hughden

I want a small purse sized camera (for a small purse- I do not carry a "mom bag") that takes good pics and doesn't turn on in the darn bag. I have a panasonic lumix, takes good pics but the stupid on switch turns on too easily and when I take my camera out of my bag its battery is dead and the lens is stuck open. Must frustrating.

So, comparable in size and quality to the panasonic lumix series? the canon G12 is great I understand and looks nice but its way too big for my purse.

Which Panasonic Lumix do you have, there are many?

OK - I'll bite - here's my money where my mouth is. This photo (if I can get it to load up) was taken with a 3,000 Baht 5 MP Cannon. The file is large so one can better pick it apart. Zoom in and look at the detail. If people just need a point and shoot then the cheaper cameras are just fine. I have expensive cameras as well but can not cavalierly fault the inexpensive ones. Depends on what you need. The 10, 12 and 14 MP ones available for less than 10000 should be much better than my cheapy but I am satisfied. Again I definitely recommend some good software for post processing

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For the size posted, a 5mp camera will take a better image than a 10mp camera, everything else being equal. Even so, the dog on the right seems to have white area where there should be brown fur, highlights being blown out due to a small dynamic range from the small sensor.

Have to disagree on the super zoom option, these ridiculous zoom lengths result in poor image quality.

I'll put my mouth where my money went. I bought the GF1 with the 20mm f.7 lens, and it has been the most enjoyable camera I have ever owned. It regularly produces images that delight me. I have a Canon 1D which cost me 150,000 baht and I admire it for what it can do. But I love my GF1 and it is my camera of choice unless I need to capture sports.

I had a nikon D 80 and gave it to my daughter who could put it to good use. With two extra lenses It was simply too heavy and bulky for me to carry. I am now looking for smaller camera; your posting made me research the GF1. It looks very good except it has no rangefinder. How do you all manage to see anything in the LED screens? I can not make out any detail in the sunlight. I now know the real meaning of point and shoot - and hope I hit something.

I plan to buy the Canon G12. It has a small range finder but sufficient for me. It also has raw.

I recently had a 15 hr operation on my neck and back plus two 4 operations. Feel good now but a medium weight camera with one zoom lens is what I need. Are there any other camersI should consider ? I just do general shooting of friends and family; scenic pictures on beach; boating pictures; and just shots while walking downtown and on the water front. Any suggestion will be appreciated. Thanks.

Tom

The GF1 has an, optional, viewfinder. Not brilliant, but preferable to squinting at the screen. The GF1 allows you to play with different lenses, has a bigger sensor and therefore better image quality, better high ISO capabilities etc. Another choice might be the new Olympus EPL-2 which is about 22,000 baht and produces beautiful JPEGs straight out of the camera. Same sensor as GF1 and same choice of lenses. Also has optional viewfinder which is much better than the GF1 offering.

Thinking of putting down a deposit ,to keep the developers Bentley on the road ?

Yups, these guys are very keen on getting a big car parc...

in 2009 when I used to live in view talay residence I always saw the managers of that Siam Enterprises riding around in their Bentley's...a year later these Bentley's were even replaced by two Rolls Royces...

I am asking myself the question how long will it take until these guys will end up in Hiluxes or Commonrails.

Is this company still in existence? Siam Best Enterprise Company. If so, I would like to know the properties it owns and the properties it is developing. Is it the company behind the new condo developments like the "Sails?"

I suspect the company is still in existence.

If I recall there was a post on Thai Visa from one of the developers/promoters clearly identifying their projects, but I can't find it very well using the search function. He was clearly identifying that "View Talay Condos" (3 through 7) and 'View Talay" time share units were not part of their developments.

If I recall, SBC developments were "View Talay Residence" (1 through 6), "Ocean 1", and quite possibly "The Majestic Villas". Although "The Majestic" may have been with another associated company, "Jomtien Properties" which built "View Talay Condos" (1 & 2), and "View Talay Villas".

I don't believe the "Sails" was ever associated with them (I suspect that was another operation near Ban Sare)

Correct. They continue to "manage" most of these properties, although they have never held AGMs or produced annual accounts in line with the condominium act. Residence 1 and 2, after a battle, managed to replace them with another management company. Problems with some owners getting title due to bank loans being secured using chanotes of sold properties. Best avoided.

Adobe Lightroom may be worth a look. Much easier than Photoshop and if all you want to do is to tidy up photos; then it will likely do 95-100% of what you need. I process hundreds of photos a month and cannot recall the last time I needed Photoshop.

With the Thai Apple store having a sale on the Ipads, it would not surprise me if Singapore (where some Apple items are shipped from, and China) stocks the new ones. The sale must be for a reason!!!

The price reduction is worldwide from all Apple stores.

Yeah baby, it's really free!

Fantastic!!

So yeah, how do I get one in Thailand? lol

MBK few days after release. Direct from Apple US via shipito.com.

Doesn't the Apple Store ship international...also Amazon

The Apple Store in each country only ships within that country. The Thailand Apple store (which actually ships from Singapore) does not have the new iPad on offer yet. As a consolation, they are selling the current model at a discount! Expect we will see the new iPad available in a month or so; not the same long wait as last time.

I don't understand the obsession for a USB port. I can drop files (PDF, movies, text, images) onto the device via iTunes, I don't want a USB size hole in the side of the iPad, which you could do little with anyway.

Camera adapter kit.

DPreview gave it a Gold Award, so maybe it has some merit.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/OlympusXZ1/

OK - I'll bite - here's my money where my mouth is. This photo (if I can get it to load up) was taken with a 3,000 Baht 5 MP Cannon. The file is large so one can better pick it apart. Zoom in and look at the detail. If people just need a point and shoot then the cheaper cameras are just fine. I have expensive cameras as well but can not cavalierly fault the inexpensive ones. Depends on what you need. The 10, 12 and 14 MP ones available for less than 10000 should be much better than my cheapy but I am satisfied. Again I definitely recommend some good software for post processing

!

For the size posted, a 5mp camera will take a better image than a 10mp camera, everything else being equal. Even so, the dog on the right seems to have white area where there should be brown fur, highlights being blown out due to a small dynamic range from the small sensor.

Have to disagree on the super zoom option, these ridiculous zoom lengths result in poor image quality.

I'll put my mouth where my money went. I bought the GF1 with the 20mm f.7 lens, and it has been the most enjoyable camera I have ever owned. It regularly produces images that delight me. I have a Canon 1D which cost me 150,000 baht and I admire it for what it can do. But I love my GF1 and it is my camera of choice unless I need to capture sports.

Would be interested to know of a camera for less than 10k that takes excellent photos.

What is an excellent photo? You do not need a Lieca to take an excellent photo (to turn back time) and you don't need the highest price camera today to do so. For commercial publication there are points to have such equipment but for normal consumer user it is often a waste of money - just like that Lamborghini for driving to the Bangkok mall.

One that does a reasonable job of capturing colours accurately, produces a pleasingly sharp image, is not filled with noise, has sufficient dynamic range so the highlight are not blown out and shadows are not filled with dark noise, and doesn't produce images that look like mush when viewed full size. And a camera that allows the photographer sufficient control so he can build his skills over time if he wishes.

The OP has a budget of 20K. For that money can buy something like a GF1 which produces images of a quality sufficient to satisfy the demands of stock libraries. Or he can spend less than 10k and get a sensor the size of a small pea, a camera that only produces acceptable images in ideal conditions and is likely to disappoint more than it pleases. You pay your money and you take your choice!

I have the LX5 and the GF1 and they are both great cameras. But the new Olympus seems to outperform the LX5 in many areas. The GF1 with the 20mm F1.7 lens will beat all of them and can indeed be had for less than 20k nowadays.

Would be interested to know of a camera for less than 10k that takes excellent photos.

A stolen one.

That XZ-1 has a 28mm lens, which is why some still lean towards the LX5 24mm for landscape.

Good point.

I have the LX5 and the GF1 and they are both great cameras. But the new Olympus seems to outperform the LX5 in many areas. The GF1 with the 20mm F1.7 lens will beat all of them and can indeed be had for less than 20k nowadays.

Would be interested to know of a camera for less than 10k that takes excellent photos.

Olympus XZ-1 is receiving very positive reviews. Smaller and lighter than the Canon and excellent images. About $600.

iMovie for the Mac will make movies from photos. Easy to use and good results. Plenty of on-line help available if you get stuck.

F1.4 gives twice as much light as F2.0, a.k.a a one stop improvement. F1.8 is a third of a stop improvement.

As least this is what I have been told!

It is breathtaking, I can't believe it, when I said a few days before mockingly I don't want a 18-1000 mm equivalent lens I thought, I am really talking almost about something unachievable.

Well, we are almost there= Nikon - super wide-angle 22.5mm to a staggering 810mm !!!

http://goo.gl/DKhK3

Next step would be an f2 throughout however after a built-in polarization filter

With these heavy barrages of new cameras coming out every day the effect on me is to postpone buying a new one and see what's up next. And on you??

What are you waiting for??

Plus I wonder what this will do to the inventories of the dealers. They can't sell quickly enough their stock, i.e prices must come down even more rapidly.

With such a wide zoom range, the one thing you can be assured of is that the image quality will be poor. A nice toy for holiday snaps perhaps, but not much else.

You can buy off eBay out of Hong Kong.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BS-1-Hot-Shoe-Cover-PANASONIC-FZ20-FZ30-FZ50-LX3-L1-/400061244924?pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_CameraAccessories_CameraFlashUnits_JN&hash=item5d258225fc#ht_2780wt_777

Don't put your subject in the middle of the frame. Putting the subject about one third of the way in from the side of the photo will give your shot more balance and be a more pleasing composition to the viewer. In this case I would have put the subject to the right of the shot, so she is looking out over the rest of the image. Google "rule of thirds" for more info.

The higher quality compacts take excellent photos and are good for macro because the smaller sensor gives you a much larger depth of field than using an SLR.

The Panasonic LX5 can get really close to a subject.

I have just moved from iphoto to Aperture I am not to good with editing etc but i have found it really for organising . easy to use much better than iphoto in my opinion and the price is down to $99 if you buy it online.

also you can download a trial

The OP seemed to be looking for a Windows solution? However, if you are after Aperture (Mac only), then the new App Store has Aperture for sale for $79.99 as a direct download. It's good, but not as good as Lightroom for cataloguing and editing. Better at slideshows, facial recognition and GPS data; if those are what you are after.

Adobe Lightroom. Great cataloguing tool and editing tools so sophisticated I almost never use Photoshop any more. Non-destructive, which means your original photos remain untouched, and LR shows you how your photo would look after your edits are applied. Then you just export the photos you want in the size and file type required. Also offers slideshows, web gallery creation and print management. I run it on a Mac but it is also available for Windows.

covered 350,000times in this forum.

US itunes gift cards available online or in stores.

thanks, but I was hoping paypal [which we tried] or some other way would work easier. if that is the only way then he will have to do that. We didn't address the major problem though, the US apps wont even come up on searching like Dragon Dictation. He cant change the address to get it to come up because they say you are using a Thai address and the card isnt recognized so the search wont bring up the app

Sorry if I sound confuse because I am

I will try to do a search if I can find what I am looking for

As Negreanu said, covered many times in this forum; just look back through the topics.

In summary:

Buy US iTune store gift vouchers over the internet using PayPal.

Go the US iTunes store in iTunes (scroll to the bottom of the store, click on the Thai flag, and then choose the US.

Set up a new account using a US address, any one will do. Choose not to pay by credit card.

Select to redeem a gift voucher and enter the code you have purchased.

Credit! Go shopping!

Using a Daily Mail article as a point of reference is not a strong basis for an argument. However, I agree. Only yesterday I went to wire a plug and discovered that I did not have a screwdriver of the correct size. Had to go and buy one, for about the same price as a screwdriver for the iPhone 4 would cost; scandalous. Last time I buy a plug.