What do you think about this camera. Any opinions? $535 seems like a nice camera for the price. After seeing your pics [img]/images/graemlins/smiles[/img] I trust your opinion more than the fool at the camera shop.
I haven't heard much about that model, but in general the Canon's have been rating higher than the Nikons (although I am a Nikon user for my digital SLRs). I have the Canon G5 and think its an excellent camera and also is in the $500 range.
I believe I read a comparison between the Nikon 8700 and the Canon Pro 1:
That price on the Nikon 8700 is very suspect - that is the selling price of the Nikon 5700 elsewhere. I'd suggest doing a check on that camera store to see how honest they are before buying. If it is a not a Nikon USA imported camera, you can save a bunch of money on buying it, but will have trouble getting it fixed if it breaks. All the known reputable camera stores sell the Nikon 8700 for around $999.
I've been using an 8700 for a couple of months and it's pretty good. The price you posted is very good. I might also consider the Canon 8 megapixel model, though, it may be a bit better.
If you can afford it and don't mind the bulk, the Nikon D70 (SLR) is the best digital solution going.
Image quality has more to it than just pixel count. In a DSLR, the sensor
is much larger than found in a point and shoot digital, meaning each
photosite is larger. This reduces noise and also means the lens has to work
less hard to achieve high resolution, compared to the tiny lenses and tiny
pixels in P&S cameras-this reduces image artifacts such as chromatic
abberation. In addition, the image processing in DSLRs is more
sophisticated, getting more out of the raw data. I may be wrong, but I
would wager that my comparitively ancient 3MP Fuji S1 pro produces prints
that are a match for 8MP compacts. The resolution may be a touch lower, but
in overall image quality terms (tonal range, appearance of highlights,
sharpening artifacts etc) I suspect it would still be a match. My current
weapon of choice, the S2 (and any other 6MP DSLR) comfortably produces
higher quality images than cameras such as the 8700.
Image quality has more to it than just pixel count. In a DSLR, the sensor
is much larger than found in a point and shoot digital, meaning each
photosite is larger. This reduces noise and also means the lens has to work
less hard to achieve high resolution, compared to the tiny lenses and tiny
pixels in P&S cameras-this reduces image artifacts such as chromatic
abberation. In addition, the image processing in DSLRs is more
sophisticated, getting more out of the raw data. I may be wrong, but I
would wager that my comparitively ancient 3MP Fuji S1 pro produces prints
that are a match for 8MP compacts. The resolution may be a touch lower, but
in overall image quality terms (tonal range, appearance of highlights,
sharpening artifacts etc) I suspect it would still be a match. My current
weapon of choice, the S2 (and any other 6MP DSLR) comfortably produces
higher quality images than cameras such as the 8700.
Hey packet, thanks on talking me into looking at the canon. We went with the SLR digital rebel and the pics are unbelievable. Thanks again.
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Hey packet, thanks on talking me into looking at the canon. We went with the SLR digital rebel and the pics are unbelievable. Thanks again.
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SLR Digital Rebel is sooooo on my Christmas list. That camera is amazing and I will have one before next spring.
Hey packet, thanks on talking me into looking at the canon. We went with the SLR digital rebel and the pics are unbelievable. Thanks again.
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SLR Digital Rebel is sooooo on my Christmas list. That camera is amazing and I will have one before next spring.
I will buy it for you if you......... [img]/images/graemlins/carrot[/img]
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