CarbonS2000

ok she's looking for a good camrea. Either dslr or a p+s. I was looking into the canon g7 or the sony dsc-h9 as a p+s or an xti for a dslr. She's only got a budget of about $600 so im sure the dslr's are out. I think she wants to buy new only. Can anyone recomend something? I told hr to get a 30d but thats like double her budget lol.

NFRs2000NYC

Id steer her away from the Xti, as the spending snowball starts to roll quickly. Have her look at the H9 or the DMC-FZ50K from Panasonic. Manual zoom rings/focus rings are very SLRish....so is the hotshoe.

The Panny is a better camera, with a better lens AND shoots RAW, but the Sony is easier to get quality shots....that is until you learn the basics. Both have the option of add on lenses.

Id recommend the panny. IMHO, it is a better camera than an Xti with a kit lens.

http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/store...000000000005702

$470 at B&H

jtpassat

I second the panasonic with 12x zoom and leica glass. its a nice camera. the only complaint is that it is bulky

NFRs2000NYC

Also...it is a 35mm-420mm with a f2.8 and IS!

CarbonS2000

yea i have the b+h catalogue here and was flipping thru it and saw that. it looks really good but have never held it. Might have to eff with it a little bit.

NFRs2000NYC

Go play with it. It's a VERY nice camera, its built very well.

ricosuave

if she's willing to considered used, i'm selling a Canon G6 with some extras.

F1-Fanatic

Here comes the sexist question (sorry), but what's more important to her... A camera with manual controls that she can artistically capture images with and is willing to schlep, or a camera that she will take everywhere and will fit into her bag at the sacrifice of flexibility and possibly printed image quality?

CarbonS2000

she wants something with more a manual mode and be able to take great photos and not have to deal with changing lenses.

jtpassat

it would be in her best interest to actually hold the camera to see if she likes it.