Friday, March 26, 2010

photographic devices

so my camera has finally died. the batteries won't hold a charge and the lens cover refueses to open without assistance. considering i found it in a ditch while riding home, i'm happy with it's performance and zero dollar investment over the years. the iphone has been handling picture duty lately (see below) but i'm now in the market for a proper camera once more.

deer
(deer that didn't make it)

today
(today)

just a leg
(spotted once the snow melted)

that guy again
(that guy again)

opening the floor to suggestions here. would like to keep it around two hundred or so. small and packable as it'll travel via bike daily. tough and reliable too; never dropped one but would like to imagine it could survive at least one blow. i'm really starting to miss such key features as zoom and focus that the iphone is lacking.
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4 comments:

Jonny Hamachi said...

Love those Panasonic Lumix with the Leica lens. There's a price to suit your needs but spending around 300 -400 gets you a great pocket camera.

The LX3, ZS7, TZ7, or last years (cheaper) TZ5. Look at how big in diameter the lens is on the LX3 and TZ5. Let's in a lot of light.

Tazeus said...

My Kodak was 100 dollars and I have dropped it off 15 ft cliffs without ill effects...don't remeber the model name but it's an Easyshare.

Thad S. said...

Olympus Stylus. I have the older 790 SW model, but they now make the Stylus Tough series. Google it. $200, 10 mega pixel and like mine, it's shockproof to 5 ft, waterproof to 10ft. and freezeproof to 14 degrees. Can't beat it with a stick.

dank said...

Olympus 720 SW here. I give it to my son and he takes some great pics without me having to worry about it getting dropped too.