My son at an ephatch.com meet. He comes to every meet with me.:rockon: Hes nuts about cars!
The kids cute and all… But i dont think you got the point of this thread.
It’s not “post random pictures” it’s artistic type photo’s… Notice all the “professional” type pictures?.
sorry didn’t see any instructions at the beginning.
haven’t contributed in a while
Again, a lot of you guys have some really great talent. 
I asked this question earlier in the thread but it was 5 months ago (I’m curious if anything has changed since then). I have $200 to spend. I’m looking for a good point and shoot camera that is highly portable and has extremely little lag between the time you press the “shutter” button and when the camera takes the picture.
Suggestions?
I like the sony 10MP PS’s out now, they are really nice.
That “Lag” that you refer to is programable in some cameras… and built into others, usually it’s part of the anti shock system
No way. Digital SLRs don’t seem to have this problem. I’m sure they have anti shock systems too.
lol as long as you have the button half-pressed and the scene focused, there is virtually no lag on the new P&S nowadays.
I got my mom the 13.3 MP Sony W300 for $250…not a bad camera, but the startup time is still a few seconds as opposed to Canon SLRs split second boot up. It has a few features which are pretty fun but otherwise gimmicks, like real-time face recognition and the “smile shutter”. but it is a nice and compact carry everywhere camera.
as far as VR or IS is concerned, depends which SLR you get. Sony SLRs i think have built in stabilization via moving sensor assy inside the camera. Canon and Nikon get their IS functionality from their lenses.
There is ALWAYS focus time involved neil… if you want the fastest availible the Olympus has the fastest Focusing units
Yeah well it shouldn’t be 2-3 seconds like my old camera though. I’m talking about being half-pressed on the shutter too. Fully depressing it to the click, it would pause for 1-2 seconds before taking the shot. It makes action shots impossible. <0.5 seconds would be awesome.
Maybe that camera I had was just really poor in that department?
The lag you’re talking about is the Auto Focus. You should try to find a camera that allows the “half-click” focus, so you can focus on the object and wait for the action before fully pressing to take the picture (shuttle taking off or whatever). If you want it for things already in motion, look for something with a “sport” mode that people would use for soccer or football games.
The biggest problem most of the time with P&S’s is the reduced performance in low light. So if you’re out taking pics on a nice day, it shouldn’t be an issue.
I can’t really suggest a specific camera, but I would always stick with the big boys; Nikon, Canon & Olympus. Maybe Sony, but only on the higher end stuff. I like to stick with the companies who’s sole products (for the most part) are in the image capturing industry.
canon G10 
it’s $500, but you will not be disappointed
Neil, I got a Canon Powershot SD870IS. I wanted something that was really compact, and would turn on really quickly, but also take decent pictures. I’ve had it most of the year now, and I can’t complain. It literally takes <2 seconds from hitting the power button to being ready to take a picture. If you’re already holding the button down to focus, there is a small fraction of a second between pressing it fully down and actually taking the picture. I do know what you’re talking about – I’ve used a couple Sony cameras that take FOREVER to take the picture even if you’re already focused. No problems like that with my Canon.
Oh, and you can get them for about $200.
Anyone that shoots with a CF card check out these deals on memory cards.
damn, I already have a bunch but I might pick up a few more.
Make sure they come with a data recovery cd. The Lexar cards I’ve owned required it multiple times. :down:
I didn’t even get to 100pics yet with my new D40 and it crapped out.
Keeps telling me the lens is not attached. :down:
Taking it back for a new one this weekend.
try cleaning the contacts with a pencil eraser…
but im not surprised, i know 2 people with D40s. One had its AF motor in the kit lens burn out. The other has a sticky shutter, which gets stuck open when you take pics sometimes…