the features you are after.

Photos that have been taken using digital cameras surpass those that have been taken using film as the resolution on the digital pictures is far better. As long as you compare the features of different digital cameras then it won’t matter whether or not you choose, for example, a Sony digital camera or a Panasonic digital camera . All that matters is that you have chosen a camera that has the features you are after.

The Instax camera has been able to fill the void left by Polaroid in the instant gratification photo market. Oh, heck yes, it’s there. And they showed off the new GF670 6×6;6×7 film camera which is one of the quietest rangefinders we’ve ever heard. Visit photoinduced.com fro more photo-ness

Digital photography has arrived, and it is the way of the future. You don’t need an old photographer like me to tell you that.

Forget the traditionalists who insist that film is better. In some ways it definitely is; it is simply not practical in the digital world to continue taking your photos on film. However, that doesn’t mean you should throw your old photos away.

It may come as a shock to some young people, but great photography has existed for many years, done by true artists who relied on camera skills, not computers, to produce their images. Some manipulation was possible in the darkroom by the few who knew how, but most great photography was captured ‘in camera.’

What a shame, then, that so many of these great images are now gathering dust in closets around the world.

Our rush to embrace digital technology was not gradual. Digital cameras made film almost obsolete in just a few short years. With the cameras came computer software, USB cards, online storage and social networking. Almost overnight, everything related to photography involved digital technology. You really could not do anything with a photo unless it was on your computer.

Of course, this is no problem for photos taken now and in the future. Most of us now have digital cameras and are becoming comfortable with software. My concern is, what has happened to all those great photos from the past, taken on film and now out of place in the modern world?

I have been taking photos to sell in my gallery for over twenty years. I appreciate all the benefits of digital photography, but for now I have chosen not to buy a digital camera. I have thousands of photos from my many travels, all taken on colour slides, which I am determined to put to good use.

I just know that when I buy a digital SLR camera and start snapping, all these old slides will be forgotten. They will gather dust, fade, and eventually be good for nothing but throwing away. So my decision to continue working with film is about making sure that doesn’t happen.

These days I am trawling through years of images, picking out the shots that deserve to be seen, and scanning them. As long as they remain on film, they may be out of date; but once converted to digital files they are every bit as good as anything taken on a modern camera. Some people would argue that for quality, they are even better.

Since I started scanning my slides, I have rediscovered a treasure trove of photos from years past. For every photo I have printed and sold, there are ten more photos just as good that have never seen the light of day. Some photos I always knew were there. Others I had forgotten I ever shot. Some of those photos are now on sale and proving more popular than photos I had been selling for all these years.

When you revisit photos after many years, you start to notice things about them that you may not have appreciated before. Sometimes the photo you chose to print first is not the best, although you may have thought so at the time. After admiring one photo of a waterfall for ten years, it is a real eye-opener to remember you also have ten other angles of the same waterfall, taken on the same roll of film but never printed, and each spectacular in its own way.

Scanning your negatives and colour slides does not have to be expensive. You can buy a film scanner for just a few hundred dollars which has the resolution and the software to get the job done. After that, the only thing you have to spend is time.

If scanning them yourself doesn’t appeal, you can pay to have it done professionally. This can cost as little as a few dollars a file, and should include all the colour correction and spot removal you need to make your photos ready for printing. It may be too costly to have all your photos scanned commercially, but you could make a selection of your top 100 to save for posterity.

Whichever way you choose to go about it, I encourage you to revisit your old photos. Don’t allow them to fade and deteriorate in a corner until you get around to throwing them out. Scanning can breathe new life into old memories, and I guarantee you will find some real gems that are worth preserving.

Introduction

The Fujifilm FinePix S9600 is an SLR shaped 9 megapixel digital camera with a 10.7x optical zoom lens. For shooting high and low angle easily, it has been provided with a 2.0″ (230,000 pixel) tilting LCD screen. With the manual zoom working on the fullest, the Fujifilm FinePix S9600 can record video in 640 x 480 resolutions at 30fps with sound. The camera is enclosed in a sturdy plastic body and available in black only. The dimensions of the camera are 128.0 x 93.0 x 129.0 mm, and it weighs around 650 gram without battery and memory card.

Key Features

This 9 megapixel camera gives ultra high resolution images which are very clear and crisp. You get a high quality of images due to the Super CCD HR. This is because of the noise reduction feature of the Fujifilm’s innovative RP Processor. For best of the pictures you do not require a tripod or flash. Even then it retains the natural light and atmosphere of the scene. Fujifilm FinePix S9600 comes with the zoom lens which is equivalent to 28-300 mm on a 35 mm camera. This makes it capable of covering a wide range of camera friendly potentials which includes landscapes or architectural shots along with normal focal length snapshots and telephoto portraits or sports shooting. With this camera you will not have to worry about the sensor cleaning. This is because it is supported with the dust-free, integrated lens construction of the Fuji Film FinePix S9600 which gives you maximum image quality. The 2500MAh NiMh AA batteries can take up to 200 shots between recharging.

User Friendly Aspects

With Fujifilm FinePix S9600 you get an option of changing the saturation, sharpness and contrast features when using the manual option. This is possible while using ISO, shutter and aperture as well. Another interesting feature that allows you to capture snaps on top of the other as in layers is the multiple exposure option. Resolution, quality, color/BW and ISO settings are under the ‘Fuji’ button, while exposure compensation, aperture, shutter speed, continuous shooting and flash mode are set with dedicated buttons in conjunction with the Common dial.

The Fujifilm FinePix S9600 takes less than a second in switching on taking its first picture. The camera installs the focus option even quickly. It takes about half a second and even lesser if the camera is on the continuous focus mode. The camera’s shutter speed is also great.

Performance

The Fujifilm FinePix S9600 is a low noise camera, thanks to the Super CCD sensor and image dispensation. The pictures taken form this camera comes out quite well but at times a purple fringe comes on the images if there is a discrepancy in the quality of light present. Apart from this, the camera has great image quality.

Conclusion

The Fujifilm FinePix S9600 is an impressive 9 megapixel digital camera that makes it a worthy buy.