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Old 14-04-2007, 09:10 AM   #61
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Anyone with an S1 IS or S2 IS had any problems with theirs? I'll be writing to Canon to express my dis-satisfaction and demand a repair free of charge. I"ll post results.

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nope, S1 still going strong - only problem i've had has been because i've had something in front of the lens, it stopped pushing the lens out as a safety mechanism!!


only other thing is the lack of hot shoe, but beggers can't be choosers right?
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Old 14-04-2007, 10:12 AM   #62
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only other thing is the lack of hot shoe, but beggers can't be choosers right?
Just buy a Morris DS-1 slave trigger and mount it on a flash bracket with an external flash ontop of it. You don't need a fancy flash, just a cheap Vivitar with a single hotshoe contact point would do the job. Just purchase the biggest guide number you can afford. I also have a Vivitar DF200 slave flash WITHOUT a hotshoe contact, the hotshoe is only there as a mount, and although it is a full manual flash, it is very effective when you need a well guessed dose of light.

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Old 14-04-2007, 10:20 AM   #63
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if you want something to just take around why buy a big camera why not buy a little olympus with like 10mb that'll do the trick...in the end it all comes down to what you are using it for?
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Old 14-04-2007, 10:30 AM   #64
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I personally prefer a DSLR, thats my choice. I was just stating the obvious ...
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Old 14-04-2007, 11:02 AM   #65
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Just buy a Morris DS-1 slave trigger and mount it on a flash bracket with an external flash ontop of it. You don't need a fancy flash, just a cheap Vivitar with a single hotshoe contact point would do the job. Just purchase the biggest guide number you can afford. I also have a Vivitar DF200 slave flash WITHOUT a hotshoe contact, the hotshoe is only there as a mount, and although it is a full manual flash, it is very effective when you need a well guessed dose of light.

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yeah i have a flash already - used it with pentax slr it would mount hot shoe or by wire-

sweet this shall be great!! thanks for the heads up i'd never seen one of these before!!
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Old 14-04-2007, 11:25 AM   #66
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sweet this shall be great!! thanks for the heads up i'd never seen one of these before!!
Since you like home made ghetto custom jobs: get some reflective clear/opaque material (silver celephane or that anti-static PC wrapping) and stick it on the pop-up flash with a rubber band or rubber cement, facing it upwards to the Morries DS-1 slave trigger. This will allow some forward flash while letting you bounce or shoot forward with the slave flash. You are making a flash-clip of sorts...

I found outdoors or in brighter conditions the Morris DS-1 won't detect light aswell as a Vivitar's photo-sensor (which NEVER misses a shot!). This is prolly because the Morris has a flat photo sensor, whereas the ones on Vititars and (almost everyone else's) are curved to catch light from all sorts of directions...

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Old 16-04-2008, 01:54 PM   #67
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BUMP on an old thread...

Im looking at buying an SLR camera within the next couple of months, just want something thats not that complicated to work with etc, looking to spend around $500-600 on the right one.

Can anyone point me in the right direction??

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Old 16-04-2008, 02:53 PM   #68
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go canon.
dont buy pentax or olympus.
have a look on ebay for canon eos 30d. 600 might be a little low but a second hand one mayy be down around there. its what i use quite a bit,
i really dont recomend pentax cameras. **** up every time i bought one. if you want some more advice pm me mate
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Old 16-04-2008, 02:58 PM   #69
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I'd recommend a Canon S5IS, if you're after something that still is reasonably simple to use. It's still got a manual mode, has a hot shoe for external flash, and you can fit other lenses to it, but it's not an DSLR. It depends on how much you're going to really use all the settings on a DSLR, i guess.
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Old 16-04-2008, 03:17 PM   #70
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id suggest just gettin a big zoom digital camera to start off with to learn the basics...i am actually lookin at gettin a SLR since having my camera...

the canon s3 is a great little thing...i dont no what the S5 is like...but you should be able to pick one up for around the $500-$600...
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Old 16-04-2008, 04:57 PM   #71
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Canon Powershot S5 IS, that's all you need to know..

Theres a strong following on here that have the IS Powershot series.. James has the S1, Chicaboo, Sehnkhan and i have the S2.. Bourbs has the S3? and Rupey has an S5..

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Old 16-04-2008, 06:36 PM   #72
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I know it's a bit out of your price range but I'd suggest a canon 400D. I bought one at xmas time for $1188 with 2 lenses 18-55mm and 75-300mm and I wish I had've bought one sooner. Absolutely fantastic camera!
The thread labeled "My work place" in the lounge has a few photos I've taken with it.
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Old 16-04-2008, 07:10 PM   #73
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Thanks for the info ripper, would love to get something along the lines of a 400D but really cant see me justifying spending between $1000 - $1500 on a camera that I will ony use maybe once or twice a month.

I did however look up some prices on the Canon Powershot S5IS, they are between $400 and $600, about what Im after in regards to pricing, and seeing pics of they are capable of, i think im hooked!

Cheers for the info guys!
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yeah marc. i also own a powershot s5, and i use it as a backup digital camera for shoots.
great little camera
well worth the money and possibly the best buy for money
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Old 17-04-2008, 11:29 AM   #75
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How convenient - I'm also looking at a new camera. Something with better pictures than a point-and-shoot but not overly fancy.

This S5IS looks nice.

I was also looking at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
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I have the S3IS and I love it!
I haven't compared the S5 or even looked at any other camera since.

The only other cameras I use are either Aaron's Canon 300d DSLR or the one on my mobile phone.

Can't go wrong with Canon!!
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My main concern is that I want a camera mostly while traveling.

So I need a balance between something thats not too annoying to carry and still takes pics that do the memories justice.
The pics I took with my point-and-shoot in India are nice but still very flat - I'm never satisfied with the contrast you get from a small sensor and and depth of field is always soo flat.

This new camera is in preparation for 10 weeks trekking across South America. I'm thinking of taking my small point-and-shoot with me at all times in my pocket and the other camera when I have something particularly nice to shoot.

Maybe the small one in my pocket and the larger in my day pack, or on a strap around my neck.
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If you rock up to the OZM meet next thurs, Adam will have his S3 and i'll have the S5 so you can have a look and feel the weight etc.

But i've still kept my IXUS V3 as it's smaller and lighter, and still good for taking pics where i'm not trying to be arty
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Old 17-04-2008, 02:48 PM   #79
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we should start up a CANON CAMERA CLUB
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Dont get ahead of yaself bourbs

The main reason I want a better camera cause im never happy at the way my pics turn out on my daggy 6.0mp Kodak camera, sure it does the job, but when I want real precise pics its crap, its alright for those pics where im just taking pics of car parts but basically nothing else... still its ok for a $200 camera.
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