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Recommend a Back Up P&S

  • 25-06-2007 2:31pm
    #1
    FreeAnd..
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    Sorry for bringing another of these dreaded threads to the board, I am looking for practical advice on the best p&s to use as a back up to my slr. Most of these threads are started by people trying to fit it all into a budget so for arguments sake, price is not an issue - the issues are:

    Image Quality, Optical Zoom, High ISO quality, Manual Controls + Metering and Near Focusing/Macro capabilities.

    I have been thinking about the Samsung NV but my canon loyalty brings me back to the ixus'. Does anyone else regularly use a p&s as back up? I havent had one since my 3.1mp sony cybershot and know if i get one where the quality differs drastically (i.e. more than to be expected) from the 5D i will end up never using it which in turn defeats the purpose...

    Anyway, i appreciate any advice and if there are images to back it up then even better (and again sorry for another one of these)..


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  • #2
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,744 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    i use an oldish olympus 765 p & s as backup, its a pretty good quality lens , with a 10 x zoom , it gets used more than my slr, as its more compact, and always in the car, and a lot of the time i prefer it for what i do.
    It has no image stabilisation, so i'm getting a compact panasonic 10 x zoom, with image stabilisation ... its currently gone missing in the UK though !


  • #3
    PaulieC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    I got an Ixus 75 off Ebay last week for my brother-in-law (seller was Citywide), cost approx 250 euros. I had a quick look before I gave it to him. It's absolutely tiny, I think has most manual controls, IQ is fantastic and best of all is the Face Detection technology. I was a little sceptical about this, but it's absolutely brilliant. Basically the little focus square follows a face, keeping it in focus, no matter where it is on the screen. Works for multiple faces, but I don't know how many.

    all in all, a fantastic little P&S and a fantastic price - going for 100 more than that in town,...


  • #4
    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    thanks guys, will check them out..one other thing, does anyone know of a p&s that takes Compact Flash?


  • #5
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    350D with a 50 1.8 :p

    G7 would be a winner if it shot RAW...


  • #6
    FreeAnd..
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭FreeAnd..


    Thanks Fajitas, i had decided on the g7 - canon loyalty and all that..it does seem a bit crazy that they have removed raw but that just means one less step in the workflow ;) - to be honest, having it shoot in raw was one of the least requirements..it does seem up there with IQ, colours and with good IS and video + its not the price of a Leica or the weight of the g6...


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