Re: [OT] Canon Powershot S2 IS
- From: NEWS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Roger Merriman)
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:34:55 +0100
Bella Jones <me9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jon B <black.hole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Bella Jones <me9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [...]
> > >
> > > Just an update - I finally got to fondle an S2 IS in Jessops just now.
> > > Hmm, the size is OK, but I see what you mean about plasticky. The zoom
> > > is very rapid as well.
> >
> > Yes though the rapid zoom could be a bad thing if not easily
> > controllable, if you just want to make a small zoom adjustment and it
> > wizzes up to 12x zoom.
>
> Yes, not sure if that would always be good.
one of the camera makers in the 90's creatied some SLR's with powerzooms
they lacked the persion and where fairly pointless, and dispeared quite
quickly heh!
>
> > Plasticky is often the case with cameras of this range, you are getting
> > a hell of a feature set for the money, the compromise is the build
> > quality. Was the same of the Minolta Z2 I looked at last year that felt
> > a bit brittle in places. No such feelin with the Canon G6 with its
> > magnesium and thick platic body but its much pricier than the S2 but on
> > paper nowhere near the features for most people.
>
> Hmm. It's a tempting toy, certainly. But then, the EOS - argh!
the EOS range is lovely, the old camera i had with me is old one of them
and i've just been suduced by a 2nd had digital one today, of which i
blame Flavio for! ;-)
roger
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