Texatdurango
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I'm looking to buy a new camera tomorrow.......and would like some opinions from those who are camera savy.
I read Gerry's article on the cover page but it's a couple years old and the cameras mentioned are hard to find or not found at all. I spent the past few days reading reviews and looking at cameras in a few stores and from what I can tell, the two cameras I have as my finalists are pretty comparable. My main focus will be taking photos of my pens and other turnings and both the Panasonic DMC FZ40 and the Canon Powershot SX-30IS seem to meet my needs. Depending on which review you read, the Canon seems to have a slight edge over the Panasonic in image quality.
So...........Whatch think, do any of you have either camera you use for pen photos OR have you researched them and found a better alternative that I have not uncovered?
Both are in the $300 - $400 range and that's the limit I care to spend on a camera so your thoughts are appreciated.
I read Gerry's article on the cover page but it's a couple years old and the cameras mentioned are hard to find or not found at all. I spent the past few days reading reviews and looking at cameras in a few stores and from what I can tell, the two cameras I have as my finalists are pretty comparable. My main focus will be taking photos of my pens and other turnings and both the Panasonic DMC FZ40 and the Canon Powershot SX-30IS seem to meet my needs. Depending on which review you read, the Canon seems to have a slight edge over the Panasonic in image quality.
So...........Whatch think, do any of you have either camera you use for pen photos OR have you researched them and found a better alternative that I have not uncovered?
Both are in the $300 - $400 range and that's the limit I care to spend on a camera so your thoughts are appreciated.