Recommend a camera?

Question

What's a REALLY good camera that takes REALLY great pictures? I was thinking of getting a kodak P712, Recommend anything?

Answer 1

If you're thinking of a P712, then I'll assume that you're looking for an ultrazoom, consumer camera. For Really great photos, a DSLR is your best bet, but under good lighting and most circumstances, a consumer level digicam will produce excellent results.

Kodak's aren't bad, but they're not the best either. For this class of camera, consider the Panasonic FZ series. FZ7, FZ50. Or the Sony H2 or H6, or the Canon S3IS. All of these cameras are very very good. Do you really want a 432mm zoom? Because that's what you're getting with any of these cameras. And- they are quite a bit larger than their smaller cousins that take just as good if not better quality photos.

for a compact camera that takes excellent photos- consider the Canon SD700IS. Excellent image processing and handling. Or, for the very best low light (i.e. indoor photos without a flash), look at the Fuji F30 (or F20 if you don't need manual controls). they have outstanding battery life as well. Or consider the Panasonic FX07. With it's 28mm excellent leica lens, it's a sharp performer (but not at high ISO).

Answer 2

The P712 is an ultrazoom camera. It's a late comer in a market that is already well covered with good cameras. Kodak has repeatedly made crappy cameras for the most part. However, one notable exception was the Kodak P880, which was rather nice. The P712 is another P series camera and could be another winner. Without testing, it's impossible to tell. I would definitely NOT give a Kodak camera the benefit of the doubt. I notice the P712 has a popup flash (the guys at Kodak are not totally clueless) exactly like the P880. One thing that plagues almost all the ultrazooms is redeye. Because the idiot camera manufacturers put the flash too close to the lens, in an effort to make their camera more compact, it reflects off the subjects corneas at just the right angle to show up as glowing red eyes in a photo. As simple a thing as making your flash rise higher up when it opens, will prevent this (as you clearly see in the non-redeye performance of the P880), prevents this.

Usually, I would say, get the Canon S3 IS or the Sony H5 instead. Both these camera brands repeatedly outperform Kodak and these ultrazooms have been around a while and have superior performance. However, they have a redeye problem. The P880, unlike most Kodak cameras had superior performance and no redeye problems. It looks like the P712 is based on the P880, modified to be an ultrazoom. This is definitely worth looking into. But, because of Kodak's past history of crappy cameras, I would highly recommend trying this camera out before buying it. Compare its performance to the Canon S3 IS and Sony H5 to get an idea if its performs acceptably or not.

Answer 3

Hasselblad H3D thats the best money can buy
http://www.hasselblad.se/promotion/h3d.aspx
The Hasselblad H3D is the world’s first 48mm. full-frame, large-sensor, medium-format DSLR camera system. The H3D has been developed around a brand new digital camera engine producing increased lens performance and a new level of image sharpness. By focusing solely on digital camera architecture, Hasselblad is able to offer photographers the full benefits of professional medium-format digital cameras as well as the ease of use of the best 35mm DSLRs
http://www.hasselblad.se/products/h-system/h3d.aspx

Answer 4

Kodak is horrible. You have two choices really.

Canon or Nikon

Canon Chips are Fastest and Nikon Lenses are best.

Answer 5

Nikon d70s SLR

Answer 6

Get a Sony, they make great products.