Thanks for valuable information. I purchased Sony DSC-P-150 as first digital camera in Rs. 20,000 many years back. It is 7.2 megapixel camera. Taken over 3 lac pictures and hundreds of videos. Now the company says that additional batteries are not available. Go for new camera. I noted that now the same camera with additional features is available in mere 5000 Rs.
After purchasing the above mentioned camera I visited to Bastar and took only twenty pictures as trial. When I posted the thumbnails through my site I got a buyer who purchased it at the rate of Rs. 2000 per picture (for one time use). The cost of camera recovered immediately with grand party. I am using many external harddisks of plus 500 GB each to store large sized pictures. The buyers always ask for large sized pictures. Now I am planning to take new camera and your write up will definitely of great help for me. I prefer small sized camera not looking as camera because while using big cameras our Healers (as well as herbs) start showing signs of uneasiness. :) regards Pankaj Oudhia On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > I am sorry I couldnt find specifications of Sony Alpha A750. > For review of other cameras, you may please let me know the price in > which you bought it. It will help me compare it with other models > available at similar price. > There is one more thing... > Once you have bought it, then dont think much about how it is better > from others :))..... > All camera have their good points and bad points and then all users > have their good points and bad points in using a particular camera. > You should always trust your own photographic equipments. If you cant > trust them, you can never take good pics. Technology keeps on > upgrading and any equipment which is best in the world at this moment > may not be the best next month!! > > EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY !!! > > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Sony Alpha A100 Digital > > This seems to be one of the first DSLRs launched by Sony and is out of > > market now. It gave a good competition to Canon 40D and Nikon D60 etc. > > On the net both pros and cons are available for this camera but over > > all it is supposed to be good. > > > > CANON 40D - Mg alloy body / 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor / EOS > > Integrated Cleaning System / lens option highest / LCD 3' / ISO 100 - > > 3200 / PRICE - highest > > NIKON D60 - fibre body / 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor / Image sensor > > cleaning system / lens option more / LCD 2.5' / ISO 100 - 3200 / PRICE > > - lowest > > SONY A100 - fibre body / 23.6 x 15.8 mm CCD sensor / absent / lens > > option less / LCD 2.5' / ISO 100 - 1600 / PRICE - medium > > > > There are many other features to compare with. > > > > If I had to choose a long lasting sturdy body, I would have gone > > personally for 40D just because it has a magnesium allow body which is > > much more sturdy than fibre body though it has smaller sensor but same > > megapixel (thats why it is costlier than other two). > > > > If I had to look for price (fixed budget) then with similar features I > > would have gone for Nikon at lowest price. > > > > Why wouldnt I choose Sony, because it has lesser lens option as its > > lens mount is not compatible with all. At the same price and similar > > options, Nikon is always a better option for me over Sony and > > remember, I belong to Nikon fanclub!! :)). > > > > Regards > > Pankaj > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Very good write up and equally matching photographs. Thanks Pankaj ji. > Well > >> said "Photography is an art and that is within you and not in the > camera." > >> Perhaps you can give a good interpretation. I find my Sony alpha 100 > DSLR > >> (with normal lens and a telephoto lens; my son has alpha 750 which I > used in > >> California for photography) giving good results for focusing plant parts > and > >> I use extension tubes (have not yet bought a real macro lens) for close > ups, > >> but for general profile of plant especially habit I find my Panasonic > Lumix > >> (DMC-ZS3, 25 mm wide angle, 12 x, HD movie; Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR > >> 1:3.3-4.9/4.1-49.2 ASPH.) giving good results. All parts are equally > >> focussed. I also use it for portraits and video recordings. Perhaps you > can > >> throw some light on that. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> Retired Associate Professor > >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Well written, Pankaj. Thanks for sharing your valuable experiences in a > >>> simple manner. > >>> This useful episode is going great!!! > >>> Look forward for more such nicely written articles on the subject. Keep > it > >>> ON! > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> Vijayasankar Raman > >>> National Center for Natural Products Research > >>> University of Mississippi > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> How to SELECT? > >>>> > >>>> Before selecting, the foremost thing is to decide your budget. You may > >>>> be lured by better cameras once you started knowing about them hence > >>>> you will have to limit yourself with the budget, i.e., stop looking at > >>>> anything beyond your budget. You may at times feel like, "ok if I add > >>>> few more thousands to my budget then after 2-3 months I will buy > >>>> another and better camera!!". But remember, companies keep on > >>>> releasing new models throughout the year and hence better models keep > >>>> coming. After 3 months you may realise that there is still a better > >>>> option which you have to wait for another few months and this goes > >>>> on.....so STOP AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOPS, > >>>> unless you are planning to go for a very high end camera. > >>>> > >>>> One more thing you should remember that buying during festive seasons > >>>> may give you lot of discounts and other accessory offers. For people > >>>> living outside India, especially in Europe or USA, the best time to > >>>> get many offers are during Christmas sale. You really get some > >>>> extraordinarily cheap rates. > >>>> > >>>> Once you have fixed your budget, its time for setting up your > priorities: > >>>> > >>>> 1. Sensor Size (Bigger the sensor size, better better should be the > >>>> result. Sensor can usually be of two types, CMOS or CCD. There is no > >>>> clearcut distinction about which is better, but CMOS use less power, > >>>> are faster and comparatively cheaper than CCD). > >>>> 2. Megapixel (at optimum size, 10 megapixel is good enough, you may > >>>> think of 12 megapixel too, but always remember, that you need an > >>>> external storage device for all your pictures and a bigger flash card > >>>> too. Most of us are not planning to get a door size printouts of our > >>>> pictures, hence limiting yourself to 12 megapixel is a good idea). > >>>> 3. Body Size (some cameras are heavy and in field at times you really > >>>> find it to be too heavy and curse yourself for carrying it especially > >>>> on long or high altitude treks.) > >>>> 4. Modes: Look out for the MANUAL mode. Any camera with MANUAL mode > >>>> gives you more option to create your own modes for taking shots. If > >>>> you are looking for closeup shots then look for availability of MACRO > >>>> mode and also look for the minimum closeup distance of the lens. Its > >>>> usually written on the lens or the camera body. Also look for the > >>>> placement of FLASH on the camera at the minimum closeup distance. > >>>> Because if you want to use flash on macro mode then it castes a shadow > >>>> of the hood on the subject. Ability to use flash in macro is always a > >>>> good option. In compact cameras and prosumers, if you have a camera > >>>> with lens which doesnt pop out then its always good. This technology > >>>> is called INTERNAL FOCUSING (IF) and its written on the lens or body > >>>> for DSLRs. For compact cameras, this is a good option as it doesnot > >>>> caste shadow of the hood on the subject. > >>>> 5. Attachment options: Some lower end camera also comes with accessory > >>>> lens (attaching other wideangle or telezoom lens) and extra flash > >>>> attachment options. So if such options are available then its good to > >>>> enhance your creativity as well as the usage of you camera. > >>>> > >>>> REMEMBER, A GOOD CAMERA WILL NOT GIVE YOU GOOD RESULTS. IT ALWAYS > >>>> DEPEND ON YOUR OWN ABILITY TO USE A CAMERA PROPERLY TO GET THE BEST > >>>> RESULTS OUT OF IT. > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Pankaj > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> *********************************************** > >>>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >>>> Research Associate > >>>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > >>>> Department of Habitat Ecology > >>>> Wildlife Institute of India > >>>> Post Box # 18 > >>>> Dehradun - 248001, India > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
