Hey camera geeks, need input :) FinePix2800 or CoolPix 2100?

[MantisMag]

Originally posted by joeyjoe367
LoL, "good" pictures have almost nothing to do with the camera itself.

when the camera makes all the adjustments for different lighting situations it does.

blazestorm- that's just skillz. very nice.

[synreal]

the best bang for the buck (digital) camera i have ever purchased is my olympus e-10. its a 4 Mpx SLR camera with fully manual features.

i'll dig up some photos if you wish.

//edit - sample photos //

all taken about a month ago at the detroit zoo using only natural lighting. all photos are unretouched (save cropping and resizing to 800px width) with stock lense and a sunlight (clear glass) filter. all photos were taken at 2240x1680 prior to resizing.

the two frog images were taken through dirty, cheap plastic windows to the exhibits which little kids had been rubbing their greasy mits on all day, i'm impressed that the camera cut straight through that mess and still delivered nice shots.

i have the originals at home at full res for comparison if anyone wants to take a gander.

the camera retails for about a grand, but i've seen it for under 800 new and much less on ebay.

[MantisMag]

very nice pics. he's looking in the $300 price range though syn.

[synreal]

its worth putting off the purchase and saving up a bit extra, in the long run you'll thank yourself

[Blazestorm]

hehe syn

my olympus c-740 puts out the same pics, but mine is ultra zoom... 10x optical 30x digital :) 3.3 megapixel

It's really sweet but a I REALLY need a bigger card for it... this 16meg aint doin it

[synreal]

full res detail of one of the pics

[Automaggin2]

wow, synreal, those pictures are amazing.

[V-Viper]

How about a recording digtial camera, thats able to take still images? It'll be great to have that during a game, and then taking pics of the group etc. Anyone know of a good one? Thx.

I might get this one, I think its the same one used in those pics above. http://216.139.142.146/shop/Product.asp?sku=OME10RB Tell me what you think thx.

[synreal]

the quality of the still images off of a digital camcorder is swill compared to even the cheapest of digital cameras. unless you are looking to shell out big cash (20k+) you have to choose between a good CCD (3+ Mpx for stills) and a fast recharging CCD (30+ fps for video)

oh Blazestorm, digital zoom is almost without exception crap its just in camera pixel interpolation. you are much better off getting clean pixels using just optical and blowing the image larger in photoshop later (the resize pixel stretching/interpolation in PS5+ is -far- superior to any similar in camera function)

[Automaggin2]

Yea digital xzoom sucks, everything gets pixelated. Im begging my mom to get the e-10. From the pict ures you took and the spec sheet, it looks like on hell of a camera

[jdev]

i own a finepix3800 and its the best investment I ever made.

check out butterfly photo for decent a decent price on that camera (http://www.butterflyphoto.com/viewitem.php?IndexID=2295)

heres a few sample images off my camera..

[jdev]

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[jdev]

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by the way, the pics of the engine arent mine... they belong to my brother, and yes, if you're wondering, the entire vechile is for sale.. for more pics email me or get ahold of me somehow :)

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[DaosBeoulve]

Well, I just got my digital camera tonight.

Canon Powershot G3 *big cheesy grin*

It is awesome.

Yeah, it's a little expensive, but you get this cool little wireless remote!

(edit-no, I haven't figured this thing out yet=) It's all fuzzy because I couldn't keep my hand still while I was taking the picture. Something about holding a new toy in my hand gets me all nervous)