What camera??? Help please...

unklerosco

Don't want an slr, been looking at a bridge camera...

Between these 4...

Sony R1 €749


Samsung Pro 815 €699

Fuji S9000 €549

Kodak P880 €455

Now they all get great reviews, the sony being the best thing since sliced bread... Fantastic review everywhere.

Price is a factor, I like the sony cause it seems to be the best of the best, the samsung cause of its screen, the fuji cause its feels like an slr(although the zoom ring aint the best) and the kodak cause of its price, features, 24mm and i have a docking station for it already....

Anyone got any of the above or any thoughts??

adrian522

I think the fuji is an update on the S602, if so I can definatly recomend it. I have been using the S602 for 4 - 5 tears and itis a great little camera with fully manual functions, easy to use also.

YOu can also get converter lenses to make it telephoto or wide angle.

Having said all that I havent used any of the others.

muttzer

i think u should get the sony R1 cause i just ordered mine!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. and i am a god of gods. i know its true. u gotta love me!!!!!!!! happy hunting

unklerosco

muttzer wrote:

i think u should get the sony R1 cause i just ordered mine!!!!!!!!!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. and i am a god of gods. i know its true. u gotta love me!!!!!!!! happy hunting

Yes but u still haven't got it yet... If i could just stop spending cash on my pc i'd get the R1, tis deffo the best, pic quality is class.. Wonder if i've anything left i could sell to get some smash together..

Rodo

I'm like Adrian, gone from a 602 to the 9000/9500, and I'm delighted with it. Also it's always a bonus if you can use AA batteries instead of any packs, though don't know if the others are AA.

unklerosco

The LCD on the 9000 is tiny tho, was palying with it today in dixons.. the sonys isn't much better but its allot sharper..

muttzer

unklerosco wrote:

Yes but u still haven't got it yet... If i could just stop spending cash on my pc i'd get the R1, tis deffo the best, pic quality is class.. Wonder if i've anything left i could sell to get some smash together..

yes but im closer to getting mine than u are

unklerosco

true... u in work tomorrow??

muttzer

nope why do u ask
gotta find my flat screen tv, ive no tv anymore

muttzer

wats ur plan

bp_me

Personally I would guy for the Fuji...but then that is beacuse I did.

The only fault I have found is the lack of a battery level meter, you simply get a low battery warning then it randomly turns off shortly after that. Though carrying a second set of batteries makes this only a minor annoyance. I get approx 200 - 225 shots from a single set of 2500mAh ni-mh batteries (most without flash and a large portion with lcd as I usually use a tripod aswell). If you are going to use rechargeables it can only be ni-mh....apparently li-ion and ni-cd will cause damage.

Dual memory slots is a plus aswell.

unklerosco

Seems to be allot of Fuji heads about.. Sony has dual slot too(memory stick n CF).. Then again its €200 more.

bp_me

unklerosco wrote:

Seems to be allot of Fuji heads about.. Sony has dual slot too(memory stick n CF).. Then again its €200 more.

I wouldn't call myself a Fuji head at all. It was simply the most bang for my euro at the level I was buying. I wanted something decent, but didnt want to get a D-SLR. Hard to turn down 9mp and 28-300mm lens for 600 or so euros.

Also, I have a dislike of sony products, so the Sony compertitor was never in the running for me.

unklerosco

The kodak n the fuji get very similar reviews.. very little between them.. main difference is the kodaks wide lens n the fuji's zoom.. Arrrgghhhh!!! Its impossible

cormie

Ross, I thought you were happy with the one you were suggesting to me? Are you selling it by any chance? I smashed the LCD on the one I got in the end:(

unklerosco

I want 2 cameras... a compact n an slr style for "important" pics...

cormie

ah cool:)