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New Superzoom Leica Announced – Don’t buy!

Posted by toby
/ December 8, 2011 / 1 Comment

Leica announced a new 24x zoom today- The V Lux 3 – Available in January, sporting a 12.1MP CMOS sensor. The camera has a 4.5 – 108mm F2.8-5.2 image stabilized lens, equivalent to 25-600mm in 35mm film terms. The camera can do 1080p60 video capture with stereo audio and 12fps. Sound...
SX230 Initial Thoughts

Posted by toby
/ December 1, 2011 / 1 Comment

I couldn’t resist the call of Black Friday and snagged an SX230 for cheap! A few test photos. . . More to come. . . My Initial thoughts Pros Very impressed with higher ISO images – See the Pie image above Feature set is impressive and manual control is...
DSLR-like camera that won’t break the bank

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/ November 30, 2011 / Leave a comment

Received the following from Rachelle- I am looking for a camera. Not quite the price of a DSLR but the same type of look. I want a viewfinder as well as a LCD screen and manual focus as well as auto, and I like the forced flash too. Not...
Personal Recommendation for Valerie

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/ May 18, 2009 / Leave a comment

Valerie wants a camera with a big zoom and the possibility of interchangeable lenses that provide neat effects and creative opportunities. The Good news- DSLR prices are dropping and the XS is an affordable, easy to use, full-featured DSLR for ~$525 including an image stabilization lens. The bad news –...
Personalized Recommendation for Maggie

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/ May 13, 2009 / Leave a comment

Maggie is looking for something to replace her trusty Nikon CoolPix 5900, a 5MP camera that served her well. Budget is $250-400 Three Solid Contenders. I have ranked them in order of best value based on reviews and features. But, all three are excellent cameras and I feel confident that...
Personalized recommendation for Samantha

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/ May 11, 2009 / Leave a comment

Samantha is looking for a camera under $200 that is portable, has a big zoom and an excellent movie mode. It should be easy to use too. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom This camera has excellent near-perfect reviews on Amazon...
Personalized Recommendation for Sara

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/ May 10, 2009 / Leave a comment

Sara wants to spend less than $200 on an ultra-compact camera with top notch image quality, a solid movie mode, decent zoom/wide angle lens and looks fairly stylish to boot. Canon PowerShot SD890IS 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom There are several reason why this camera has...
Personalized Recommendation for Ilana

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/ May 9, 2009 / Leave a comment

Ilana is willing to spend between $300 – $500 to get a compact point & shoot with a serious zoom, a good movie mode and is easy to use. Nicely falling in the middle of that price range is the excellent Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide...