What should i do for the wife. :) Camera problem.

[jeddie]

Her birthday is in a couple weeks time.

Cast your mind back to a bit of a bargain at the time for a Canon A60 Digital camera in the bargain forum at Amazon for £99.99 I got one for her.

My new dilema is she wants a teleconvertor lens to zoom a little closer.
What should i do. Pay for the lense costing in excess of £79 It's the Canon TC-DC52 which would also require an adaptor £14.99.
In total thats more than the camera is worth now!!

This is the camera (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000C6YJO/thedvdforums-21)

So wouldn't mind paying another £100 nicker if she was getting a better camera + better zoom. Know what i mean.

Can anyone recommend a decent good zoomed camera or maybe a better price for the Lens.
I did find a TC-DC52A but that seems to be for the A80 upwards.

Anyway lmk what you good people think.

Regards
Jed.

[DB2k]

If you can afford it and sell her old camera maybe this panny (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000EN5P30/thedvdforums-21) is supposed to be pretty good (see dpreview) but it really depends on what you want to spend. If you are maxing out at say £150 you could go for somethins like this:
kodak (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007Q3568/thedvdforums-21)
Review http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/kodakz740/page12.asp

Maybe look on amazon etc in your price range and then look on reviews on dpreview..

also there's a whole forum here for cameras you know ;)

[jeddie]

OOP's Forgot about that. :)

Thanks for that DB2K

So all in all do you think yourself that it is not worth paying for the lens.


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[wseed]

I'm with db2k no point in splashing out close to £100 on a 2mp camera unless you can get one suitably cheap 2nd hand on ebay.

[jeddie]

I'm with db2k no point in splashing out close to £100 on a 2mp camera unless you can get one suitably cheap 2nd hand on ebay.

There are two to bid for but still have a few days each and two to buy for a decent price but shipped from China :( So not really worth the risk.

Cheers

[Harsin]

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[Alan b]

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[Harold1066]

I`ve a T/C for my canon a40 and to be honest, it a pain taking/putting on all the time.

Not the actual clipping it on but having to take it off for w/a shots and then replacing it for tele shots, its just easier to walk forward a few paces.

Plus it affects the f-stop on the camera and in dull light it can be difficult to get a sharp picture and I also find it makes the camera top heavy.

[cat]

I went from the A60 to the S2... I know that's probably more than you want to spend but it was a great choice for an upgrade ( similar menu system and gave me everything I felt I lacked with the A60 ) ... of course she'll then want to hop from that to a DSLR :lol:

[TheFish]

Have a look for a Fuji Finepix S5500.
Fantastic camera, 4 megapixels and 10 x zoom.

You should be able to pick one up for around the £150 mark.

[RooterRotor]

An ebay seller - bestpricetrading - has the Olympus refurbished and warranted C765 for £123.98 incl delivery. 10x optical, 4MP.

c765 (http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-582776-9479574?loc=http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HUGE-40-X-ZOOM-OLYMPUS-C765-FULL-WARRANTY-VAT-INC_W0QQitemZ260007364280QQihZ016QQcategoryZ31388QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem)

[Ravioli]

I wouldn't bother with the teleconverter, you'll lose too much in terms of sharpness. New camera is the way to go. Remember if it's more megapixels you'll be able to zoom digitally :)