28 mm

[dschrock]

Are there any good p&s reasonably priced cameras that have a high quality image? I have been "sold on this type of lense by reading from this site and now I trying to find something. I have seen some but it looks like the reviews when it comes to image quality seem to be lacking. I wouldn't mind adding a decent and IS, but ... wanting to stay below $500. Maybe there is something out there a little older or discontinued, but still of exellent image quality. Thanks for any help

 

[David Mazeau]

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06092604sigmadp1.asp

28mm... that makes me think of this camera.

It's not available yet, but, in theory, one hopes, it will be out on
the market soon.

The lens is "28mm equivalent" ... after adjusting for the size of the
sensor. See "Focal Length Multiplier":

http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Optical/Focal_Length_Multiplier_01.htm

 

[Martin Setvak]

Hi, if you want only 28mm, check the Ricoh GR-Digital ( http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Ricoh/ricoh_grdigital.asp ), which seems to be a very solid camera (according to reviews and user comments on these forums; I don't have personal experience with it), however it seems to suffer a bit from higher noise. Cheeper alternative is any of the Ricoh Caplio RXX series, the latest one R5 looks the best to me ( http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Ricoh/ricoh_caplior5.asp ). Other alternative is Kodak P880, which starts at 24mm, which has excellent lens and image qualiity, but is a bit larger as compareg to Ricoh GRD or R5 (but still smaller as compared to DSLR cams).

Regards, Martin

 

[highsee3]

I have the Nikon 8400, which sports a very nice 24mm FOV lens. The lens is just as sharp as my DSLR lenses. I now use it underwater.





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[derTeufel]

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Comments and criticisms are always welcome!