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Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:21 pm
I bought a new point and shoot camera at the end of last year to upgrade from what I had. At the first airshow I went to this year I found that I didn't have enough zoom capability to get shots of anything in flight, and I have a hard time getting a picture that isn't blurry when trying to shoot a moving airplane.
So, I'm back in the market again and I'm looking to have something decent before leaving for Thunder over Michigan. I can't spend a ton of money and don't expect extreme professional results. Does anybody have any recommendations for a decent camera in the $500-ish range? I'm looking at this one:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Olympus+-+P ... Id=9769158Ok? Bad? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Greg
Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:07 pm
Not the best choice. It's a great general purpose camera, but the lens that comes with it won't be long enough. You'll need to buy a second lens.
I wouldn't get the PEN for ground-to-air anyway though. Notice how it has no real viewfinder, only a screen on the back. It is very tough to take long tele shots without a viewfinder.
At your budget, consider a megazoom point-and-shoot in the 12x or more range. Examples would be Nikon Coolpix P100, Canon Powershot SX20-IS, Olympus SP-800, Sony DSC-HX1, Kodak Z981, Pentax X90, Fuji HS10.
Try to practice as much as you can before you leave for Michigan. Airshows are a reasonably demanding shooting environment, and both practice and familiarity with the equipment will help get good results.
August
Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:15 pm
Thank you August! I'm going to look into all of your recommendations.
Greg