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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Aug 30, 2011 - 01:18pm PT
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Only real complaint is that, as Minerals suggests, S95 is not very easy to hold and use one-handed. it really, really needs a textured thumb grip, but alas no.
Alas yes:
http://www.kleptography.com/rf/#camera_s90
I bought one for my S95. It works well.
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Quasimodo
Trad climber
CA
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Aug 30, 2011 - 04:07pm PT
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Any of the Canon SD series take great photos. I have a 5 year old Canon SD800 that has been abused and a big chip out of the LCD screen but takes amazing photos. I also like the Panasonic Lumix. I recently ungraded to the Canon S95. I would say it is a good camera but not worth $450. I actually think my old Canon SD800 takes better photos in some lighting situations. Some of my Canon SD 800 shots are better than some of my shots with a Nikon D700 slr with a $1,500 lens.
Difinitely, don't buy the Olympus Stylus Tough. There is a huge shutter lag and the autofocus is slow. The optical quality is not good and pictures are inconsistent in exposure accuracy. The flash is very weak. I am not at all happy with photos above the water. I bought it for snorkeling in Hawaii. It works well below the water where you can't percieve the difference in image quality. You lose alot of picture quality for the ruggedness of the body and lens.
Canon SD is the way to go for relatively cheap and good picture quality.
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squishy
Mountain climber
Sac town
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Aug 30, 2011 - 04:18pm PT
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I would never get a camera with a rechargeable lithium, I take too many pictures and when I'm traveling I want to find replacements, such as AA, which come in lithium by the way...
Another thing about Canon is that you just plug them into the computer and bam!!, not like Sony and others that need drivers and special cords and sh#t...Canon all the way!!
I started with one of these years ago and never used another brand since then...
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Aug 30, 2011 - 04:45pm PT
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Also worth mentioning on the LX3 and LX5: both have the unique ability to change aspect ratio and actually gain resolution in either the top of the frame or the bottom, i.e., shooting in 16:9 ratio makes the effective angle 22mm wide. The Canon s90 16:9 is just a crop of the 4:3 image, while the LX3 16:9 is true ratio change due to the oversized LX3 sensor (the LX3 is a true multi-aspect ratio camera). This is very nice for landscape panoramas, for instance.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Depending upon your definition of small the game has just changed with the
release of the new Sony NEX line and Nikon's 1 line. They have interchangeable
lenses and offer much bigger sensors than all other P&S's. The Sony NEX7
has a full-on DX sized sensor! The Nikon's sensor is smaller but still
bigger than other P&S's although I wouldn't exactly call these P&S's. They
are putting out shots equal to DX SLR's at 1/4 the weight. They don't offer
all the bells and whistles of a DSLR but most people don't need or want all those.
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roy
Social climber
NZ -> SB,CA -> Zurich
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Above your stated price range, but I've been carrying a G-12 for a while now and I love it. Prior recent climbing cameras were: G-9, Leica D-Lux 3, and Contax TVS-II. I like the viewfinder, hinged screen (great for unusual angle shots and protects LCD when in pocket), image quality, wide angle and battery life. My other camera is a Mark 5D II but that rarely leaves the ground. I tend to go a bit on the heavy side but picture quality is important.
Cheers, Roy
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Dec 18, 2011 - 07:09pm PT
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I took Cosmic's advice.
In case Santa doesn't come through again this year, I bought my own damn Christmas present.
This is the opposite of a kite camera - big with a lot of zoom.
Nikon P500 zoom test, from my back yard:
That's a big Mormon church about two miles away:
36x, end of the optical zoom optical zoom range:
Another 4x of digital zoom is piled on top of the 36x optical:
One of my pals likes to give me a hard time, saying the Angel Maroni's didgeridoo is pointed straight at my house - like it's no accident. Now I know it's not, it's pointed at my neighbor's place. That's worth what I paid for the camera, right there.
$319 @ B&H.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Dec 20, 2011 - 08:32pm PT
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Nikon P500 zoom test:
The last two are digital zoom, which is one reason they're not so sharp.
That's Keller Peak Lookout, as seen from my place in east Redlands.
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