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biggernhell
Jun 21, 2002, 3:05 PM
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I have a Nikin N50 that I really love to use, but I hate, hate, hate lugging a full size automatic SLR up routes and having to worry about damaging it. I need something around 300$, good zoom, good picture quality, and definetly more durable than my current camera. I'm not stuck on an SLR. I would definetly go with a point and shoot, if I could just find the right one. I don't want digital though. Can anybody help me?
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hiclimb
Jun 21, 2002, 3:21 PM
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try the Canon sure shot WP-1 its water proof ,auto focus really great shots ive taken it literally up hundreds of climbs beat the poor thing to death and still great shots everytime .I bought this one a few years back so im not sure if its still under $300
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verticallaw
Jun 21, 2002, 3:23 PM
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I have a cheep old Konica Slr that I climb with. It's not auto focus so it takes two hands but it cost like $150.00 so I don't care if it gets a bit messed up. I just carry it at the small of my back in it's case (unless I need my back for the climb) Works great I also leave a disposable point and shoot in the bottom pocket of my chalk bag (never use it though) Mike
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greenpointgumby
Jun 21, 2002, 3:27 PM
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I have a little Nikon Zoom 90 AF. It's great, it takes good pictures, the meter is not too bad. The lens on it is a Nikon Zoom 38mm-90mm Macro. I'd prefer a smaller zoom for a more powerful macro lens but it's a real great camera, give it a look. Cheers
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roos2901
Jun 21, 2002, 3:49 PM
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the canon elf is one of the best cameras for climbing that i have found. has a small zoom on it from 28mm to 56mm. nothing thats gonna do nice close ups but for the size its greta and really small. for close ups i have an older Nikon FM2 with a 100-300 lens on it and carry a 28 as well its real beafy but takes great pics
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dsafanda
Jun 21, 2002, 5:14 PM
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wow!! I've got an Nikon N90 and an N70 body. I was thinking of turning the N70 in to my beater(on the wall) camera...but seeing those examples...maybe I should just go buy an Olympus Stylus Epic for 80. bones.
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cygnus
Jun 21, 2002, 5:33 PM
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I'm with pinscar! The Olympus cameras are great. I have one and it easliy fits in a front pocket. Very little weight too
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tim
Jun 21, 2002, 6:22 PM
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I have an Olympus XA that I used to take some pretty nice shots... nothing publication-worthy but still real nice. One great feature of the Olympus cameras is that they have historically included a little exposure compensation switch on the bottom, so you can meter properly off of snow or glaciers. That's very useful for alpine shots. However, now I'm too lazy to screw with a manual focus point-and-shoot, so I got an old Nikon FA and a pancake lens and I'm happy with that. Weighs a little more than the XA but is easier to get good shots with. If you're looking for a good point-and-shoot with nice optics and good exposure control, I hear the Ricoh models are wonderful, and of course any fixed-focal-length Olympus that has the features you want will cost less and offer similar lens quality. Your call. I took this shot, this one, and this one with the XA, for example. Pinscar's shots are even better IMHO. Olympus makes great little point-and-shoot cameras (but so do Ricoh, Yashica, and Contax, if you have $$$ to burn!) so if that's what you want, I'd look into their offerings first off, and then if you want to, look at Ricoh, etc. See how much exposure control you can get, for the amount of money you have budgeted, and stick with a fast fixed-focal-length lens so you're not stuck shooting 800 speed negative film in broad daylight... [ This Message was edited by: jabbeaux on 2002-06-21 11:38 ]
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biggernhell
Jun 22, 2002, 10:35 PM
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Wow, what a response. I guess I'll be lookin into that Olympus now. Thanks guys. You've been a big help.
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ktwo
Jun 26, 2002, 6:46 PM
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If you are looking for something that you could just stick in your pocket or tie to your harness, try the canon elph. My mom has one, and it doesn't weigh a thing or take up any space at all.
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mattheww
Jun 27, 2002, 8:09 PM
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Yea, My vote also goes to the Olympus Stylus Epic(p&s or zoom 80). It's pictures are almost as good a my Nikon N8008 for closer shots, but I still love the 300mm zoom on my Nikon for those closeups...
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