nuttylizardguy
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My old OLYMPUS FE-20 COMPACT digital camera ( developed a couple of issues lately - mold on the lens , and I think the lens focus motor has been damaged ( in a drop ?) - sometimes the startup autofocus doesn't work and I have to restart the FE 20 a few times to get it to work ).
Been my fav camera to carry in the pocket , keep on the coffee table , keep in the car's centre console , take fishing , and to social events for many years , much more convenient than carting about the big DSLR camera and a couple of lenses , and smaller and lighter than my wife's SX730HS.
So while I wait for a better price on canon 90D or a new full frame 8D , 7D series canon DSLR with at least the same pixcel count ( 38Mpix - 50Mpix with a wireless & Bluetooth built-in would be nice) .
I figured I'd shout myself a nice cheap / basic Canon PowerShot ELPH 180 from Adorama (NYC) .
Means an upgrade from 10Mpix on the FE -20 and Canon 40D to 20Mpix and better optical zoom than the old FE -20.
I'm not a fan of cameras built into dump mobile and android phones ( IMO they are the option of last resort to get a photo ).
The "same" camera costs nearly $400 here in Australia and Adorama had the ELPH on their page for 109USD , add 40USD for shipping and I'm still way in front.
Ordered Friday ( NSW time ) , and it arrived today . Heck I can't get stuff from Sydney that fast .
Only negatives are :
> the charger has a 2 pin US power connector , would have preferred a 2 pin cable connected changer , no great drama as I have a 3 pin universial power adapter in my kit.
> USA warrantee so if anything goes wrong , I'll have to ship camera to CANON USA for repairs
> there is no USB cable in the kit ( it needs a 5 pin miniB connection on the camera end ) my wife's Canon PowerShot SX730HS has a miniB USB connector but it's not the 5 pin version, $7 to buy one locally.
> no reticulated screen (like on the SX730HS)
> relatively low resolution screen ( but better than the old 40D and the FE - 20 ).
So the old Olympus FE 20 will go into retirement. Running the PowerShot ELPH 180 is a breeze , very simple .
Example of the quality :
A portrait of Fluffy the eastern water skink taken this evening while she was having some quality dad time after some wormy treats.
Been my fav camera to carry in the pocket , keep on the coffee table , keep in the car's centre console , take fishing , and to social events for many years , much more convenient than carting about the big DSLR camera and a couple of lenses , and smaller and lighter than my wife's SX730HS.
So while I wait for a better price on canon 90D or a new full frame 8D , 7D series canon DSLR with at least the same pixcel count ( 38Mpix - 50Mpix with a wireless & Bluetooth built-in would be nice) .
I figured I'd shout myself a nice cheap / basic Canon PowerShot ELPH 180 from Adorama (NYC) .
Means an upgrade from 10Mpix on the FE -20 and Canon 40D to 20Mpix and better optical zoom than the old FE -20.
I'm not a fan of cameras built into dump mobile and android phones ( IMO they are the option of last resort to get a photo ).
The "same" camera costs nearly $400 here in Australia and Adorama had the ELPH on their page for 109USD , add 40USD for shipping and I'm still way in front.
Ordered Friday ( NSW time ) , and it arrived today . Heck I can't get stuff from Sydney that fast .
Only negatives are :
> the charger has a 2 pin US power connector , would have preferred a 2 pin cable connected changer , no great drama as I have a 3 pin universial power adapter in my kit.
> USA warrantee so if anything goes wrong , I'll have to ship camera to CANON USA for repairs
> there is no USB cable in the kit ( it needs a 5 pin miniB connection on the camera end ) my wife's Canon PowerShot SX730HS has a miniB USB connector but it's not the 5 pin version, $7 to buy one locally.
> no reticulated screen (like on the SX730HS)
> relatively low resolution screen ( but better than the old 40D and the FE - 20 ).
So the old Olympus FE 20 will go into retirement. Running the PowerShot ELPH 180 is a breeze , very simple .
Example of the quality :
A portrait of Fluffy the eastern water skink taken this evening while she was having some quality dad time after some wormy treats.
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