Spec me a Digital Cam

lemonkettaz · 30 Mar 2007 at 01:16

Hey ,

Just interested in buying a camera... Nothing really professional.. but still something that is good enough to take good quality pictures. I love taking the occasional picture but i only have a k800 phone to take them with so it's just not quite the same.

Anyway my budget is about 200-250... so any nudges in the right direction will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

paddy · 30 Mar 2007 at 01:30

I got there first

The best Ixus you can afford (850is ?) or a Fuji F30/31 - leaves money for case/batteries/charger/memory cards

lemonkettaz · 30 Mar 2007 at 01:42

What thes Ixus 900 like? is it worth the bump from 200 to 250?

MikeHunt79 · 30 Mar 2007 at 01:47

i'd go for the fuji f31

lemonkettaz · 30 Mar 2007 at 02:02

The f31 looks good, what about the canon powershots... ?

bigredshark · 30 Mar 2007 at 02:24

I had a brief play with a fuji f31 the other day, it's fast and decent quality, very ncie for the money...

paddy · 30 Mar 2007 at 09:01

lemonkettaz said:
The f31 looks good, what about the canon powershots... ?

To be honest I have used neither the Ixus nor the Fuji, I simply know them from reputation - many people outside OcUK have recommended the same choices.

I have however used a Canon powershot A70 for about 3 years and have loved it! Certainly not as compact at the other choices, but does give you a choice of manual controls for "proper" camera use, and produces some very nice pictures.

Identitfy what your needs/budget are and go from there - remember to reserve a little £££ for spare batteries/case/memory stick.

lemonkettaz · 31 Mar 2007 at 17:55

I main requirement really is portability... so a more compact option would be ideal...

but i wouldnt go for compact over image quality though... The Ixus has been recommended to me, but not the 900...

The powershot is max of my budget which is 200-250... id prefer obviously 200 then the extra 50 on as you say spare accesories.. maybe another mem card

lemonkettaz · 4 Apr 2007 at 19:55

I can get a Canon Powershot A640 for £199...

or £230 with a 1gb mem card...Think i'm going to go for that... I've read a few reviews and it seems to be highly regarded...

paddy · 4 Apr 2007 at 20:30

Powershot looks good,

Although £30 for a 1GB memory card does seem a little steep, 30 seconds on google and I've found a 2GB Ultra II SD 2GB for >£30.

Shop around - but avoid fleabay for memory generally, lots of fakes/rip offs

Edit: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-022-SD&groupid=701&catid=137&subcat=138

lemonkettaz · 4 Apr 2007 at 20:59

Awesome... 2Gb would be perfect.

Yeh ill just get the camera for 199...

Any specific carry cases about? or will any do...?

I will have 50 spare for mem and case..

paddy · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:21

See edited post above for memory retailer....

Any case will do generally, wait until you have the camera, spare memory cards/batteries though, means you can pick a case which can comfortably carry the lot.

I've got a small Lowepro case for my A70/2 memory cards/4xAA batteries, can't remember the name though

alexisonfire · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:38

f31fd, leather case and 2gb card can be had for £250. That would be my choice tbh

lemonkettaz · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:39

alexisonfire · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:42

lemonkettaz said:
f31?

http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/cameras/f31/index.php?&flash=9

alexisonfire · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:46

well after looking around, it can be had for a lot less than 250 actually.

camera + 2gb card + bag

lemonkettaz · 4 Apr 2007 at 21:48

Comparing the A640 with the F31, which would be best...

sepulchre · 4 Apr 2007 at 22:35

No idea on the cams tbh but a SanDisk Extreme III SD Card 2GB can be had for £17.99 inc delivery (not from the ripoffbay).