April 25, 2009
Goodbye Coolpix, hello ??
Well, my Nikon Coolpix has not recovered from its soaking in Skolai Creek. It's a fine waterway in which to pass.
I'll here post some of its work out of thousands of potentials. And, you camera people out there, what should I buy next? I have about $500 budgeted. I want small, ability to take great daughter videos, a 28 mm wide angle. What works for you?
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Hi Ned - I am a HUGE fan of the Canon Powershot Digital ELPH series: http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=113
I had the SD800 IS which is no longer made, but maybe comparable to the SD960 IS. AWESOME camera.. I have nothing bad to say about it and used it on a daily basis. It is extremely small and light so perfect for exploring, and takes amazing photos. I have an A-series, something like the A590 now and am not nearly as happy with it as the SD one. The only downside on the ELPH cameras is because they are small, they have a battery pack. I have never had the problem of the battery pack dying from the cold, but haven't kept it out at 20 below for more than an hour long ski. I think with a chemical hand warmer or keeping the camera by your side, you could work with the battery pack when out for long times in the cold. The advantage of the A-series is that the cameras use AA-batteries. I've just found that the pictures just aren't as good, and the response time taking photos to when they are actually taken is slow. Maybe that's just because the one I have is a lot cheaper than the ELPH one.
Hope this helps!
Cool. I'll check. Thanks, Julie.
Just a suggestion, Carry your camera in a ziploc bag on trips like this one. Maybe double bag it. That would have
kept your camera from getting soaked. It's not nearly as handy to get to it but maybe just put it in the baggie before you crossed something like the place you took a dip.
Enjoyed following your adventure.
Thanks, Gip;
For the record, though, I don't carry my cameras in a case, or usually in a Ziplock, though that's a great idea. I want them in my pocket, ready to deploy. I even throw away the straps that come with cameras. Don't want them in my way. When cameras used to have lens caps, I got rid of those, too.
Oh, and for those interested, I bought a Canon G-10. I'm enraptured. The shot of the snowshoe hare in my latest post was through a window, 20 feet away! And the videos of my daughter riding her tricycle. Mama mia!