Digital Camera Suggestions

[slick]

BC Mom:
I live just outside of Vancouver, BC and I've been looking (well, dreaming of is more lilke it) for a digicam. Now, I really don't know anything about them as I've never owned one but you can order online from the Futureshop.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...gon=&langid=EN

...and yes, for you folks from the States, the exchange rate for us is a killer and it's always something we have to keep in mind.

[BC_MoM]

Ugh.. yeah.. don't exchange rates suck? I think it's really stupid and pointless. :P

I can't order online, but I know there's two PowerShot A510's in the city in stock, the rest are completely sold out because they are discontinued.. let's hope I get one for my Bday!

[Giselle]

I will only buy Canon. I guess it's a personal bias, but after trying the rest, I truly will not use any other. I know shutter speed can usually be adjusted, but some cameras I've used are SO. SLOW. With flash/the right lighting, Canon takes quick and clear pictures. Kodak is alright, but I find that they're rather bulky. I have a rather out-of-date camera, a PowerShot A75, and I never seem to have my camera out when Giselle decides to start actually *moving*, so my action shots are more of her just trotting I guess you could call that "action":


(MyPetPages did a really weird job of re-sizing this photo which is why it looks so grainy :/)





I also find that longer-coated dogs are just harder to photograph while in motion because their fur blends together, like this:


Just don't expect to shell out a butt-load of money for a top-notch camera and expect your photos coming out beautifully. It does take a lot of practice and expertise to get some *nice* action shots and I have a lot of admiration for those can take halfway decent pictures. For now, though, I'll stick to my old PowerShot

[MariaM]

!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol this is a topic that has been frustrating me to no end lately.
I want the Canon a610, SO BAD!

I found it on this site...

www.onsale.com

for $260 USD, with a $30 rebate (not sure if thats reliable or not).

Anyway, Let's say it came to $230 USD.
I went on a currency converter and that is supposed to be $267 Canadian. $267!!! But on that Canadian sites I've looked on, the cheapest I found it was $380. THAT IS INSANE. Ok, so maybe $380 isn't an INSANE amount for a digital camera, but it IS considering how much cheaper it is in the US, EVEN WITH THE EXCHANGE RATE. I wouldn't feel right buying it for that much knowing how cheap it was in the US. It makes me SO MAD, and I don't know what to do. I don't want to buy a camera off ebay. I really really want the a610 but do NOT have $380, plus taxes and shipping, to spend.

Edit: onsale.com changed their deal. The $30 mail-in-rebate is no longer there but it is $15 dollars cheaper.

[anna_66]

Do either one of you have someone who could buy it in the US and then ship it to you?
Seems like that might be your best bet.

[MariaM]

That's what I was thinking, but my dad said they charged an insane amount of duty at the border. I had my hopes up, thinking that would be a great idea, but then I just got frustrated again.

[BC_MoM]

Hmm.. oh JESSIKA.......