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rickthepainter said:
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That depends entirely upon what you think is worthwhile purchase, your financial situation and photographic style. Factoring in your level of need vs want.

Bite the bullet my friend, take the bull by the horns and decide for yourself YES or NO...looking at some of your threads, you've obviously done lots of research and it's time for you to step up to the plate. Make a decision and move on. Life is too short.

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I agree - if you want to get the A80 go for it.

I have seen many of your thread of asking about the A80. Go to a store and try it out, if it looks like its for you get it else - wait, wait and wait.

sue anne
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absurd_username said:
rickthepainter said:
should i?
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That depends entirely upon what you think is worthwhile purchase,
your financial situation and photographic style. Factoring in your
level of need vs want.

Bite the bullet my friend, take the bull by the horns and decide
for yourself YES or NO...looking at some of your threads, you've
obviously done lots of research and it's time for you to step up to
the plate. Make a decision and move on. Life is too short.

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My G3 Pictures
http://www.pbase.com/absurd_username
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it's hard to imagine you would not like it. A80 is great, and extremely versatile. Really, it's all about what you wish to spend and what features you want for that budgeted amount. Regards, Don F.
Gary777 said:
Haha, to further confuse you.

Actually, take a look at this gallery:
http://www.pbase.com/camboy/landschaften__naturereignisse

shot using a S30, an older camera. An oldie but a goodie. Get
them used on Ebay for less than $200.00.

Suppose to be a very good camera.

Or, for a little more $$ go for a new G3:

http://www.normancamera.com/shop/SearchResults.asp?ProdStock=013803019742

Take your time, do your research, but in the end, you'll discover
it's the photographer and not the camera.
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A-Eighty: It's a really neat camera, even if it's not black.

Gee-Five: What a fine camera, too, with some great features -- and it's black!
(There! Now I can't be accused of harming newbie camera searches).
D. F. R.
 
Mike Chinnock said:
rickthepainter said:
should i?
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... If you have to ask, you have not researched enough .... keep
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Happy Shooting !

Mike Chinnock
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Well, just having a quick look a the posts that rick has been making in the last week or so, it just seems that he's waffling too much about details...pic quality of a75 vs a80 etc...

Really, these days at this price range/product lineup...it's almost like buying a VCR...and at the end of the day, unless you are regularily buying a new camera every week, most people aren't going to really notice too much difference.

Sooo many cams are 'GREAT' cams ... just make a decision and then go take pictures. 10 years ago when digicams were few and far between, there were SLRs, Compact Cameras and Disposables. The general population went for Compacts and Disposables...how much sweat went into picking out a Compact Cam or a Disposable? Now everyone is an critic and taking apart every image down to the last pixel...only because we now look at all of our pics on a computer monitor blown up several times than before when all we'd get are 4x6 prints.

This probably sounded like a harsh rant, and I apologize. I am sorry. It's just my feelings about the abundance of this cam vs that cam.

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I have several digital cameras and they all have their good and bad points.

I just returned from a vacation where I purposely chose to take my A80 rather than a larger camera (among which is a Canon Rebel), because of its small size and excellent on-screen images. I've printed very few images simply because most of my picture sharing is via the internet.

I would urge this questioner to compare the images in my 300D (Rebel) galleries with those in the A80 galleries.

I don't hesitate at all to recommend the A80 to anyone. I would buy one again in a heartbeat if I didn't have one already.

Isabel

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Hi,

For a long time, I was unsure whether to buy an A80 or a G5. Eventually, I bought a G5, and I'm very pleased with my decission.

Of course, it is more expensive than the A80. However, the A80 comes without batteries, which makes the difference in price less dramatic. The G5 outperforms the A80 in single-charge shooting time.

A bag, CF card etc. is equal in price, so the difference is just in features.

The G5 is a 5MP camera, but this is not extremely interisting if you don't want to zoom and crop in photoshop or make large prints of your photos.

I tried both the A80 and G5, and when you want to make some manual settings like shutter time and aperture size, I find the G5 easier to set up with the extra wheel.

So, it's like everyone says: decide what you want to do with it.

The G5 also comes with a remote control. Not a very necessary device, but a nice detail.

When you want to be using your camera for quite some years, the price difference per year might also be very small. I didn't want to be tired of my camera after one year, and then buy a slightly more expensive camera, so again, I came out with the G5.

However, in the A80 price range, the Sony W1 (could also be V1, not sure) might be interesting. Haven't read any reviews about picture quality, but it has a huge 2.5" LCD screen which is obviously a great feature.

Regards,
Thijs
QRTAN said:
rickthepainter said:
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THM said:
Of course, it is more expensive than the A80. However, the A80
comes without batteries, which makes the difference in price less
dramatic. The G5 outperforms the A80 in single-charge shooting time.
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I find it hard to believe that the G5 would outlast an A80 with 2100-2300 mAh batteries. Can you substantiate this claim?

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Okay, perhaps not the most scientific tests, but from http://www.steves-digicams.com - the G5 and A80 reviews:

G5: ... We don't have the exact specs on runtime or number of shots per charge but with the new DIGIC image processor it should go even longer on the G5 than on the G2. (G2 specs: approximately 260 images when using the LCD or up to 800 images when you use only the optical viewfinder. Or a playback time of approximately 160 minutes.) ...

A80: ... We found the A80 to be quite power efficient; a set of four 2200mah NiMH batteries lasted through 275 shots, all with the LCD viewfinder on and much time spent exploring and testing the menu system. We recommend that you get two sets of NiMH rechargeable batteries and a charger - you'll have enough power to shoot all day! ...

This is were I based my own comparison on, although test conditions might vary a lot. I have to admit, I haven't compared both cameras myself in this aspect.

Regards,
Thijs
Kevin Macza said:
THM said:
Of course, it is more expensive than the A80. However, the A80
comes without batteries, which makes the difference in price less
dramatic. The G5 outperforms the A80 in single-charge shooting time.
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I find it hard to believe that the G5 would outlast an A80 with
2100-2300 mAh batteries. Can you substantiate this claim?

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kevin

http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/~ab752
(my own home page.... imagine that!)
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rickthepainter said:
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I own 3 digi cams(Minolta A1, Canon A80, and Nikon Coolpix 2500) I purchased my A80 mainly for my wife because everything else I looked at and suggested she did not like. So we compromised and I purchased the A80. I really have to admit the more I use it the more I like it. It has outstanding detail great color and excellent metering. You can take it anywhere. Recently the prices are comimg down on this camera.
 
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absurd_username said:
Mike Chinnock said:
rickthepainter said:
should i?
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... If you have to ask, you have not researched enough .... keep
looking.,

Happy Shooting !

Mike Chinnock
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Well, just having a quick look a the posts that rick has been
making in the last week or so, it just seems that he's waffling too
much about details...pic quality of a75 vs a80 etc...

Really, these days at this price range/product lineup...it's almost
like buying a VCR...and at the end of the day, unless you are
regularily buying a new camera every week, most people aren't going
to really notice too much difference.

Sooo many cams are 'GREAT' cams ... just make a decision and then
go take pictures. 10 years ago when digicams were few and far
between, there were SLRs, Compact Cameras and Disposables. The
general population went for Compacts and Disposables...how much
sweat went into picking out a Compact Cam or a Disposable? Now
everyone is an critic and taking apart every image down to the last
pixel...only because we now look at all of our pics on a computer
monitor blown up several times than before when all we'd get are
4x6 prints.

This probably sounded like a harsh rant, and I apologize. I am
sorry. It's just my feelings about the abundance of this cam vs
that cam.

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My G3 Pictures
http://www.pbase.com/absurd_username
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... enjoyed the analyzing more than taking pictures ... so I suggested he keep doing wwhat I assumed he enjoyed. :-)

Happy Shooting !

Mike Chinnock
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