Digital camera owners
 

This is a must read page for digital camera owners. Very amusing stuff along wth some good ideas.

Novel uses for digital cameras
http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/novel.htm

Example one for our globetrotting Roy

jc
... a friend was visiting some eastern European country where the alphabet is strange and the pronunciation even stranger, and he couldn't pronounce the name of the street his hotel was on. So when he needed a taxi to take him back to his hotel, he showed the taxi driver the name of the street.

With a digicam, you can take a picture of your hotel and the nearest street sign, as well as any nearby landmarks, and then show those pictures to your taxi driver or to anyone you might need to get directions from, and this would be even better than just having the address on a piece of paper.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Nice one harry!  :)

after reading  about the guy with piles, & the doggy poo, thought you might like this one!

My 2 youngest boys (14 next week) are like a lot of lads their age, and amused by their bodily functions and the size of log they can produce.  ;D

They take great delight in snapping any outsize ones and displaying them for the family to see!

Not only that, one of them was particularly proud of a giant specimin recently delivered. So much so, he thought it was a hoot to use it as a background picture for their computer.

This I can assure you was swiftly removed!  ;D

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Just checked out the site, couldn't believe there were so many uses for a digital camera [smiley=lol.gif]
I don't have a digital camera, but am planning on getting one fairly soon, I have absolutely no idea what to buy. My present camera is a simple point and click Olympus trip. I have always wanted a decent camera. Any advice on what to look at, and consider before buying would be most welcome. [smiley=help.gif]

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Nowt wrong with point'n'click :)

What to buy?  A lot depends on what you want to do with it and what your requirements are. Different cameras lend themselves to different areas.. I know the ones for sport in daylight conditions requiering a decent zoom.  But these would be little use indoors or night pics..

On the other hand cameras for portraits and darker situations wouldn't be good for other areas..

Of course you can get a camera that does most things but then your getting ito the 800 quid ++ areas.

All depends what your thinking of doing wiht it :)

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I'll have to look around and see what's out there really. I don't take any specialised photos. Obviously all my piccies are special to me, family, friends etc. Like photographing places I've been to and have lots of scenery/mountain shots, which mean nothing to anyone else as there are no people on them, but I like to remember these places and views and beautiful scenery.
Found that some of the nicest most detailed shots are the ones you can buy for a couple of quid at local shops - got some great ones of Mt Blanc district in Chamonix the other year, and my photos didn't come out anything like those. :-/

Re: Digital camera owners
 

great site thanks,sure i will find that useful :)

Re: Digital camera owners
 

just been looking at the fuji finepix s5000 camera at dabs £375
or finepix 2800 zoom £191
thinking of upgrading what do you think ???

Re: Digital camera owners
 

just found the finepix s5000 at £339 ;D

Re: Digital camera owners
 

http://www.fotosense.co.uk/fujidigitalcamera.html

Re: Digital camera owners
 

thanks k s h the prices seam about the same as i have found at currys ;D

Re: Digital camera owners
 

how about this one http://www.cameras.co.uk/specs/fuji-finepix-s5000.cfm

Re: Digital camera owners
 

The s5000 is a newish model but the 2800 has been replaced with the S304 so i think them prices will fall

Re: Digital camera owners
 

This is the page I was looking for, good for reviews on camera's http://www.digital-camera-reviews.info/html/digital-camera-reviews-brands.cfm

Re: Digital camera owners
 

e-buyer seems cheapest yet thanks
do you know anyone that has bought from them before
what i meen is are they reliable
still not sure which one the memery cards i already have will fit in the 2800 so there is this point to think about if i go for the 5000 then i will need a bigger card but i have a 64 meg card that will fit the 2800

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Dont know about e-buyer, never used them.
Card for 2800 is smartmedia card and can go up to 128meg
S5000 is the new XD card, can go up to 256meg at the moment but bigger cards are due soon

Re: Digital camera owners
 

thats what i was saying already got 64meg smartmedia card but the s5000 comes with a d type 16meg card so i would have to get a bigger one
the 64 meg would do me for now

Re: Digital camera owners
 

If you do go ahead with ebuyer just make sure you use your credit card, that way if anything does go wrong you can always do a chargeback. You had a Fuji before? I have 2, very happy with them both, the models you are going for are not pocket camera's and are a bit bulky, thats why i kept my old one

Re: Digital camera owners
 

yes i know i have a finepix 201 good little camera ;D

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Why is it these days when you go to buy a new camera you have to spend another £20 upwards to get a case for it .
they used to come with one.
what a rip off ???

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Think anyone buying a digital camera for the first time needs to be aware of the extra expense.
Camera case, batteries & battery charger. Plus of course larger memory card.
Mine only came with 8 meg which is practically useless!

Re: Digital camera owners
 

yep i had to get a 64 meg card cost extra £20

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I got a smartmedia 128 meg for £21.69. :)

Re: Digital camera owners
 

i didnt pay for mine it was got for me for repairing a pc

Re: Digital camera owners
 

when you spend over £300 on a camera you expect to get a case with it >:(

Re: Digital camera owners
 

this site i sent you http://www.fotosense.co.uk/fujidigitalcamera.html give you a case with the camera, where did you buy from? ebuyer?

Re: Digital camera owners
 

sorry if i'm a bit late in this conversation, but a darn source of info for digicams is here:  http://www.steves-digicams.com/  the reviews are excellent, and the forums very good as well.

Also, if your new to photography its worth taking a few tips from this guy: http://www.proshooter.homestead.com/

Re: Digital camera owners
 

not bought it yet have to sell other one first ;D

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Right just bought the finepix s5000 camera
its very light easy to use too ;D

Re: Digital camera owners
 

These Fuji's just get better and better,on my 3rd one now. just bought an S20 at a good price and the pics are excellent, been comparing all day with the S304 and everything is looking good and only been in auto mode so far. As usual though - no case with this one either

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I have a fuji finepix and I don't really recommend them. The lens is so small that it sufferes from exagerated spherical aberation and for some reason best known to itself it insists on rendering red as lurid orange. The flash isn't much cop either. It comes with rechargeable batteries, but you have to buy the charger separately, and you cannot get replacement batteries for love nor money. All in all it is probably better spending a bit extra on Canon or Pentax, which is what I hope to be doing soon.

Anyone interested in a Fuji Finepix, going cheap?????

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Fuji finepix what? and what price
the wife is after one she wont touch mine in case she brakes it hehe
rechargables can be got at argos get the better ones its worth the extra
i think they are about £11.50p for four
the one i have finepix s5000 takes 4 so i have 8 four always on charge and four in the camera

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Wouldnt touch a fuji with a bargepole..

new camera owners since the first thread.....did ya find any of the uses from the original thread any good?

KIPAX aka HarryX ..............

Re: Digital camera owners
 

yes thats why i got the s5000

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Any reasoning? I was quite happy with my Fuji S602 until I played with your flash...

When I used to have the smaller fuji's, I also had problems with the lense - sticking out to far whenever I dropped it, thats the only trouble with them! :)

Re: Digital camera owners
 

no ttl for the flash :)
no image stabalisation
needs a tube to protect it
you own one
hehehehe

Re: Digital camera owners
 

grrr - true, even though you only found out what it meant last week :)

grrrr - indeed - a must have on my next camera, we live and learn!

Due to living and learning, yes, true again!! 10 pound tube saves 400 pound lens! Makes sense really! :)

Have to admit I haven't looked at current mid range fuji's, but I'm sure they will have ttl'd and stabalised by now - I hope so cos I do want these features in my next camera and I am very happy with my current Fuji's so want to stick with them!

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Can anyone recomend a camera for me, nowt fancy for what i want it for.Cheap.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Just bought my first digi camera and got it on ebay! Brand new, with case, instructions and software, A Praktica DCZ with over 6 million pixels (which I have been told is good) for £70-00
All I have to do now is to learn how to put the photo's on to the Accy web!!!!

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I too also bought a camera off ebay paid £35 for it a jenoptik 2.1 pixels which i thought would be o.k for me as i dont take many picks. Only trouble is i cant transfer photos off the sd card to my p.c only the ones using the internal memory, so i have bought a card for nowt, think i was ripped off with the camera.also tried a different card so i know it's not the card that's knackered.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I have emailed the person i bought the camera from about the fault, he said that it was not compatable with windows xp and that he only used the internal memory and that's why he sold it. Funny that was not mentioned when selling the camera.So be warned if buying from ebay so you don't get ripped off. You live and learn .

Re: Digital camera owners
 

if you want to sell it janet Anne is after a cheap one and she is on 98se so it should be ok

Re: Digital camera owners
 

janet, your other option is to buy a card reader, they are only about £5

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Janet as an active user of ebay please fill in the user comments when you get the email so that less people will get ripped off, its a valuable tool so that people can check on other people. I bought off someone with a 100% satisfaction then found out that other people hadnt complained so this guy wasnt all he was cracked up to be. Also its completely anonymous so you shouldnt feel bad.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Thanks K.S.H might just give that a try. Are they easy to install and use.?

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Yeah, with windows XP they just plug into your usb port, you dont even need to load the drivers as windows has its own

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Thanks for your help K.S.H i have seen one for sale on amazon for £6.99 + p&p it's a multi card reader.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Ordered it this afternoon, should be o.k now. fingers crossed.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

£6.99? That sounds incredibly cheap. What are the specs?

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Find great value in our Budget Electronics & Photo shop




Bytestor 7 in 1 Memory Card Reader
ByteStor


Our Price: £6.99
2 New & Used from £5.97


Free UK delivery on orders over £25 with Super Saver Delivery. See details & conditions


Availability: usually dispatched within 24 hours.

Amazon.co.uk = low prices. Did you find this product priced lower than £6.99 somewhere else?

See larger picture
ASIN: B0001DGODI
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24
(Manufacturers: improve your sales)
This item can only be delivered within the UK and Republic of Ireland
Find out more about our Delivery Rates and Returns Policy

Features

Reads and writes to SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard and IBM Microdrive memory cards

Eliminates the hassle of disconnecting peripherals from your computer to upload files from digital devices

Extend the battery life of your digital appliances - the card reader is powered by your computer, so it doesn't require its own external power source.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I opted for a 6in1 card reader in the new Laptop Janet and i've never looked back. I know that sparkie and Roy also have them, weve used them for transfering all kinds of stuff not just photo's so i can assure you they are value for money.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

I've got built in card readers on this PC and I still end up just reading direct from the card in the camera.:rolleyes:

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Thanks Wingy.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

thats ideal and at the right price, if you change your camera to one that has another type of card then you are still covered.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

Card reader came this morning, no problems now with uploading my photo's.

Re: Digital camera owners
 

it will save a lot of battery life for you as well!