Best Overall Camera Under $500 Today?

Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.

<s_valmont@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.
>

1 Which country?? - makes a difference in the value of the dollar.

2 What do you want to use it for?

On 22 Giu, 09:52, s_valm...@telus.net wrote:
> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.

for landscapes Kodak p880,
with tele for sport photography Canon s3
for low light Fuji f30-f31
for general use-fuji s6000
ciaoooooo

s_valmont@telus.net wrote:
> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.
>
Canon PowerShot G7
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Mike Russell - www.curvemeister.com

<s_valmont@telus.net> wrote in message
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> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.
>


If you stick to the major Camera Companies like Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Fuji,
you will have narrowed your choice down to a few hundred.

If there actually was an overall Best, it would be the only one available in
most shops. There are lots which are best for some features, but none which
are best for every feature.

Spend some time reading the review sites, and then in a week or two, you
might have some idea.

Try
www.imaging-resource.com &
www.dpreview.com

for starters


Roy G

On 22 Giu, 09:52, s_valm...@telus.net wrote:
> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.

# For landscapes and "street"photos- Kodak P880

# For sport photo and nature-Canon S3

# For low light -Fuji F30-F31

# For general use -Fuji s6000

ciaooooooooo

s_valmont@telus.net wrote:
> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.

If you know nothing about cameras and photography then any even simple
configuration or setting option would be of no use to you.
I suggest you get the most simple camera you can find. Interestingly enough
they also tend to be the cheapest, starting at just over 100$ US.
Anything more expensive would be a waste of money. If you really want to get
rid of the 350$ balance then just send it to me.

jue

Jürgen Exner wrote:
> s_valmont@telus.net wrote:
>> Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
>> What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.
>
> If you know nothing about cameras and photography then any even simple
> configuration or setting option would be of no use to you.


Not necessarily. He may want to actually learn about cameras.

Doug McDonald

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:52:12 -0700, s_valmont@telus.net wrote:

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>Hi. I'm looking to buy this weekend. I know nothing about cameras.
>What model should I pick up? Thanks a bunch.

Buy the Canon Powershot A710.

It is compact, takes good pictures, has image stabilization, and is
not too expensive.

KS

'Best' for what?