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best digital camera for skiing?
it needs to take great pics, be quick to boot, and be small enough to fit
into a ski jacket pocket. all feedback is welcome! thanks, jim bassuk edmonds, wa |
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best digital camera for skiing?
A guy who goes by Astro posts here and he takes great pictures. I would listen
to what he says. Fred |
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"FHemmer209" wrote in message ... A guy who goes by Astro posts here and he takes great pictures. I would listen to what he says. Fred jes |
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:22:54 CST, James Bassuk
wrote: it needs to take great pics, be quick to boot, and be small enough to fit into a ski jacket pocket. James, You're definitely limiting yourself by requiring that the camera fit in the pocket of your ski jacket, unless you have really BIG pockets. Therefore, you can pretty much rule out a full-size digital SLR. That alone should save you a few bucks....however, don't expect anything close to pro quality (powder mag) pics with a pocket-sized point and shoot. With a pocket-sized point and shoot, you'll have to accept just plain old "good pics" with the occasional you-got-lucky "great pic" thrown in from time to time. In the world of digital cameras, you get what you pay for, generally speaking. The more you pay, the bigger the cameras and lenses become...resulting in a higher potential for "great pics". That's just a fact of photography life. Notice, above, that I used the word "potential". That's because some people just can't take a decent photo, even with $10,000 of high-end hardware hanging from their neck. In the world of alpine skiing photography, we call this type of equipment possessed photographer a "Texan". They are usually at the Rich Amateur (Level 2), or the Equipment Measurbator (Bottom Level 1) of the 7 levels of photographers: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/7.htm Ooops, sorry to get off track there. Anyway, you didn't mention it, but for skiing, you definitely want a camera that can shoot 2 to 3 frames per second (fps), or better, in the continuous mode. Otherwise, you'll end up missing out on the good ski action sequence shots. Anyway, if you are looking for a full-size digital SLR, I can definitely point you in the right direction. However, there are a zillion digital point and shoot pocket cameras out there, therefore, as a starting point, I suggest that you dig around he http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ -Astro --- maximum exposure f/2.8 http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/03-04/index.htm --- |
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best digital camera for skiing?
BTW, how do you store your camera while you're skiing?
Thx |
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On 11 Jan 2004 21:02:30 EST, "Jiyang Chen" wrote:
BTW, how do you store your camera while you're skiing? Stuff it in the daypack. I don't really have any other carry options due to the size. There is almost always either a 200mm or 400mm lens attached to the thing. My 400mm lens: http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro...ar/200-400.jpg Haven't had any damage problems, yet. -Astro --- maximum exposure f/2.8 http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/03-04/index.htm --- |
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AstroPax wrote: On 11 Jan 2004 21:02:30 EST, "Jiyang Chen" wrote: BTW, how do you store your camera while you're skiing? Stuff it in the daypack. I use a Lowepro soft case to cushion the bounce, don't you? -- According to John Perry Barlow, "Jeff Davis is a truly gifted trouble-maker." |
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On 13 Jan 2004 02:36:07 GMT, (Jeff Davis)
wrote: In article , AstroPax wrote: On 11 Jan 2004 21:02:30 EST, "Jiyang Chen" wrote: BTW, how do you store your camera while you're skiing? Stuff it in the daypack. I use a Lowepro soft case to cushion the bounce, don't you? What bounce? -Astro --- maximum exposure f/2.8 http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/03-04/index.htm --- |
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best digital camera for skiing?
That's one big lense hood for the Tamron. Makes it look super expensive.
The 70-200 f/2.8 is a really nice lense. |
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On 12 Jan 2004 22:17:37 EST, "Jiyang Chen" wrote:
That's one big lense hood for the Tamron. Makes it look super expensive. The 70-200 f/2.8 is a really nice lense. The 200-400 Tamron is junk, IMO...the 70-200 Nikkor blows it away. For ski action, I can't say enough about the need for a fast focusing lens. The Nikkor is *very* fast...it doesn't miss a turn. -Astro --- maximum exposure f/2.8 http://www.xmission.com/~hound/astro/03-04/index.htm --- |
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