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Hi, i know that a lot of you are into your photography, so was hoping for some inpartial advice on a reasonable digital compact camera. I'm after something upto about £200 which would be good for taking pic's of scenery etc when out riding, so i guess that is a wideangle camera? All the ones i have had previously dont seem to allow a wide enough photo, and seem to miss out loads. I'm totally in the dark here,and not sure if a compact is actually suitable for this, but know if i go to jessops or somewhere, i'll just buy something because it's shiney!
Thanks
Worth looking at this review
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Shall do, thanks!
Would i be right in saying that the larger the lens size, ie 28mm, the more scenery / vista you can get in? I tried taking some photo's when in the lakes this week, and you dont get much of an impression of the size of it all! But it was ok if i wanted to zoom in on something.
The smaller the number, the wider the angle of view.
So, for example, 24mm is wider than 28mm - i.e. you'll fit more in. Both would be considered "wide-angle".
50mm is a "standard" lens
85mm would be a "portrait" lens.
300mm would be a "telephoto" and so on. Bigger numbers mean greater magnification and therefore narrower angle of view.
Most modern compacts will have a 28mm focal length as the wide end of the zoom range, though some go to 24mm but tend to be more expensive.
Note, however, that all these numbers are "35mm equivalent" - i.e. they are quoted as the equivalent field of view on a traditional film camera (with a 35x24mm frame). Most digital cameras have a much smaller sensor so the actual focal length will be a much smaller number. My Ricoh compact has a 5.1mm focal length at the wide setting which is 24mm equivalent.
My Lumix LX3 is an ideal bike camera as its small, light, has a great Leica lens and produces fine photos. Its wide (35mm equiv) at 24mm but zoom is limited to 60mm (24mm to 60mm) but has an aperture of f2.0 which is great too.
[url= http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/LX3/LX3A.HTM ]Review here[/url]
It is IRO £300 though but well worth looking at if you can dig a bit deeper / shop around.
have a look at the panasonic lumix range
I got an ft1 waterproof and shock proof so i don't have to worry about falling on it or getting it wet