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May 9, 2012 01:44:11   #
PHFoto Loc: Idaho
 
You made my day, LOL..
MT Shooter wrote:
Fotomann wrote:
The Canon S5is is a bridge camera - so I been reading here someplace.

I am not sure what that means and what are the advantages/disadvantages?

Thanks :thumbup:


Its a camera specifically designed to take good pictures of bridges.
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Sorry, its Monday! LOL

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May 9, 2012 03:17:42   #
rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
 
PHFoto wrote:
You made my day, LOL..
MT Shooter wrote:
Fotomann wrote:
The Canon S5is is a bridge camera - so I been reading here someplace.

I am not sure what that means and what are the advantages/disadvantages?

Thanks :thumbup:


Its a camera specifically designed to take good pictures of bridges.
:thumbup:









Sorry, its Monday! LOL


That means a Canon is used to shoot Cannons?

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May 9, 2012 03:21:48   #
oldmalky Loc: West Midlands,England.
 
MT Shooter wrote:
rlaugh wrote:
Way off base MTShooter ..its a camera for taking pictures of people playing Bridge!! Very fast shutter speed for getting those stop action shots...geeeeze!


My dear bandit face, any multi-faceted photographer knows that to transform a Bridge (over troubled water) camera into a Bridge (card game) camera, all one needs to do is simply replace the SD card with a Trump card and follow suit!


Excellent yet again Mr MT, 5 pages of jokes and you are responsible,you will never live it down

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May 9, 2012 03:27:08   #
rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
 
oldmalky wrote:
MT Shooter wrote:
rlaugh wrote:
Way off base MTShooter ..its a camera for taking pictures of people playing Bridge!! Very fast shutter speed for getting those stop action shots...geeeeze!


My dear bandit face, any multi-faceted photographer knows that to transform a Bridge (over troubled water) camera into a Bridge (card game) camera, all one needs to do is simply replace the SD card with a Trump card and follow suit!


Excellent yet again Mr MT, 5 pages of jokes and you are responsible,you will never live it down
quote=MT Shooter quote=rlaugh Way off base MTSho... (show quote)


See what Wild Turkey can cause?

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May 9, 2012 07:17:46   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
oldmalky wrote:
MT Shooter wrote:
rlaugh wrote:
Way off base MTShooter ..its a camera for taking pictures of people playing Bridge!! Very fast shutter speed for getting those stop action shots...geeeeze!


My dear bandit face, any multi-faceted photographer knows that to transform a Bridge (over troubled water) camera into a Bridge (card game) camera, all one needs to do is simply replace the SD card with a Trump card and follow suit!


Excellent yet again Mr MT, 5 pages of jokes and you are responsible,you will never live it down
quote=MT Shooter quote=rlaugh Way off base MTSho... (show quote)


Of all the things I have lost in life, I miss my mind the most. So much so that I sent my sanity out to look for it!

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May 9, 2012 20:02:02   #
ThomasS Loc: Colorado
 
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.

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May 9, 2012 21:13:03   #
wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ
 
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.
quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There... (show quote)


That is the main limitation of bridge cameras. The larger the sensor the better the low light performance. Bridge cameras, as good as they can be, generally have the same size sensor of P&S cameras. My camera is discontinued and I bought it just 2 yrs. ago. The new model is the FZ150 (I think).

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May 9, 2012 23:59:51   #
DK Loc: SD
 
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.
quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There... (show quote)


I have the SX10IS and loved it. I bought the SX40HS and love it even more. I shot moon shots of the big moon hand-held with ISOs anywhere from 200-1600. All were acceptable. I find myself grabbing it instead of my DSLRs.

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May 10, 2012 00:02:47   #
ThomasS Loc: Colorado
 
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.
quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There... (show quote)


That is the main limitation of bridge cameras. The larger the sensor the better the low light performance. Bridge cameras, as good as they can be, generally have the same size sensor of P&S cameras. My camera is discontinued and I bought it just 2 yrs. ago. The new model is the FZ150 (I think).
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quot... (show quote)


Unfortunately very true. The new Canon G1X is trying to address this problem, but it costs $800. Ouch!

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May 10, 2012 00:05:05   #
ThomasS Loc: Colorado
 
DK wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.
quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There... (show quote)


I have the SX10IS and loved it. I bought the SX40HS and love it even more. I shot moon shots of the big moon hand-held with ISOs anywhere from 200-1600. All were acceptable. I find myself grabbing it instead of my DSLRs.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quot... (show quote)


I still like my old SX10IS too, but maybe I will look at a SX40HS. Thanks for the tip.

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May 10, 2012 00:07:21   #
rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
 
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.
quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There... (show quote)


That is the main limitation of bridge cameras. The larger the sensor the better the low light performance. Bridge cameras, as good as they can be, generally have the same size sensor of P&S cameras. My camera is discontinued and I bought it just 2 yrs. ago. The new model is the FZ150 (I think).
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quot... (show quote)


The FZ-150 is also badge engineered with a Leica logo...for about $300 more.

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May 10, 2012 01:38:57   #
Wahawk Loc: NE IA
 
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
ThomasS wrote:
wlgoode wrote:
There are a lot of good bridge cameras. I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28 Those cameras have the distinct advantage of having a branded Leica lens. It's all in the glass.


The other nice thing is that they are less expensive than the same camera with the Leica name on it.


Exactly, a Leica bridge would cost probably $1000. This was under $300. I'm considering a Nikon D5100 and my wife will get this bridge camera, its far more camera than she's ever had and she'll be happy with it for years.
quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There are a lot of g... (show quote)


I'm not familiar with the particular model you have. How is it in low light? I'm looking to replace or augment my Canon SX10 IS (an older, discontinued model). It takes great pictures outside in good light, but doesn't do well in low light. I always keep my bridge camera handy. My 7D is just too big (sometimes) to grab and run. Must be getting old.
quote=wlgoode quote=ThomasS quote=wlgoode There... (show quote)


The Canon SX40hs is very good in low light. If you want, I could send you some pics I took tonight inside a house nearing completion and the exterior after dark to show what can be done. Send me a PM if you are interested.

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