Affordable Camera With Great Features

[Cool_Flyer]

Hey Yah'll! I'm in the market for a digital camera with at least 4 megapixels, 4x optical zoom or greater, but yet affordable (up to $800 CDN). I was originally going to buy the Nikon Coolpix 4300, but then some photographers mentioned the fact that the 3x optical zoom wasn't going to get me anywhere of which it was quite true. I would greatly appreciate it if someone mentions some digital cameras within my budget with some of the great features i'm expecting. Thanks!

[Derf]

The C-750
zoom 10x optical 40Xmax
4-megapixel CCD


Just like my C-4000 but with a good zoom, 3x does suck.
Look at my night shots, Just don't look at the convair shot because I screwed them up badly.... I did not have it in noise reduction mode.

More Info at

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_product_lobbypage.asp?l=1&p=16&bc=2&product=910

Buy it online cheap and have it shipped.

[fallingeese]

Being a canadian photographer, and actually knowing what you can afford, I would suggest taking a look at the Olympus C-730, since the new models have arrived it has gone down quite a bit in price. And if you are willing to spend a bit more money you can go with the C-740 or C-750.

[b777]

Fallingeese makes a good point about the C-730. It's got less than 4MP but unless you are planning to do a lot of cropping with your photos, 3.2MP is good enough. All my photos here are taken with this camera.

On the other hand...if you feel like splurging, get the C-750.

[srbmod]

How about the Fuji FinePix 3800? They run about $399 here in the States (I managed to get mine for $376), noticed it's running between $615 to $649 in Canadian shops.. 3.2 Megapixel, 6X optical zoom, 3X digital zoom.

[b777]

The Fuji 3800 is a pretty good camera. The only reason why I recommend the C-730 over the 3800 is the 10X optical zoom. Although the C-730 is more expensive, you would only have to spend a little more over the 3800 (around $20-$40).

[Cool_Flyer]

Looks like i'm gonna probably get either the Olympus C-750UZ or the C-740UZ. The Olympus C-750 seems to be my priority since its not as expensive as the other high-end cameras with similar features. The Olympus C-750UZ costs $799 CDN here which is not that bad. I'm gonna probably do more research. Well, thats about it, but i still wanna hear your thoughts and opinions.

[Cool_Flyer]

Any Olympus C-700 UZ series owners out there (C-730UZ to C-750UZ)? I need your opinions on these cameras! Your help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[JeffinDEN]

In addition to my D100, I own a C-700 and a fuji 2800. Between the two little guys, the C-700 takes better pictures and has more zoom. The fuji is good for around the house stuff. I keep the C-700 in the car glove box for times when I don't have the D100 with me.

Go buy one of the C-7xx cameras and try it out. If you don't like it, just return it.

[b777]

Cool_Flyer,

All my photos here are taken with a C-730UZ and I am having good results with it. Of course, being new to aviation photography, my pictures don't do justice to this camera. Take a look at the pictures by Clovis Bouhier, who also uses the C-730UZ and you will see what you can do when you use the C-730 to it's full potential

(edit: for some reason I can't link to his pictures so you got to go the main page and look under "photographers")

I would say get this camera if you are considering the C-740UZ because they are basically the same and the differences aren't worth the extra money. However, I would still recommend the C-750UZ if you have the budget for it! Hope this helps.

James

[JeffinDEN]

James, I believe Clovis uses the C-700 or C-720. But I could be wrong.

[jonathan]

my first 3 Olympus C-750UZ pictures accepted on JP.NET

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taken in a dark foggy morning at JFK.

[Leftseat86]

Jeff, all C-730 here:
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I would highly recommend the C-750. Go the extra mile if you can't afford a DSLR, those 4MP will come out very handy. It also has some little things fixed over the 730, like double SLR-like carry straps (one on each side) to go around your neck, and I'm sure they've updated the AF and re-done the CCD.

-Clovis

[Bogi]

Hi

I would recommend that you waite a few more Month there are some very interesting Cameras on the way to the Consumer cameras like the

Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Zoom

Minolta DiMAGE Z1

Minolta DiMAGE A1

[indian airlines]

Clovis,

Howmuch optical zoom does the C730 have?

Tanuj.