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Old 11th November 2005   #1
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hi to all clubsnappers!
im new to this website and photography and im still in the learnin journey..

Need an opinion,which type of camera is better for learnin....manual or auto?
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Old 11th November 2005   #2
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wad cameras do u have presently??
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Old 11th November 2005   #3
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presently im using olympus C-310 zoom

tot of buyin Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz5/
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Old 11th November 2005   #4
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hey there! welcome to ClubSnap! ... hope you'll enjoy our company here .. feel free to any any questions .. but remember to RTFM (do a google if u don't know what it means) first and a search first before asking though ...
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Old 11th November 2005   #5
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FZ5? hmm, IMO tt cam is good only if u buy an external flash. cos the flash for FZ5 is quite puny. noise levels are high also.

y not top up a bit more get the S9500 by fuji? or G6 or S2 IS?
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Old 11th November 2005   #6
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errrr wat is noise levels for?
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Old 11th November 2005   #7
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erm...save more buy a better camera...btw abt noise...go to this site : http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glos...g/Noise_01.htm ...explains what "noise" is

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Old 11th November 2005   #8
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how much do i need to have in order to grab a dslr cam?
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Old 11th November 2005   #9
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DSLR is not complete without the invest on lens, flash, battery, grip etc... So if u want to plunge into it, at least prepare urself a S$2k for very basic setup.
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Old 11th November 2005   #10
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Default Re: which is better for beginners

with image stablisation,actually there's not much need to go up to ISO 200 or 400 for night shots.

only those cameras without IS need to reach high ISO level in order to keep their image from bluring if they are not using a tripod.

besides powershot S2 is also quite noisy at ISO 400 which is a common problem for 5 mega-pixels compact camers.
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Old 12th November 2005   #11
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up to your own preference
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Old 12th November 2005   #12
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Default Re: which is better for beginners

Originally Posted by dopes
how much do i need to have in order to grab a dslr cam?
What is your budget?
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Old 12th November 2005   #13
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my budget is around $700
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Old 12th November 2005   #14
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Originally Posted by dopes
my budget is around $700
you can either get FZ5 around $630 without 5% GST or S2 at $800 without GST.
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Old 12th November 2005   #15
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does ur budget incl $$ for stuff like memory card, cam bag, tripod, spare batt, etc?
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Old 12th November 2005   #16
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What do u like to take?...movies?..macro?
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Old 12th November 2005   #17
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I think a camera with hot shoe is better like fz20.

Can get a second hand fz20 abt ~800 plus flash.

A new DSLR setup is abt $2k, second hand ~$1.5k
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Old 12th November 2005   #18
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hey dun scare him lar...buy camera like D50 ...simlim can get as low as 1100...dun go buy lens or wad first..no nid 2k
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Old 12th November 2005   #19
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haha yea the prices r scaring me...
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Old 12th November 2005   #20
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im interested in landscape,micro,portrait and experimental pics
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