Digital Cameras???? Any Opinions?

[MBH]

I wear cargo pants every day and open carry very often as well. I never leave the house without my trusty digi-cam so that I can take pictures in case of an LEO encounter. The cargo pants allow me to drop my inexpensive companion camera in the cargo pocket and go. I buy inexpensive Kodak slim cameras. My current is the Kodak M1033 with HD Video. I paid $139. It takes great pictures, cost is so low that that it with me from the moment I get dressed to the moment I take my pants off to go to sleep.

I have been through the $1500 SLR camera phase, and while at Mardi-Gras a few years back a beer was kicked on the balcony above and ruined my $1500 camera. From then on I decided that my cameras would be practical and tactical. Inexpensive yet functional. I know to the photo-buffs out there, this will make them cringe... but the sub $150 Kodaks are tanks and really take fine pictures. If ya break it, smash it, or jump in the lake with it..... you throw it way and move the memory card to your new one. No tears, no emotions, just replace it and carry on.

Hell no doesn't make me cringe! That's just planning ahead by not taking a big $$$ camera into a place where they could get smashed or something. Risk > reward in a situation like that. Most point and shoots do a damn good job these days

[SK360]

For a high end point and shoot I would suggest a Panasonic FZ28/FZ38.... The FZ38 is the new model with added stereo sound and some other things... both shoot HD video, both have an awesome Lecia 18x OIS lens. I have an FZ28 and love it

http://www.photographyblog.com/revie...c_fz38_review/

That zoom really comes in handy.



Some other random pics (I am an extreme noob shooting with iA auto setting)
















Photobucket compression FTL.

[u1arunit]

hehehe.. Big Zoom for the win!

[97LaserRed]

that point and shoot is awesome!!! im bout to go buy one of those too!!

[03SnakePlissken]

For a high end point and shoot I would suggest a Panasonic FZ28/FZ38

Begin by saying that I do understand that we all have different tastes. I am just defending my own personal point of view, and in no way expect all of you to live/act/feel how I do about anything.......

That camera breaks every law I now live by for cameras! That think is not a camera that you drop in your pocket every morning, every day, no matter what. It is much too large.

That camera is not priced in such a way that breaking one or two a year is nearly meaningless to you. Break 2-3 a year and your talking a grand.

That camera is one to buy for when your wanting an affordable alternative to a real SLR. Do you remember the old Minolta Dimage7i? I had that one. Very similar concept, only the Dimage 7i was about 8 years ago and $1400. Too large for practical carry other than special occasions.

I like the KODAK brand software, and with the newer one I got (because I flipped my kayak while having my old Kodak in my shorts pocket) this summer... I can get some really nice shots.

Let me brag a bit:

These are all the same little slim line, pocket fitting, $139 Kodak M1033. The various pictures are under drastically varrying lighting conditions, and all letting the camera software decide the settings at will. Kodak has some pretty good software in these newer pocket rockets!