joel_turner Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I'm really directing this question to those of you who still primarily shoot slide film (35mm) but had wanted to get your feet wet with a digital camera. Basically the camera would be used for the following situations: 1. Snapshots (parties, holiday gatherings, vacation photos of people, etc..)2. As a tool for trying out new ideas (different views of a scene, angles, exposures, etc..) that I would want to capture on film. Much like shooting a Polaroid. Output would be used primarily for web and 4x6 or 5x7's for personal use printed off of an Epson 1280. I'm curious what other people here have done that are still committed to film for serious work but bought another camera for the situations I described above and what their thought process was and how it has worked out for them. I am not interested in a Digital SLR at this time so please do not recommend a 10D or Digital Rebel. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 <a href="http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/a80/">http://www.photo.net/equipment/canon/a80/</a> <p> A fantastic camera, you can't go wrong with it. 600 shots in the first week (all getting used to/testing the camera) on a single set of 2200 mAH NiHM's. <p> I'm still quite new to photography and still quite committed to learning with film. However, much of my family is not pleased when I haul out the SLR at gatherings. Right away they are intimidated. A digital point and shoot was a perfect solution for this. It's got a bit of a "oh neat" factor for them, so they're more interested in having a photo taken that they can review right afterward. It's pocketable, highly functional, and let's admit it, a fun toy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river side Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 histogram function.. If you shoot slides, you'd find the feature of a histogram essential to make sure your image doesn't have blown highlights or too dark areas.. Also buy one with manual controls.. and possibly aperture settings that can emulate the ones you would be using in real time with slide. You'd have to buy one with tele zoom to cover the focal lengths you shoot with slides.. any camera that meets these would give you 4x6 and/or 5x7 easily.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel_turner Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Rob.. I'll take a look at the A80. Thanks. River.. Do you find that the histogram correlates to the 5 stop latitude of slide film? Manual override was a given for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siu_fai_au1 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I went for the Canon Powershot S50. I didn't felt the need for another SLR and the G5 is too bulky for carry around all the time. The S50 is basically a G5, but without a hotshoe, slower lens and fixed screen. The A80 was interresting as well but I want a camera that can store files in RAW format and that can use Microdrives. Siu Fai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vatovec Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I went for the Canon Powershot G3. I`m too a slide shooter and found the g3 very useful for the situations You describe - it has a histogram, manual control and RAW format - so You can make good 8x10 prints from it. Yes CCDs and slide film are very similar, actually the CCD has only 4 stops latitude, so You should play safe if the exposure is right on the G3 (The only hassle i found is that the selected ISO doesn`t quite match that of film, so the ISO 50 setting on the G3 looks much more like 80-100 in film terms). Oh and don`t believe the LCD screen - look at the histogram! BTW - the G3 has also an interesting function the blown highlits appear flashing on the LCD screen so You allways know what is "blown out"! The battery lasts forever, and the flip out LCD screen is wonderfull - so much for different angles, but the next thing You`d buy is a screen shield for viewing outdoors in the sun. Happy shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k._rivkin Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Well, there is a gazillion of cameras... If something small is needed I would try G2/G3 or G5... I saw A60 images a few times, and did not like something in them. There is not a lot of difference as far as I remember in G2 and G3. But again there is the whole world of small digiral PS. I would just browse the galleries and see what kind of images I like more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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