# photo geeks, good entry level digital camera? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543 "2008-09-26T11:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/21 "2008-09-26T13:14:21Z")
Ugh… don’t waste your time with these cameras. get an SLR… save up a little bit and get the SLR… These pictures suck ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/22 "2008-09-26T13:15:14Z")
i have a canon s3 12x optical, very nice camera steve. fuck sony and that lame ass memory stick shit. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/23 "2008-09-26T13:22:16Z")
If you’re fixed on $100-$200 then throw the SLR option right out the window and just get a Canon SD point and shoot. If you want manual controls, start saving up money and buy an SLR with a good lens. ---
**Author:** ![Ilovecheesecake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilovecheesecake/32/5316_2.png) [@Ilovecheesecake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilovecheesecake)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/24 "2008-09-26T13:23:29Z")
What you cant do with a P&S. ![http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/marc750/DSC_0151.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/marc750/DSC_0151.jpg) ![http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/marc750/DSC_0144.jpg](http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/marc750/DSC_0144.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/25 "2008-09-26T13:35:47Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > Ugh… don’t waste your time with these cameras. get an SLR… save up a little bit and get the SLR… > > These pictures suck Post some better ones then, asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Ilovecheesecake](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilovecheesecake/32/5316_2.png) [@Ilovecheesecake](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilovecheesecake)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/26 "2008-09-26T13:38:08Z")
> [@eMKay](#): > > Post some better ones then, asshole. What I think he tried to say is that DSLR quality is much better than 90% of the P&S family. Look on ebay for a used DSLR…not a bad way to get into this hobby. ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/27 "2008-09-26T13:38:58Z")
These were done with a little Canon SD1000… ![http://www.emkayusa.com/family/zooz20.jpg](http://www.emkayusa.com/family/zooz20.jpg) ![http://www.emkayusa.com/family/zooz21.jpg](http://www.emkayusa.com/family/zooz21.jpg) ![http://www.emkayusa.com/family/zooz94.jpg](http://www.emkayusa.com/family/zooz94.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/28 "2008-09-26T13:39:27Z")
nikon coolpix ![http://www.micahweber.com/nemo2.jpg](http://www.micahweber.com/nemo2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/29 "2008-09-26T13:39:33Z")
> [@Ilovecheesecake](#): > > What I think he tried to say is that DSLR quality is much better than 90% of the P&S family. Look on ebay for a used DSLR…not a bad way to get into this hobby. Well, he’s wrong…and an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/30 "2008-09-26T13:40:23Z")
ok, cool thanks. I’ll shop around a little bit maybe an slr is the way to go ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/31 "2008-09-26T13:41:37Z")
> [@eMKay](#): > > These were done with a little Canon SD1000… wow :tup: great quality wonder how it handles low light and such ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/32 "2008-09-26T13:43:45Z")
> [@eMKay](#): > > Post some better ones then, asshole. I did dickhead… the d40 much better than the crap you are posting… Look at Any SLR picture… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/33 "2008-09-26T13:44:48Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > wow :tup: great quality > > wonder how it handles low light and such No they are fucking garbage… hell the kid in the picture isn’t even in focus… Very little contrast… Junk ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/34 "2008-09-26T13:47:44Z")
Nikon D60 - An SLR, very entry level ![http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drcline2/pics/yellow_1200.jpg](http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drcline2/pics/yellow_1200.jpg) Pay attention to the focal depth, and the contrast… slightly desaturated greeens kind of make it unfair… I’ll get the original one sec ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/35 "2008-09-26T13:49:57Z")
kid shots are indeed not very good, his hat’s more in focus than his face, its flat contrast wise but GROSSLY overexposed - which your cheap POS, er, P&S did to bring up the face - but at the expense of blowing out the rest… but when your lens is that small and the sensor element is too, not much it can do. Even a DSLR would have struggled there light wise and you’d really need a bounce-card to fill in the under-hat shadow. and yeah, uh, you need to calibrate your monitor or learn about white balance cuz those sailboat pics are ALL over the map color wise (just a little constructive crit) ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/36 "2008-09-26T14:03:14Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > wow :tup: great quality > > wonder how it handles low light and such It doesn’t, so I got an S5, the SD1000 is my wifes. the larger the lens, the better the low light. ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/37 "2008-09-26T14:04:34Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > Nikon D60 - An SLR, very entry level > > Pay attention to the focal depth, and the contrast… slightly desaturated greeens kind of make it unfair… I’ll get the original one sec It’s underexposed. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/38 "2008-09-26T14:05:23Z")
Taken with my Fuji ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Lizard.jpg](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Lizard.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/39 "2008-09-26T14:14:43Z")
This is from my S5, full auto, no processing, no nothing, just resized. ![http://www.emkayusa.com/misc/pdr.jpg](http://www.emkayusa.com/misc/pdr.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543/40 "2008-09-26T14:15:11Z")
> [@JuicedGT](#): > > Taken with my Fuji > > ![http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/frogiiie/Lizard.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/3/1/3169be4ae18d12f9fa7444f75b061e1d54a3942f.jpeg) Cool pic! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photo-geeks-good-entry-level-digital-camera/55543.md?page=3)