[Fiend]

Just picked up last night the new Casio Exilim EX-S100. Very nice. It is about the size of a stack of 5 credit cards. Pretty feature packed compared to other card cameras; this has both optical and digital zoom (most are just digital) and has 3.2 megal pixels. Also picked up a couple memory cards for it.

http://exilim.casio.com/index.cfm?fu...A-AC0E971E2DDC

[G4ME]

looks a lot like that small Pentax one. A friend of mine, hahaha, has the pentax, and i got to play around with it. i thought my old powershot was small.

[Fiend]

Yeah, I still have my Canon Powershot (well, gave it to the ol' lady) and this Casio 1/3 it's size.

[im_noahselby]

You should have posted this in the "Peripherals" forum. Looks like a nice camera though. Does it have scene modes?

Noah

[Fiend]

Yes, it a scene modes. 23 or so different ones. Didn't post in Peripherals Forum as it isn't a topic needing help, I guess. Just informational and sharing my excitement.

[skalie]

Originally posted by Fiend:
It is about the size of a stack of 5 credit cards.

Does battery size and cost enter into the equation somwhere along the line?

[DeathToWindows]

fun... i just bought yet another film-based camera : Pentax 645 w/ 75mm f2.8 lens

[Agasthya]

Originally posted by DeathToWindows:
fun... i just bought yet another film-based camera : Pentax 645 w/ 75mm f2.8 lens

You crazy bastard.

[DeathToWindows]

Originally posted by Agasthya:
You crazy bastard.

Fair enough... thing is the size of my bloody head...

[Agasthya]

Originally posted by DeathToWindows:
Fair enough... thing is the size of my bloody head...

Why didn't you buy a digital SLR?

[Powaqqatsi]

Originally posted by DeathToWindows:
fun... i just bought yet another film-based camera : Pentax 645 w/ 75mm f2.8 lens

Fantastic camera . I myself bought a Nikon F5 last week. Digital SLR's are still way too expensive for what they offer Agasthya. Film still owns them and will continue to own them for quite some years.

[Mastrap]

Originally posted by Powaqqatsi:
Digital SLR's are still way too expensive for what they offer Agasthya. Film still owns them and will continue to own them for quite some years.

Sorry, but I 100% disagree. The new Canon SLRs for examply, 8 megapixels and up, do a sensational job. The only area where film still outperforms digital is in medium and large formats. And that's changing rapidly.

[Powaqqatsi]

Originally posted by Mastrap:
Sorry, but I 100% disagree. The new Canon SLRs for examply, 8 megapixels and up, do a sensational job. The only area where film still outperforms digital is in medium and large formats. And that's changing rapidly.

DSLR's are mighty expensive. The 20D for example costs A LOT for what it offers, at that pricepoint you can buy yourself an insane film system. The problem with those DSLR's is that they are essentially midrange to lowrange cameras with a CCD put in them and charged 3x what they are worth. Nikons D2's and Canon 1D's are a different matter but still waaaay overpriced. And film still has a quality advantage. Digital is gaining on film but it's not good enough, yet, for me. Conclusion: DSLR is handy and fun but still way overpriced for what they offer. Compact digital cameras is another story, buying a film based compact camera is madness. And then there is the little issue of non full-frame CCDs, a disaster for your glass...

[G-Force]

Originally posted by Powaqqatsi:
Conclusion: DSLR is handy and fun but still way overpriced for what they offer. Compact digital cameras is another story, buying a film based compact camera is madness. And then there is the little issue of non full-frame CCDs, a disaster for your glass...

Talk about overpriced are the full-frame 35mm digital SLRs. I really don't agree that the smaller sensors are a "disaster." Cameras with the smaller APS size sensor have an advantage of being MUCH cheaper to manufacture. Plus they make super wide angle lenses specifically for the smaller sensors so you can still retain wide-angle capability. And small sensors extend the range of your telephotos compared to a full-frame CCD.

[milhous]

going through a best buy the other day, i was pleased to notice that most of the compact digitals out these days have quick startup times from turning the camera on and pressing the shutter to take the pictures.

i bought a coolpix 885 over 2 years ago and while it's a good camera with many advanced features, it's a bit cumbersome to put in your pocket and it's just not quick enough at times when you really need to take that picture. you usally turn it one wait a second or two to turn on the lcd, then a few more seconds for the lens to extend and be ready to shoot. these newer camera seem to be ready to go in about 2 seconds, which is great!

the olympus cameras have always been appealing because you don't have to look for a button or dial to swtich the camera on. rather, as you're grabbing it from your pocket, you can pull the slide cover and be ready to shoot. i wish other makers adopted a similar system.

[pathogen]

I really would LOVE a little point and shoot like the Exixlim, especially if it makes fast, good work of taking quick snaps. It sounds great! I have an old Canon A40, and half the time it can't focus in time or takes really long exposures without the flash: very irratating.

If I were going to go whole-hog, I'd love to get one of the pro Canon cameras, but I heard about this Pentax *ist last month, and it's the one I'm dreaming of now. It can actually use all the K-mount lenses I acquired for my K1000 that I've used for 20 years, and will only cost about $700. That, to me, makes it far more attractive for my amateur noodling than any other camera out there. Not a pro camera, or a point and shoot, but this might be worth the $$.