Better Camera?
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OK, I'll try to post something on topic.
For this device's price I recommend you not buy this camera. Either get a small, portable up to $300 point&shoot or a dslr. Why a dslr over N8700?
- image quality. dslr cameras have physically (forget MP's) bigger sensors which are way less noisy.
- optical viewfinder. Maybe in a few years they will introduce comparable EVF's, but not yet.
- speed. Instant on. Serial shots. no shutter lag.
- battery life. Did I say instant on? It's always on. Standby to shooting mode in just about 0.2 sec. And with most dslrs you can shoot for a day or two on one battery set.
- interchangeable lenses. unbeatable with add-on lenses. A great part of the fun. And of course, it's a different class of optical quality.
- high sensitivity. As I said, dslr cams have much lower noise levels. You can shoot at ISO1600 and the picture quality will be better than N8700's ISO400. Great feature for night shots.
- zoom and focus rings. If you must buy a compact, get one of the minoltas (A2, A200), they have manual zoom ring.
- and last but not least, shutter sound. You can't compare the feeling you get when you hear the mirror slap with compact's artificial pre-recorded sound. I don't know about you, but I make better pictures with a camera that feels good.My recommendations in Nikon 8700's price tag are:
pentax *istds
canon digital rebel
nikon d70I'm going to get the pentax for it's almost pocket size and backward lens compatibility untill 70's.
Best thing to do is wait a week and see what emerges during PMA 2005 http://www.dpreview.com/articles…
Rumors are, new canon and nikon models are coming out, so there will be huge discounts on the older models.