Godfrey, Thanks for the comments. From what I have seen on dpreview the Fuji is certainly a good choice. It's only real problem is that it takes XD cards while the K10D will use SD and my *istD takes CF. I was hoping to avoid buying too many types of cards! For the video in particular I want a reasonably large card.
Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Leon, > > I've tried several compact digicams although none of the Pentax > Optios. The only ones that are working for me are the Fuji F30 and > its stablemates (the F10, F11, etc) due to sensitivity. The F30 is > the only camera in the class that has been able to return this kind > of quality from ISO 800 captures: > > http://homepage.mac.com/godders/20061021-sjfrww-bfast/ > > They're a little reddish in this rendering, but that's straight out > of the camera, only resized for web page display. > > It also produces 30fps .AVI movie files, 640x480 resolution. Other > specifics it's probably best to get from DPReview.com. > > Godfrey > > On Nov 1, 2006, at 6:05 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I am currently looking at compact point and shoot digitals. >> Specifically I am looking for one that can do movie clips in macro >> mode >> (or even super macro mode if it has it). >> >> It will also be used as a camera by my wife who has decided that >> she no >> longer wants to carry around an SLR. >> >> Of course I am looking at the Pentax range (as well as others), and >> was >> considering the Optio A20. does anyone out there have one of these >> and >> can tell me if it is possible to take movies in macro mode? Does >> anyone >> have any other suggestions for good compact point and shoot cameras? > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
