Help me out with a camera.

for 400...maybe, uh....the 7.1 MP sony cybershot? i forget exactly what designation it is, its like DSCP-something.
and the optura Xi is nice. not over rated, i really like mine a lot.

ill be super rich and own mt.hood and let everybody from ns ski for free... except freezed -hoodratz47

7.1 is great, but isn't it more of a point-and-shoot. I'm looking for something with a little freedom.



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get a canon

you probably arent going to get a DSLR for 400, unless you get a first generation canon d30 or something.

ill be super rich and own mt.hood and let everybody from ns ski for free... except freezed -hoodratz47

ya i saving for a 20d, i cant wait. save for a DSLR, you will love itgo to ebay


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whats the difference between a dslr and just a regular point and shoot?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7067504&type=product&id=1108126065621

Seems to be good.



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Basically when you look through the viewfinder, you see out the lens. In other words you see almost exactly what will be exposed. That's for any Single Lens Reflex camera. A DSLR basically has a sensor where the film would go.

If you can save some more money, I highly recommend the Digital Rebel. No, it isn't as good as more expensive cameras, but it's WAY cheaper, and it still works good.

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You're not going to find any DSLR for under $400 (unless camera tech has made leaps and bounds when I wasn't looking), so you need to get a camera with a good frame per second rate so you can just hold down the shutter and get multiple shots. Without a DSLR, single shots with a digi are impossible to time because of the delay.

Pretty much every shot I've taken for NS over the past two years was with a Fujifilm Finepix S5000, which costs about $350, has a decent zoom and 3.1 megapixels, but most importantly it shoots 3.5 frames a second (I think) for five frames. You can't make a good sequence out of it, but you can get some good air shots. Every shot in this article (www.newschoolers.com/NS2/News/ViewNews.php?action=showfull&news_id=859) was with the Finepix. There's an option where you can hold down the shutter and it'll shoot until you release, then save the last five frames- so what I always did was shot while the skier approached the jump and was in the air, then released just before he landed: five good frames in the air.


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See, I'd rather have a decent ditigal camera, to take some good pictures and spend the bigger bucks on the good video camera.

So about the link I posted...?



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Just my opinion- everyone and their imaginary friend has a digital video camera. The art of still photography in skiing is entering a state of neglect.


'now i have tendanites in my achelles tendan in my other ancle' - skibrdingbitch

Those are really true words, and are making me thing. Alot. Thanks man.

I didn't see your post before I wrote that, don't know why but I didn't.

I'll PM you.



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^^true, but just because everyone has one doesnt mean anything. just like still cameras, some people point and shoot, while others make art with them

anyway, the optura is far from overrated, its colors are amazing, its controls are awesome, and i love mine. getit.

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