At 01:23 24/06/01, Isaac wrote:
>To be fair, you weren't using it with ideal accessories. Nobody doing
>real shooting uses an 8 meg card. I know you weren't going to shell out
>the bucks for a high capacity card just to test, but they do pay for
>themselves quickly... The use of good rechargeable batteries is also
>mandatory as you've found out!:-) With those two requirements out of the
>way, you'll find yourself snapping pictures like mad, and they won't
>cost you any more to shoot! It really can be cheap to shoot with
>digital...
Ok, I'll be fair. I live in Australia, so I'll use Australian prices. One
set of rechargeable AA batteries is $30.00. As they usually last less than
a set of Alkalines I'd probably need three sets, if the rate of use of
alkalines is any indication. If I want a bigger flash memory card, a 64MB
version is $160.00, or 128MB is $340.00. I'd probably want the 128MB card
(112 JPEGs or 16 TIFFs). Add that to my initial $1200 outlay on the camera
and I'm up for $1650 (ish). That would give me a 2.1MP camera and
associated stuff. If I wanted a 3.34MP camera, I'd be up for the best part
of $2,400.
It is hard to decide whether the EI-200 is any better than, say, an MJU2,
which costs about $250. The extra $1400 (ish) would pay for an awful lot of
film and developing.
One thing I didn't mention was that I didn't take my Z-1p with me yesterday
to shoot alongside the digital. Every time I tried to get the shot I wanted
with the digital I found myself thinking that I could just switch the lens
to a [insert focal length here] on my Z-1p. I understand that the EI-200 is
really just a point and shoot, and should be compared with other point and
shoot cameras, however, I don't think I could go back to using a P&S as my
standard camera.
If Pentax really want to scoop the pool, all they need to do is bring out a
digital MZ-50 for the same price as the MZ-S. They wouldn't get them out
the door quick enough.
Cheers
Jon
Relax! Take life as it comes, you can't chase the sun, you can't race the wind
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