What camera do you carry?

[Beaker]

I'm thinking of picking up another digital camera that could be useful when I'm travelling away from the family, but also could be readily slipped into a jersey pocket when cycling.

Any recommendations for me? Something that isn't too heavy on the greenbacks would be good....

Beaker

[biffstephens]

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1363

Work great!!!

Other models are cheaper....fits in a jersey pocket no protection needed...

[jonathanb715]

I have a Canon SD1000. Small, seems to be well made and was pretty affordable ($149? on sale). Seems to work pretty well.

Previously I had a Nikon that had horrible shutter lag (press the button then wait until the camera decides it wants to take the picture......).

JB

[rumbutter]

http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1363

Work great!!!

Other models are cheaper....fits in a jersey pocket no protection needed...


Do you have any links to pictures you have taken with it ? I was considering getting one of these for sweat resistance.

My second choice is a Casio exlim Z80 and a small Zip lock bag ;) only $159 at a certain large retailer on sale.

http://exilim.casio.com/browse_cameras/exilim_zoom/EX-Z80/

[taxi777]

Just dropped it on Morgan Territory! held up fine
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd1100is/ portable and 9 different colors to match your Kits!

First time used http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=429885

I like it

[jonathanb715]

Do you have any links to pictures you have taken with it ? [/url]

Check out my blog for some photos taken with the SD1000 (link in the sig below).

JB

[Beaker]

Thanks guys -- some good leads here. Any other options out there?

[MtnRide]

When I'm not carrying the big guns, I've got a canon SD800. I like wide angles, and you can hack the firmware to get raw files if you want 'em. Decent quality, especially considering it costs less than a lens for a slr.

[silentben]

I have been happy with Canon. My current bike camera is a 5+ year old S400. I had to send it back to Canon once and have them fix a problem where it wouldn't read the CF card. They had the camera back to me in about a week and they also cleaned the lcd, the viewfinder, and the lens. I'm not really recommending you buy a used one on ebay, just saying I've had good experience with all three of my Canon cameras and you probably can't go wrong with them. Good luck and I look forward to seeing some of your ride photos!

[MyLilPony]

I bought a Fuji FinePix FD31 after a lot of research, mostly because it has great low light performance. I HATE shooting indoors with a flash and this camera lets me shoot flashless.
I do with it had a wider lens. It's about equal to a 35mm on a 35mm camera. I'd rather have a 28.
But other than that it works really well.
Check my flickr page. Almost all bike photos are from that camera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccorlew/

[PrincessZippy]

Curtis when did you morph into MyLilPony? :)

I use a Fuji FinePix F20. I took this with it.

http://www.tandemhearts.com/coppermine/albums/kings-ridge/kr-0006.jpg

There are a lot of pictures on our website, but it's hard to tell which camera was used for each.

Veronica

[DiabloScott]

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/36/fe310.jpg

Here's my new guy. Fits great in a jersey pocket but it's a little heavy (I really wanted AA batteries) so it can kind of twist your jersey around. I like that it has an automatic lens cover, it turns on pretty quickly, real easy to use on the fly.

I don't especially like the Olympus-specific memory card and it doesn't have a viewfinder for when it's too bright to see the LCD.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/DiabloScottsBikeBlog/SFRVZC3W9DI/AAAAAAAAC5E/Av7FXNJRWr8/s800/P6140122.JPG

[huytheskigod]

I have a Canon SD1000. Small, seems to be well made and was pretty affordable ($149? on sale). Seems to work pretty well.

Previously I had a Nikon that had horrible shutter lag (press the button then wait until the camera decides it wants to take the picture......).

JB

Second on this series of Canons. I have an older version (SD600-6MP) and love it for the size, weight and convenience. But it does have the drawbacks of a point and shoot with the lack of manual adjustments but you can't have everything.

[taxi777]

http://www.letsgodigital.org/images/artikelen/36/fe310.jpg

Here's my new guy. Fits great in a jersey pocket but it's a little heavy (I really wanted AA batteries) so it can kind of twist your jersey around. I like that it has an automatic lens cover, it turns on pretty quickly, real easy to use on the fly.

I don't especially like the Olympus-specific memory card and it doesn't have a viewfinder for when it's too bright to see the LCD.


Hey Scott, that's the same one I bought for the ALC ride but in black, and it got run over on the 4th day:mad:
I brought it back and told them it didn't work! They went for it, so I traded up a bit for the canon sdll00 but I really did like that olympus...super light! Compared to my old Canon
PEte

[DiabloScott]

Hey Scott, that's the same one I bought for the ALC ride but in black, and it got run over on the 4th day:mad:

HA! I thought of you when I saw the special function for "self-photo".


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa292/taxi777/Davis08015.jpg

[taxi777]

I bought a Fuji FinePix FD31 after a lot of research, mostly because it has great low light performance. I HATE shooting indoors with a flash and this camera lets me shoot flashless.
I do with it had a wider lens. It's about equal to a 35mm on a 35mm camera. I'd rather have a 28.
But other than that it works really well.
Check my flickr page. Almost all bike photos are from that camera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccorlew/

That camera makes me look much younger! I like it...:love:

[taxi777]

HA! I thought of you when I saw the special function for "self-photo".

Yep that's how it broke...It jumped to its death to get away from me!:roflmao2:

[drafters65]

i have the canon sd630 and the only drawback is that it doesnt have a viewfinder. but definitely canon for picture quality.

[Ty.S]

I have a little Sony DSC-W50.

Its been decent for all that I do with it. Its pretty portable and takes a decent shot, but it has some of that "digital" lag associated with trying to capture anything moving, kind of bummer, but all in all its a good little camera.

[Beaker]

Thanks a lot guys -- BF seemed to prevent me from getting anywhere close to logging in yesterday. Methinks some shopping for a nice compact Canon on the weekend is in order.

[sweetnsourbkr]

I have this guy:

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/panasonic/dmc_fx9-review/camera-front-angled.jpg

It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9, ultralight, very portable, very fast. However, I think I might be on the market again because this little guy can't take low-light pictures, or blacks are extremely noisy (I'm a big fan of night shots). It has a LiIon battery and the whole thing weighs like 3 ounces. It fits well in my jersey pocket and I tend to forget about it, it's so light. It works very well in daylight, and takes very good scenery shots.

Some good examples here (http://www.mooworld.org/rafting/kings_canyon_2007/).

If anyone is interested, I'd let it go for $75 (I paid $350 3 years ago) specially for my NorCal BF buddies.

More info here (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/panasonic/dmc_fx9-review/).

[Alphamoose]

I use a Sony DSC-T10 because the sliding lens cover lets me pick it up and shoot one-handed. I also recommend using a bento box instead of a jersey pocket, makes it really easy to reach for the camera and shoot without taking a hand off the bars or turning around.

[taxi777]

I use a Sony DSC-T10 because the sliding lens cover lets me pick it up and shoot one-handed. I also recommend using a bento box instead of a jersey pocket, makes it really easy to reach for the camera and shoot without taking a hand off the bars or turning around.


I don't have much trouble accessing the camera usually back right pocket. (who needs handle bars anyway? they just get in the way!:rolleyes:)
My problem is I have Ham hands, so I tend to drop stuff. I try to slip my hand throught the loop on the camera and then pull it out of my pocket, but doesn't always work.

[Beaker]

I have this guy:

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/panasonic/dmc_fx9-review/camera-front-angled.jpg

It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9, ultralight, very portable, very fast. However, I think I might be on the market again because this little guy can't take low-light pictures, or blacks are extremely noisy (I'm a big fan of night shots). It has a LiIon battery and the whole thing weighs like 3 ounces. It fits well in my jersey pocket and I tend to forget about it, it's so light. It works very well in daylight, and takes very good scenery shots.

Some good examples here (http://www.mooworld.org/rafting/kings_canyon_2007/).

If anyone is interested, I'd let it go for $75 (I paid $350 3 years ago) specially for my NorCal BF buddies.

More info here (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/panasonic/dmc_fx9-review/).

Hmmm -- that's pretty interesting sweetnsour, I'll PM you