Is this a good camera?

[Simba22]

I learned a TON about my camera from this website: http://www.dcresource.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10

Thanks for that link! The camera is supposed to arrive sometime between Thursday and Monday....Hopefully I'll get it before the weekend so I can practice on Saturday & Sunday with it! Thanks again for all the helpful info and reviews! You guys are awesome!

 

[F4disneyfan]

Some folks don't want to (or can't) spend the price difference between a dSLR and a nice point and shoot..... for some (like me) the nice P&S like the Canon S2 or S3 are nice stepping stones to dSLR.

a few months ago - I didn't know what the difference was between a digital camera or a dSLR camera...or what was meant when "photo folks' talked about "glass". Would I know love a dSLR... yes, can I justify the expense at this time... no..... and I think the S2 takes fine photos.

Good luck OP with your new purchase - from my experience (over 1000 pics since Feb) and in my HUMBLE non dSLR opinion.... you will love it!

I would love a D2X but I can't justify the 5K pricetag currently especially when I just spent 2200 on a new lense.

 

[Simba22]

I got my camera yesterday and I LOVE IT! Thank you thank you thank you to everyone who helped me with my decision! I can't wait to figure out how to work the thing!

 

[ssleblanc]

Ok just to ask all the people buying the point and shoot cameras with the manual features why not just go and buy yourself a nice Nikon D50 entry lever DSLR then you can change lenses and have all the auto and manual features you want with way better glass and so on for it? TO be honest the thing that makes the pictures even better is the quality of glass you are shooting through and the point and shoot versions tend to be on the low end for the glass they use. We just got some new Nikon pro glass for the D70 and man what a nice addition to the lineup of lenses we have now ya it can get expensve but does make a world of difference.

I would love to step up to a Digital SLR, and it is in my plans. But I don't currently have the $1,000 to get me into the Canon DSLR that I want (I'm a Canon gal) if I want to do anything else (such a Disney trips). For really creative photography I have the Hasselblad film. For just over $300 the S2 is an amazing camera for the price (and yes - I can and do add really good Canon lenses to the camera - and when I use the basic camera lens I keep filters attached to the camera). The S2 is more than just a point & shoot. It is more of a hybrid between point & shoot and the much more expensive DSLR's.

Simba22 - I'm so glad you got it. Like I said, reading technical manuals is BORING ... but there is a lot of great information in the manual that came with the camera (and in that tips thread in the link I posted) that help get you off the ground with using the camera.

 

[Tiggerlover48]

I had a Fuji 35mn that I had for over 18 years. I decided to retire it and bought a Canon Sure Shot 35mn. I haven't had it for two years and it died. It is flashing a "H" and my husband did some research and he basically told me to give it up and throw it away. I will never buy a Canon again. Granted I didn't pay tons of money for it, but for it to last not even 2 years, that's not acceptable!!!!