Re: Advice for an amateur

You might want to look at this Tiara. It originally listed at $569 and I'd
rate the images at about equal to my expensive  Olympus XA-4s ("cult" 35mm)
cameras.

http://www.heavenlycloseouts.com/product.asp?3=2119


This fellow from the European Space Agency felt that Tiara performance
exceeded his well regarded Olympus Stylus:

http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~erikad/Themepages/Travel/Travel.html


And hell, I just purchased almost 15ea of these as Christmas presents
yself  - oftentimes paying more than the mentioned price :)


I find good wide angle cameras to be the most useful. They are great for
candid "close in" people shots. My one gripe about this model is the motor
winder (not silent)  - but that's true about just about everything out there
these days.


Otherwise - buy her the Ricoh GR-1 (35mm). The Minox GT-E is good too - but
few young people seem inclined to master it. If you buy an Elph (reputedly
also good), take a look at the Elph Jr.







"Norm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all for the information.  It is all very useful.  The camera is
> for my 17 yr old daughter.  She likes the Canon Elph series.  From the
> advice given above I'll let her choose based on the features and price
> (Christmas present).
>
> Do you favor any brands over others?  As I stated she likes the Elph but
is
> open to other choices.  Of course, she is a 17 yr old and looks will play
a
> part in her choice<grin>.  She isn't yet into any darkroom work.  I guess
if
> she goes that route she will need to either use my Canon AE1 or get her
own
> camera.  Good digital cameras are just a little out of our price range
right
> now.
>
> Also, do you have a link or advice to help me locate some used and NOS
> caches to peruse?
>
> Norm
>
> "Anna Nimotti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:46:59 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > There are two advantages of APS over 35mm:
> > > 1) Mid-roll changing of film.  This is the equivalent to having
> > > interchangeable backs in 35mm, which has only been available on the
> Contaflex
> > > and the Rolleiflex 35mm models (now discontinued and somewhat rare on
> the
> > > used market).  In other words you can shoot indoors at 400 and then
> switch to
> > > 100 for outdoor shooting without having to complete either roll.
> >
> > Ah. Mid-roll film change. I forget about that. Unfortunately, not all
> > APS cameras offer it. I have 2 APS cameras, a Konica Revio (original)
> > and a Contax Tix, neither of which can do mid-roll change. And the
> > Contax, at least, is not exactly a 'basic' camera.
> >
> > > 2) Wider aspect ratio.  As was mentioned before all exposures made
onto
> APS
> > > film utilize the HDTV aspect ratio, which translates to a 4"x7" print
at
> the
> > > minilab.  This could be a plus for you if you shoot lots of wide
> subjects
> > > i.e. group shots, street scenes and landscapes.  This is a
disadvantage
> for
> > > vertical shots however - unless of course they are of skyscrapers.
> > >
> > > If you do choose APS, carefully check the used and NOS (new-old-stock)
> > > markets for cameras.  Lots of people are foolishly dumping their APS
> gear
> > > (mostly bodies) to switch to digital.
> >
> > I'd agree that there are some very good deals to be had on used high
> > end APS cameras and the image quality to price ratio is higher than is
> > yet available from digital cameras.
> > --
> > a n n @ n i m o t t i . p o r t 5 . c o m
>
>




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