Digital cameras

[crmx91]

WOW. i just got done cruising Olympus's website.. what the hell is the difference between them all.. i got lost fast. anyway.. on to the point. Its my fathers b-day hes 55 and he wants a new camera because his Fuji Film broke. Me and my mom were thinking about a digital one that the family could use. I was just wondering if anyone knows a good affordable digital camera that would be good for taking motcross pics but still be good for general family use too. well thanks for any replies.


P.S.
our price maximum is around $375

 

[Rich Rohrich]

www.steves-digicams.com has great reviews

 

[sweden_345]

Hehe, i think a digital camera that can handel the harsh photo conditions (dust,mud,lots of sun, fast moving bikes) when shooting pictures at the track can handle taking pictures around the house better than anything else :-)

 

[crmx91]

but i mean like i dont want some huge bulky 5 lb camera to carry around.

thanks Rich.

 

[Mike Hubert]

I purchased an Olympus C-3020 and it has been great.

 

[bud]

If you like olympus, maybe the c50 compact would be in your price range? I just got a c 5050 myself. I considered the compact, but there's more I want to do with it than just riding pics. Check out http://www.dpreview.com too.

 

[mxbundy]

I have a question,

I have an Olympus C-4000 and I have trouble taking action shots of bikes! There is a delay from the time that you push the button to snap the photo to when it actually takes the shot.
If the bike is in the picture at all its useually just the back wheel! :think:

What gives? Is there something that i can do to change this ?
I hope that it is just me, because I specifically bought this camera to take bike shots.


bundy

 

[Okiewan]

You have to account for the delay. You may also want to consider taking the shot from a lessor angle; ie; coming "more" towards you rather than from the side.

 

[bud]

Can you lock the af with a half press of the button? I think that reduces lag to about 100ms.

 

[smb_racing]

I just bought a Toshiba PDR-M25 and so far it's been great. Takes clear pictures and has some nice features. The only things I don't really like about it is the lack of a movie capture feature and that it eats batteries if the LCD is on.

 

[Hucker]

If your camera has auto focus, you should be able to hold the button down half way to get it focused then snap the shot off when your ready. Also make sure your shutter speed is set high. We had this delay prob with my buddy's Canon S20 <---?Awesome camera by the way, can be had on Ebay for around $220. We figured out that if we pressed the button down half way, it would auto focuc(cause this is whats causing the delay in the first place) After that taking pics was a snap. Here are some examples of shots taken with the S20 Canon, if your not hooked on Olympus, I'd definetly check out a Canon, they are really decent camera's..

http://www.dreamwerx.net/gallery/2002-07-25/BEIDAS23.jpg

http://www.dreamwerx.net/gallery/2002-07-25/BEIDAS04.jpg

 

[Chili]

Nice pics but who's the goon riding in the sleevless shirt? :scream: :p :laugh:

 

[Hucker]

Originally posted by Chili
Nice pics but who's the goon riding in the sleevless shirt?

Ha ha, I've never been called a goon off the ice before :) It keeps me relatively cool, plus I get a great farmers tan. Chicks dig scars to :aj: :aj: