Comments on: What is the ideal camera for the person who… well, you know…. https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/ Sat, 01 Jan 2011 11:00:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: GrayGaffer https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528492 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 11:00:26 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528492 daedalus2u@32: Greg already covered that one. When were you last in a Safeway?

]]> By: Drivebyposter https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528491 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:41:52 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528491 http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
I figured I’d post that here for camera freaks. I think it’s a cleverly simple idea.

]]> By: David https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528490 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:55:29 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528490 The Olympus Pen looks & acts a lot like a traditional 35mm rangefinder. You can get a viewfinder, and it has some auto modes. Shutter lag is comparable to the entry-level DSLRs. Plug in an Eye-Fi card, so she doesn’t have to connect the camera to the computer (wireless upload).

]]> By: Alan https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528489 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:46:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528489 Greg, Time for me to upgrade I suppose, I would choose Nikon again for all the reasons Warren mentions plus their near indestrutiblity. The only problem I had was the CCD died on me, Nikon kindly replaced it without charge even though the warranty was several years past it’s expiry date.

]]> By: cleek https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528488 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:26:41 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528488 glue a knob in one spot and the first time cousin Jimmy, the 16 year old geek, grabs it and wants to take some pictures of his sweet new electric guitar, he’s going to break that knob clean off, trying to turn it Macro.

]]> By: Warren https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528487 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:52:22 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528487 There’s no such thing as an idiot proof DSLR, but I’ve been enamored of the Nikon DSLR line for some time. Their CCDs seem to capture a lot of the same warmth and tonal feel of Kodachrome, which I still miss terribly. The higher-end cameras allow total override of all exposure settings, and the really sexy ones offer (in addition to a lot of MPs) such bonuses as image stabilization in the lens, and self-cleaning sensors.

I suppose Canon et. al. offer similar features, but I like the warmth and saturation in the Nikon chipset.

For quick point and shoot, the iPhone 4 camera is actually rather good, and has an HDR option. Of course, you have to own an iPhone 4 for thatâ?¦

Good, unbiased reviews of digital cameras can be found at DP Review, http://www.dpreview.com/ – they offer a deep rundown of features, usability, and even side-by-side image comparisons.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528486 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:29:54 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528486 Alan, the coolpics in that series have an amazing delay. I once took two hundred pictures of some black bears up north and not one of them is usable, even though I was mostly within 20 or 30 feet of the bears, but they were moving around in the brush.

The detachable lense SLR’s have no delay. A bit more expensive though.

]]> By: Douglas Watts https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528485 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:02:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528485 If someone really wants a true, no-brainer camera just to take snapshots, they can still buy a disposable camera (with regular old film) at any pharmacy or convenience store for a few bucks, bring it back and pick up the prints. The needs of that demographic are now fully met by the marketplace, at a very affordable cost. There’s no need to go digital if you just want fuzzy snapshots on photo paper.

The digital camera market assumes you want something more than a disposable. If the person doesn’t understand a memory card is analogous to film then they are beyond all hope … how do they even know what a camera is?

All PHS (and higher) cameras default to an automatic mode with auto focus, auto light meter, auto everything, unless you start randomly messing with the manual settings. It’s nearly impossible to take a bad photo with modern digitals, unless you’re a real crappy photographer, and no camera can help with that.

]]> By: Douglas Watts https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528484 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:35:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528484 The person who never seems to be able to operate, or be happy with, these modern digital cameras …

Will never be happy, period.

]]> By: Alan https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528483 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:29:45 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/12/20/what-is-the-ideal-camera-for-t/#comment-528483 Gerg, It’s a Nikon coolpix 5700, an early model DSLR (circa 2000) that cost me an arm and a leg. Optics are great and it takes a really nice photo but the shutter delay makes it useless for dynamic subjects such as sports photography, fireworks, etc.

Perhaps modern DSLR’s have overcome the shutter delay problem?

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