Manual zoom ring

H.J · Sep 11, 2002

I'm looking to buy a new camera (my first digital one), and the only non-SLR one I can find with a manual zoom ring is the Dimage. Is this really possible ??

SLR's exceed my budget, so they are out of the question. If possible, I want a good zoom, at least 6X and a resolution of minimum 4mp.

Any tip's will be most appreciated.

H.J

giloun · Sep 11, 2002

The D7,D7i,D7Hi series will satisfy and exceed your requirement.
--
Giloun

H.J said:
I'm looking to buy a new camera (my first digital one), and the
only non-SLR one I can find with a manual zoom ring is the Dimage.
Is this really possible ??

SLR's exceed my budget, so they are out of the question. If
possible, I want a good zoom, at least 6X and a resolution of
minimum 4mp.

Any tip's will be most appreciated.

H.J

theswede #100093 · Sep 12, 2002

H.J said:
I'm looking to buy a new camera (my first digital one), and the
only non-SLR one I can find with a manual zoom ring is the Dimage.
Is this really possible ??

Yes, it's possible. Astonishing, isn't it?

H.J said:
SLR's exceed my budget, so they are out of the question. If
possible, I want a good zoom, at least 6X and a resolution of
minimum 4mp.

If you also want good wide angle and excellent manual controls, the D7(H)(i) series is what you're looking for.

--
Jesper

Petteri Sulonen · Sep 12, 2002

H.J said:
I'm looking to buy a new camera (my first digital one), and the
only non-SLR one I can find with a manual zoom ring is the Dimage.
Is this really possible ??

I think so. The Sony 717 has a combo zoom/focus ring, but that's "fly by wire".

H.J said:
SLR's exceed my budget, so they are out of the question. If
possible, I want a good zoom, at least 6X and a resolution of
minimum 4mp.

Any tip's will be most appreciated.

Well, the D7(H)i would seem to fit your bill. They do have a bit of a learning curve, though. Note that Canon has announced a D-SLR that will sell for ca $1000, so if you really want an SLR and especially if you have Canon glass, that might be worth considering.

Petteri
--
http://homepage.mac.com/psulonen/

H.J · Sep 12, 2002

Petteri Sulonen said:
H.J said:

I'm looking to buy a new camera (my first digital one), and the
only non-SLR one I can find with a manual zoom ring is the Dimage.
Is this really possible ??

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I think so. The Sony 717 has a combo zoom/focus ring, but that's
"fly by wire".

Petteri Sulonen said:

SLR's exceed my budget, so they are out of the question. If
possible, I want a good zoom, at least 6X and a resolution of
minimum 4mp.

Any tip's will be most appreciated.

Click to expand...

Well, the D7(H)i would seem to fit your bill. They do have a bit of
a learning curve, though. Note that Canon has announced a D-SLR
that will sell for ca $1000, so if you really want an SLR and
especially if you have Canon glass, that might be worth considering.

Petteri
--
http://homepage.mac.com/psulonen/

Do you also know when this camera is supposed to be released, or what the full name is ??

Tony Rae45985 · Sep 12, 2002

Petteri Sulonen said:
Well, the D7(H)i would seem to fit your bill. They do have a bit of
a learning curve, though. Note that Canon has announced a D-SLR
that will sell for ca $1000, so if you really want an SLR and
especially if you have Canon glass, that might be worth considering.

Is there an official Canon announcement regarding that?
I saw this in the Canon forum...
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=3368657

Petteri Sulonen · Sep 12, 2002

H.J said:
Petteri Sulonen said:

H.J said:

I'm looking to buy a new camera (my first digital one), and the
only non-SLR one I can find with a manual zoom ring is the Dimage.
Is this really possible ??

Click to expand...

I think so. The Sony 717 has a combo zoom/focus ring, but that's
"fly by wire".

H.J said:

SLR's exceed my budget, so they are out of the question. If
possible, I want a good zoom, at least 6X and a resolution of
minimum 4mp.

Any tip's will be most appreciated.

Click to expand...

Well, the D7(H)i would seem to fit your bill. They do have a bit of
a learning curve, though. Note that Canon has announced a D-SLR
that will sell for ca $1000, so if you really want an SLR and
especially if you have Canon glass, that might be worth considering.

Petteri
--
http://homepage.mac.com/psulonen/

Click to expand...

Do you also know when this camera is supposed to be released, or
what the full name is ??

See the other message; looks like this may not be solid data after all.

Petteri
--
http://homepage.mac.com/psulonen/

whittonj · Sep 12, 2002

It was mentioned in the Canon press release on the D120 that was dated Sept. 24th and accidentially ended up on their website for half an hour. Check the threads for the D120 article. The slip up was also printed in PC magazine online I believe. It just briefly mentioned an EOS based slr for around $1000. There were no specs on it. I'm only about 50% sure on the D120 and EOS-- it's very early and my brain is struggling to remember what I read last night.

Tony Rae said:
Petteri Sulonen said:

Well, the D7(H)i would seem to fit your bill. They do have a bit of
a learning curve, though. Note that Canon has announced a D-SLR
that will sell for ca $1000, so if you really want an SLR and
especially if you have Canon glass, that might be worth considering.

Click to expand...

Is there an official Canon announcement regarding that?
I saw this in the Canon forum...
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=3368657

whittonj · Sep 12, 2002

I'm only about 50% sure on the D120 and EOS-- it's very

whittonj said:
early and my brain is struggling to remember what I read last night.

I mean I'm only 50% sure I got the model names correct- I'm sure I read about a cheap dslr to be announced right before photokina and a 11 or 12mp D-whatever by Canon.

whittonj · Sep 12, 2002

Ok had coffee-- let me get back on track: EOS 1D is the big boy and the EOS 300V is the little guy. Here's the link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,528206,00.asp

There's been some confusion I guess as the release stated the $1000 camera is a "film-based digital SLR"-- what the heck is that! Last I checked- I enjoyed not putting film in my digital camera::

What PC Mag says:

"In addition to offering a resolution of 11.1 million pixels—today's leading digital SLRs afford half as many pixels—the EOS 1Ds will, according to industry sources, accommodate existing 35mm lenses without a change in effective focal length. The camera will likely sell for around $6,000.

The release mentioned a new film-based digital SLR known as the EOS 300V, also due for unveiling at Photokina.. According to Westfall, this model is identical to the Canon Rebel Ti, which was announced in the States on August 27. Canon expects that this camera, likely to be priced at an astoundingly low $1000, will "become the world's number-one selling SLR camera." "

whittonj said:
whittonj said:

early and my brain is struggling to remember what I read last night.

Click to expand...

I mean I'm only 50% sure I got the model names correct- I'm sure I
read about a cheap dslr to be announced right before photokina and
a 11 or 12mp D-whatever by Canon.

whittonj · Sep 12, 2002

From what I can tell the "digital" 300V for $1000 is known as the Rebel Ti in the US and it's already availible and it's a film camera. That CMOS chip is for the autofocus. But obvuously- what do I know?

whittonj said:
There's been some confusion I guess as the release stated the $1000
camera is a "film-based digital SLR"-- what the heck is that! Last
I checked- I enjoyed not putting film in my digital camera::

What PC Mag says:
"In addition to offering a resolution of 11.1 million
pixels—today's leading digital SLRs afford half as many pixels—the
EOS 1Ds will, according to industry sources, accommodate existing
35mm lenses without a change in effective focal length. The camera
will likely sell for around $6,000.

The release mentioned a new film-based digital SLR known as the EOS
300V, also due for unveiling at Photokina.. According to Westfall,
this model is identical to the Canon Rebel Ti, which was announced
in the States on August 27. Canon expects that this camera, likely
to be priced at an astoundingly low $1000, will "become the world's
number-one selling SLR camera." "

whittonj said:

whittonj said:

early and my brain is struggling to remember what I read last night.

Click to expand...

I mean I'm only 50% sure I got the model names correct- I'm sure I
read about a cheap dslr to be announced right before photokina and
a 11 or 12mp D-whatever by Canon.

Click to expand...

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