APS Camera, your opinion
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Seeing as awhile back my post re: getting a good amateur camera was well replied to I thought I would ask this; Are APS cameras any good? My sister is having her 21st pretty soon (24th December) and she asked us, the family, to get her a nice camera for her birthday. Now she does not want all the hassles of a SLR camera (like I do ;) ), just a basic point-and-shoot camera which she can record memories on. I have used an APS camera and found it amazingly easy to use, especially when it comes to loading film which is always a hassle with "normal" cameras. I however never saw the results of the APS camera so cannot comment on the quality. Anyone ever had one? Any recommendations for or against APS? thanks all :) p.s we are looking at spending about R1400 (about $140). Canon has some APS cameras in this price range. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Seeing as awhile back my post re: getting a good amateur camera was well replied to I thought I would ask this; Are APS cameras any good? My sister is having her 21st pretty soon (24th December) and she asked us, the family, to get her a nice camera for her birthday. Now she does not want all the hassles of a SLR camera (like I do ;) ), just a basic point-and-shoot camera which she can record memories on. I have used an APS camera and found it amazingly easy to use, especially when it comes to loading film which is always a hassle with "normal" cameras. I however never saw the results of the APS camera so cannot comment on the quality. Anyone ever had one? Any recommendations for or against APS? thanks all :) p.s we are looking at spending about R1400 (about $140). Canon has some APS cameras in this price range. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Seeing as awhile back my post re: getting a good amateur camera was well replied to I thought I would ask this; Are APS cameras any good? My sister is having her 21st pretty soon (24th December) and she asked us, the family, to get her a nice camera for her birthday. Now she does not want all the hassles of a SLR camera (like I do ;) ), just a basic point-and-shoot camera which she can record memories on. I have used an APS camera and found it amazingly easy to use, especially when it comes to loading film which is always a hassle with "normal" cameras. I however never saw the results of the APS camera so cannot comment on the quality. Anyone ever had one? Any recommendations for or against APS? thanks all :) p.s we are looking at spending about R1400 (about $140). Canon has some APS cameras in this price range. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
well.. first.. happy birthday to your sister (he.. she is just one year older than i am..) second.. i have seen many aps pics.. and i haven't found any difference.. they had the same quality than normal prints.. but.. honestly spoken i haven't seen any real big prints.. but i think the quality is like a normal vamera.. one fun thing of making aps pics is that you can choose the format of your picture.. (especially landscapes look pretty cool..) of course you can do pretty the same thing with your other camera.. but it's way more complicated.. so many pros a con.. i (my humble opinion)think it is not worth paying more for an aps system (at least in austria, where i am living they are more expensive.. and the prints are more expensive too) but.. it's fun making pics with aps. have a nice one bernhard
"There are three roads to ruin: women, gambling and technicians. The most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest is with technicians." Georges Pompidou
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Seeing as awhile back my post re: getting a good amateur camera was well replied to I thought I would ask this; Are APS cameras any good? My sister is having her 21st pretty soon (24th December) and she asked us, the family, to get her a nice camera for her birthday. Now she does not want all the hassles of a SLR camera (like I do ;) ), just a basic point-and-shoot camera which she can record memories on. I have used an APS camera and found it amazingly easy to use, especially when it comes to loading film which is always a hassle with "normal" cameras. I however never saw the results of the APS camera so cannot comment on the quality. Anyone ever had one? Any recommendations for or against APS? thanks all :) p.s we are looking at spending about R1400 (about $140). Canon has some APS cameras in this price range. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
Personally I think APS is a dying technology. The negatives are small so your options for enlarging are limited, and it's now at the point where the quality of digital cameras (and their functionality) is surpassing APS. I'd either go a compact 35mm or a digicam. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Personally I think APS is a dying technology. The negatives are small so your options for enlarging are limited, and it's now at the point where the quality of digital cameras (and their functionality) is surpassing APS. I'd either go a compact 35mm or a digicam. cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: Personally I think APS is a dying technology. Hmmm what a pity. The thing is while digital cameras are great for people with computers, my sister does not have a computer :rolleyes: and 35mm cameras can be finiky to load and swapping films etc. is a pain (remember I am talking point-and-shoot here :) ). Also the date stamp feature of APS is pretty useful. I have been reading some reviews on epinions and various other sites and while APS is easy it seems to have a hefty price premium (especially in developing and buying the film) over 35mm. So I think I will go with 35mm. Now to find a good point-and-shoot camera! Thanks Chris regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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thanks Chris! :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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well.. first.. happy birthday to your sister (he.. she is just one year older than i am..) second.. i have seen many aps pics.. and i haven't found any difference.. they had the same quality than normal prints.. but.. honestly spoken i haven't seen any real big prints.. but i think the quality is like a normal vamera.. one fun thing of making aps pics is that you can choose the format of your picture.. (especially landscapes look pretty cool..) of course you can do pretty the same thing with your other camera.. but it's way more complicated.. so many pros a con.. i (my humble opinion)think it is not worth paying more for an aps system (at least in austria, where i am living they are more expensive.. and the prints are more expensive too) but.. it's fun making pics with aps. have a nice one bernhard
"There are three roads to ruin: women, gambling and technicians. The most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest is with technicians." Georges Pompidou
thanks for the comments Bernhard. I am begining to see that APS is a tad expensive, not so much for the camera but for the film and developing. So in the long run it will cost way more than 35mm. Bernhard wrote: first.. happy birthday to your sister Thanks :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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Chris Maunder wrote: Personally I think APS is a dying technology. Hmmm what a pity. The thing is while digital cameras are great for people with computers, my sister does not have a computer :rolleyes: and 35mm cameras can be finiky to load and swapping films etc. is a pain (remember I am talking point-and-shoot here :) ). Also the date stamp feature of APS is pretty useful. I have been reading some reviews on epinions and various other sites and while APS is easy it seems to have a hefty price premium (especially in developing and buying the film) over 35mm. So I think I will go with 35mm. Now to find a good point-and-shoot camera! Thanks Chris regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
Also the date stamp feature of APS is pretty useful I think this is probably a feature of the camera, not the film. My compact point-and-shoot 35mm has a date feature. (and I can't tell you the make/model at the moment because I don't have the camera with me!) Have fun, Paul Westcott.
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Chris Maunder wrote: Personally I think APS is a dying technology. Hmmm what a pity. The thing is while digital cameras are great for people with computers, my sister does not have a computer :rolleyes: and 35mm cameras can be finiky to load and swapping films etc. is a pain (remember I am talking point-and-shoot here :) ). Also the date stamp feature of APS is pretty useful. I have been reading some reviews on epinions and various other sites and while APS is easy it seems to have a hefty price premium (especially in developing and buying the film) over 35mm. So I think I will go with 35mm. Now to find a good point-and-shoot camera! Thanks Chris regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
Olypmus mu-II zoom 80 (also called Epic Stylus). I've had one for 2 years and love it. It comes with a date feature if you want it. This isn't quite the same as what APS offers but it's cheaper, film and processing is more easily available and the unit can handle a lot of punishment. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Seeing as awhile back my post re: getting a good amateur camera was well replied to I thought I would ask this; Are APS cameras any good? My sister is having her 21st pretty soon (24th December) and she asked us, the family, to get her a nice camera for her birthday. Now she does not want all the hassles of a SLR camera (like I do ;) ), just a basic point-and-shoot camera which she can record memories on. I have used an APS camera and found it amazingly easy to use, especially when it comes to loading film which is always a hassle with "normal" cameras. I however never saw the results of the APS camera so cannot comment on the quality. Anyone ever had one? Any recommendations for or against APS? thanks all :) p.s we are looking at spending about R1400 (about $140). Canon has some APS cameras in this price range. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
I recently purchase (past month) a Minolta 150EX QD Panoramic camera and have had good success. The pictures have come out very well. It was a tossup between this and the Nikon 140 ED/QD. My sister has the Nikon and it takes excellent pictures. I chose the Minolta because of a good discount. Both sell for about $250.00 in the US. [Update] Woops I missed your price request- This is a little closer to your cost but still over. I also considered the Minolta 125 and Nikon 120. Both were equivalent to the ones mentioned above but less zoom capability (I don't think the Minolta 125 has Panoramic mode). These ones were around $200.00. Mike