Is there a good modern-day equivalent of a Canon A70?
I remember getting one of these 10 years ago, great fun, pretty much fully manual, but didn't cost the earth and fit in a (big) pocket. Took decent pics.
http://www.mediacollege.com/equipmen...-a70-front.jpg
Need manual focus, aperture, exposure etc, this was a great camera to learn on with all the manual controls.
Any suggestions? Thanks :woowoo:
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kalniel
I have a TZ7, but lacks manual controls and nice UI like the Canon had/has
EDIT: Looks like the TZ25 only lacks manual focus
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CAT-THE-FIFTH
Depends on your budget.
Also what you want to shoot.
If you want great wideangle landscapes, mostly portrait, or stella low light.
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TheAnimus
Also what you want to shoot.
If you want great wideangle landscapes, mostly portrait, or stella low light.
Well you can forget about anything but the first one for a camera costing the same as the A70 did. You're stuck with 1/1.7 or 1/2.3" sensors which rule out the latter to any great extent. The A70 was a great landscape camera though (even if not especially wide) - my house is still decorated with 18x12" framed prints from it. Who needs more than 3MP? ;)
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You can get some that do great low light now adays, some will have built in stabilisation.
Again it depends on the budget thou.
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TheAnimus
Also what you want to shoot.
If you want great wideangle landscapes, mostly portrait, or stella low light.
Well, budget-wise, the A70 was £250 ten years ago, so something less than that :-p
And not for any specific kind of photos, I just want another good all-rounder with manual controls.
But makes you wonder doesnt it, 10 years go by, and it's not easy to think of a camera that meets a simple specification:
- Good all round photo performance
- Fits in a pocket
- Full manual controls
- Costs less than £250
- Doesn't have fiddly/gimmicky touchscreen controls
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Hmm my back up is a pentax q, they had the q10 for £250 with prime at christmas.
If you want to be able to 'do more' but whilst been pocketable its a good option. However it only fits in a pocket with just the prime lens I find.
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Marcos
Well, budget-wise, the A70 was £250 ten years ago, so something less than that :-p
And not for any specific kind of photos, I just want another good all-rounder with manual controls.
But makes you wonder doesnt it, 10 years go by, and it's not easy to think of a camera that meets a simple specification:
- Good all round photo performance
- Fits in a pocket
- Full manual controls
- Costs less than £250
- Doesn't have fiddly/gimmicky touchscreen controls
I was going to suggest a Canon S95(I have one) but they are more expensive now than last year, and we are talking like £50 to £70 more IIRC!!
The following cameras can be had(the links have the prices):
Nikon Coolpix P7100
http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Nik..._P7100_pc.html
28-200MM/F2.8-F4.5
10MP
Olympus XZ-1
http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Olympus_XZ-1_pc.html
28-112MM/F1.8-F2.5
10MP
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Pan...MC-LX5_pc.html
24-90MM/F2.0-F3.3 Vario-Summicron
10MP
Samsung EX2F
http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Samsung_EX2F_pc.html
24-80MM/F1.4-F2.7 Varioplan
12MP
Nikon J1
http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Nik...m_Lens_pc.html
With a 27MM/F2.8 standard lens.
10MP
This is a small interchangeable lens camera.
Pentax Q
http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Pen...m_Lens_pc.html
With a 47MM/F1.9 standard lens.
12MP
This is a tiny interchangeable lens camera.
These are all good cameras - I would check the reviews.
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Fuji XF1
http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/fujifilm-...furbished.html
25-100MM/F1.9 to F4.9
12MP
Fuji X100
http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/fujifilm-...furbished.html
28-112MM/F2.0-F2.5
12MP
The Fuji X100 has great handling. It is built like a tank and the zoom is manual,not electronic.
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The equivelant in the modern Canon range is probably the SX240/260, which was under £200 for a bit on Amazon. I had the A70 a few years ago, it was great until it just stopped working for no reason.
Edit: In fact, it's £177 if you don't want GPS... Here
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Smudger
The equivelant in the modern Canon range is probably the SX240/260, which was under £200 for a bit on Amazon. I had the A70 a few years ago, it was great until it just stopped working for no reason.
Edit: In fact, it's £177 if you don't want GPS...
Here
I'm leanign towards this because after owning a Panasonic, I miss the well thought out menus of the Canons
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I've got the SX220, and I'm very happy with it. I don't photo enough to need all the bells and whistles, but if I need some amateur-ish setting just above auto, it seems to be there. It's got aperture preference, Av, and all that jazz... From what I've seen, the sx240 is similar, but with a better sensor, and a few extra bells and whistles...
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Does the SX220/240 have manual focus too?