Hilux 4x4 Forum

Mr_B wrote:
The G12 is the next best thing to a full blow digital SLR, in fact there are many pro's that use it as a backup!

spot on!! and has been the case with the G-series for quiet a while!!

I Have got the Canon 50D and I am very happy with it. I have had many cameras over the years as photography is a hobby of mine. It may be bigger but at the end of the day you want good quality pics that are going to record your memories for ever. IMHO I would get an SLR, once you have used it you wont look back and you can get lenses for all applications.

Between us we have a 30D, a 5D, a 1D, and my trusty old Minolta film camera that still kicks ass, won't be able to go back again, it takes a lot of space, but worth the effort.

Also have an old Minolta film camera with an assortment of lenses and filters .... not worth selling because you get nothing for them nowadays (cost me upwards of 10k many years ago), but it's too much schlep to use.

I, too, have a Minolta 35mm SLR from donkey's year ago, and then a Sony Cybershot from around 1998 and a Panasonic FZ5 from about 5 years ago. All snapping their way merrily!


-F_D

Ag nee herre Mark, koop tog nou net die frikkin kamera, man. Of koop 2, of koop 3, 'n small, medium en large, maar KOOP net die ding!!! Enige een. KOOP HOM TOG NET!!!!

I take my films to the Kodak shop, they develop the film and put it onto a cd, it's much cheaper than printing and you won't believe the quality, still better than digital.

warthog wrote:Ag nee herre Mark, koop tog nou net die frikkin kamera, man. Of koop 2, of koop 3, 'n small, medium en large, maar KOOP net die ding!!! Enige een. KOOP HOM TOG NET!!!!

Hennie, dankie vir die advies! Dit wat ek eintlik wou hoor....

Ja Mark koop tog net n G12, jy sal nie spyt wees nie

Hoppy wrote:Ja Mark koop tog net n G12, jy sal nie spyt wees nie

Ek gaan, ek soek een

Hoppy wrote:I take my films to the Kodak shop, they develop the film and put it onto a cd, it's much cheaper than printing and you won't believe the quality, still better than digital.

Celluloid will in theory always be better than digital (with equivalent lens quality) because of three basic factors .... pixelation which you dont get with celluloid, quality of the digital CCD unit (captures the image) and the size of the CCD unit by comparison to a celluloid frame. If you have a 100k plus to toss about and you have an old Hasselblat or Roliflex with Zeiss lenses (they used the old 120 size film) you could fit a full frame CCD ... then you would get images that can compare with film. However the only time you would need it is for studio work to create crisp life size prints ... the eye wouldn't be able to see differences between film and decent digital equip in snapshot sizes.

Cost of developing and putting 36 pics on CD R45.00, cost of film R 35.00, R2.22 per pic, not so bad!

That's at Kodak express, might be cheaper if you have time to shop around

No, not too bad ... but with digital you can do it all yourself so much easier, and the only cost is only a CD or DVD disc that can hold a few hundred pics in full resolution ..... used to burn all the stuff to CD before, but with removable drives it no longer makes sense ... now just store it on an external drive. Most modern day AV equipment has a USB port and is able to interface with the drive, making it even more practical. Doubt I will ever go back to celluloid media.

So come now... times up... what'd you buy?

Self have the Cybershot DSC1920; no real optical zoom to talk about, but fits nicely in a pocket (shirt or baggies) and the close range shots are relatively good quality. Tend to get the red as well with pics taken in low light conditions.
One is one day when I'll get a Canon SLR....not ball & powder type though...

Some interesting reading for you Mark:

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/2 ... meras.html

Mr_B wrote:Some interesting reading for you Mark:

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/2 ... meras.html

Tx

Mark sice you seem undecided .....

The 5D Canon is marked DOWN now (with the new model looming). So you can reaaly get a TOP camera for 10k less than a few weeks back. :)

ps- it might not fit in your pocket though, but then easy enough to fit bigger pockets .... :)

ChrisF wrote:Mark sice you seem undecided .....

The 5D Canon is marked DOWN now (with the new model looming). So you can reaaly get a TOP camera for 10k less than a few weeks back. :)

ps- it might not fit in your pocket though, but then easy enough to fit bigger pockets .... :)

Tx Chris....'big camera make big hole in little pocket'....or something like that!

No SLR for me though

it has a "green button" ...... (waars daai hout lepe icon?)

..... but this one already has your name on it!

Probeer http://www.ormsdirect.co.za/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; pryse en advies baie goed - hulle neem ook sekere 2ehandse in vir herverkoop en jy klan selfs 'n goeie prys kry op 'n 2e handse kamera - hulle check hom voor hulle hom verkoop. Hulle het ook 'n tipe fotoklub jy stuur jou fotos in en kry kommentaar - so leer mens jou kamera ken. Dis online, hulle winkels is in Kaapstad.

MaPaZa wrote:Probeer http://www.ormsdirect.co.za/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; pryse en advies baie goed - hulle neem ook sekere 2ehandse in vir herverkoop en jy klan selfs 'n goeie prys kry op 'n 2e handse kamera - hulle check hom voor hulle hom verkoop. Hulle het ook 'n tipe fotoklub jy stuur jou fotos in en kry kommentaar - so leer mens jou kamera ken. Dis online, hulle winkels is in Kaapstad.

Dankie Jan

Mark,
Ek het 'n 200mm lens vir my cannon gekoop by ormsdirect, hulle was amper 'n R 1000,00 goedkooper as cannon self!! Hulle diens is uitstekend!!!!!!

luckyhit wrote:Mark,
Ek het 'n 200mm lens vir my cannon gekoop by ormsdirect, hulle was amper 'n R 1000,00 goedkooper as cannon self!! Hulle diens is uitstekend!!!!!!

Nou net gesit en blaai deur hulle site, nice goed daar, beslis

ORMS .... uhm ja wellllllll .......

I used to love them ...... I used them when I worked in Cape Town, then got a job in Bellville .....


Last year Orms North opened RIGHT ACROSS from my office window !!


Now I spend TOO much time there ! .... the fact that the owner greets me when I enter is a scary thought .....


Even the ladies that does the development does not even ask my details any more ....


And Lundi just gets "that smile" when I enter ......

and my bank manager does NOT like this any more !


But YES - EXCELLENT service !!

Bought a new flash last week. After the whole sales discussion, a demo flash and camera was used to give me a FULL course in using the unit ! Went back the next day with some pics, had a nice discussion and got some more technical info on how to use the flash, settings etc.

already got a price on my current 500D for the "possible" upgrade that might just "possibly" happen in two months time ....... :)

Mark the last two days there were a lot of adds in the local papers as well - seems Makro \ Game is having some serious winter specials as well.

NOT that they will ever match the after sales service of ORMS. :)

OOOOMS wrote:

ChrisF wrote:Mark sice you seem undecided .....

The 5D Canon is marked DOWN now (with the new model looming). So you can reaaly get a TOP camera for 10k less than a few weeks back. :)

ps- it might not fit in your pocket though, but then easy enough to fit bigger pockets .... :)

Tx Chris....'big camera make big hole in little pocket'....or something like that!

No SLR for me though

Wat het van al jou vorige kameras geword??? Die klein goedtjies val uit jou en die kinders se sakke uit!!! Kry vir jou 'n ordentlike kamera en hou op om so hardegat te wees. SLR, dit is die roete om te gaan.