Digital Cam... Recommendations pls !!

• carpe diem jur

  26 Oct 05, 03:47

  Argh... I lost my polaroid camera today !!! Feels so shitty....
  
  Have a great collection of polaroid photos, I love it coz its instant and most of all, credit card size !! Awww.... I'm so sad to think I actually lost it....
  
  Either I'd buy another polaroid camera or a digital cam... though i'm very lazy to transfer my photos if its digital cam, and develop it if need be...
  
  Pals,
  How much would a digital cam cost?? a reliable brand that produces gud quality?? I dun know what kinda specs to look in for a digital cam... Gif mi some recommendations pls, and how much would it be...
  
  I'd be willing to spend up to $250, is it a budget too tight for purchasing a digital cam?? if I cant get a gud one i'd rather use that money to buy another polaroid camera then...
  
  
• alexkusu

  26 Oct 05, 06:06

  /pat pat carpe
  
  u give me $200, i get u a tiny tiny cute cute digi came with 1mp ok?
• Evanglion

  26 Oct 05, 06:38

  I suggest, you better stick to the polaroid camera that you like.
  Becouse digital camera is much more expensive then polaroid camera if you wanted to get a good image
• carpe diem jur

  27 Oct 05, 03:18

  Originally posted by Evanglion:

  I suggest, you better stick to the polaroid camera that you like.
  Becouse digital camera is much more expensive then polaroid camera if you wanted to get a good image

  hmmm.... i tot so as well...
  
  but which are the more reliable brands do u know? i mean for digital cam..
• the Bear

  27 Oct 05, 03:24

  Nikon.. Sony.. Panasonic... Canon
  
  but they're damned expensive..
  
  was about to go Nikon D2X but that's insane
  
  if you have $$$, could try the one that looks for the face and focuses on the face.. that feature helps beginners very quickly..
  
  alternatively, you could go to Clubsnap or one of the auction sites to see about getting a 2nd hand digicam...
  
  don't get sucked into the megapixel hype... 4 to 5 megapixel is plenty for the casual user..
  
  and usually, we end up dropping the size of the pic if we want to use in a computer.. but for printing, 4 to 5 megapixels is more than plenty
  
  good luck
• carpe diem jur

  27 Oct 05, 03:27

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  Nikon.. Sony.. Panasonic... Canon
  
  but they're damned expensive..
  
  was about to go Nikon D2X but that's insane
  
  if you have $$$, could try the one that looks for the face and focuses on the face.. that feature helps beginners very quickly..
  
  alternatively, you could go to Clubsnap or one of the auction sites to see about getting a 2nd hand digicam...
  
  don't get sucked into the megapixel hype... 4 to 5 megapixel is plenty for the casual user..
  
  and usually, we end up dropping the size of the pic if we want to use in a computer.. but for printing, 4 to 5 megapixels is more than plenty
  
  good luck

  oouuhhh... thankx bear !!!
  
  damn expensive as in?? $500 to over a thousand??
  
• M©+square

  27 Oct 05, 03:31

  Originally posted by carpe diem jur:

  oouuhhh... thankx bear !!!
  
  damn expensive as in?? $500 to over a thousand??
  

  Could be more
  
  Cheers
• the Bear

  27 Oct 05, 03:39

  i got mine a few years ago.. at that time it was the top of the range non-SLR digital cam..
  
  it cost me $1,250 for the basic thing..
  
  then i had to go buy media (the memory sticks) and extra battery... and a polarising lens, a lens protector.. blah blah..
  
  i think at the end, it cost me about $1,800
  
  if you want new ones, gotta make the rounds, look at the literature for what you want, what kind of accessories you need (media card and batteries) and what will fit your budget
  
  

  Originally posted by carpe diem jur:

  oouuhhh... thankx bear !!!
  
  damn expensive as in?? $500 to over a thousand??
  

• rainee

  27 Oct 05, 03:42

  get a canon one...I got mine for $250, so mite be $500 over in singapore...
  
  It is the Canon A95...
• M©+square

  27 Oct 05, 03:46

  Originally posted by rainee:

  get a canon one...I got mine for $250, so mite be $500 over in singapore...
  
  It is the Canon A95...

  Using it. Dont like it la.
• rainee

  27 Oct 05, 03:53

  Originally posted by M©+square:

  Using it. Dont like it la.

  why dun like it?
• carpe diem jur

  27 Oct 05, 04:34

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  i got mine a few years ago.. at that time it was the top of the range non-SLR digital cam..
  
  it cost me $1,250 for the basic thing..
  
  then i had to go buy media (the memory sticks) and extra battery... and a polarising lens, a lens protector.. blah blah..
  
  i think at the end, it cost me about $1,800
  
  if you want new ones, gotta make the rounds, look at the literature for what you want, what kind of accessories you need (media card and batteries) and what will fit your budget
  
  

  Goodness !!! *gasp* So bloody expensive sia... *sweat*
  
  I'd need a rich sugar daddy for that... hahar !!!!
  
  ok... i'm giving up on the idea now... *laughs*