Comments on: A Guide to Digital Photography Shopping This Christmas

By: dave

dave — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:15:25 +0000

hey simo, thanks heaps for putting up the comment about gimp and ufraw. have been getting my head around gimp for a few days. cant beleive how good it is for a free download. your a champ.

By: Photini

Photini — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:01:20 +0000

Hi and Merry Christmas, all.

A few years ago I received a LowePro camera bag. Shaped like a back pack, it can be worn as such, or slung over one shoulder, but not like carrying a purse. When worn the one-shoulder way, the bag fits snugly against the side and doesn’t flap around. Shoulder straps are heavily padded.

My bag carries one camera body and three lenses, plus all kinds of accessories. It’s amazingly well-designed and fully padded. Breakage is just not a possibility.

LowePro makes a larger version of this backpack, which could carry more lenses and/or an extra body.

(LowePro also makes a number of other camera bags, but there’s no beating the backpack configuration.)

By: Simo

Simo — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:30:57 +0000

Psst… For those who drool on #4… If you don’t tell anyone, I can give you really hot tip… You can save all your money and get gimp and ufraw for free…

By: Millard

Millard — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:21:11 +0000

I just wrote an article about Christmas shopping for digital pocket cameras. I think the Canon Powershots and the Nikon Coolpix cameras are fantastic. I now have an older Canon and I had a coolpix. When you can’t lug your big camera, these neat little cameras are indispensable and although the one you highlighted is less than $200, you can spend double that for more bells and whistles.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:34:48 +0000

I’ve asked Father Christmas for a camera bag for my new Canon 450D…

By: Digital Cameras Australia

Digital Cameras Australia — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:39:22 +0000

Just trying to mix quality with price on the Canon OutDorPhoto

By: OutDorPhoto

OutDorPhoto — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:50:53 +0000

This is a serious question, as I’m looking for a little pocket camera. Is the Canon PowerShot SD770IS really the best camera on the market? It is not even their latest model, using DIGIC III. Cannon 880IS costs $100 more and uses DIGIC IV. Are you suggesting that the older 770 is better than the 880? Or do you just like the $150 price point? Or do you think that they are equivalent? Thanks.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:29:58 +0000

I’ve resigned to the fact that I have to buy my own gear – neither my girlfriend nor my parents are audacious enough to drop the dough on something that might not work for me, I guess.

So Santa visited my eBay account, and I’ve been shopping for some used flashes! =)

By: melanie

melanie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:37:14 +0000

How is the SD770 in low light situations?

By: Dominique

Dominique — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:06:24 +0000

Getting the Adobe C4 will be the ultimate for me but it is definitely out of budget.

Is there any other cheaper alternative to the the C4 software which you can recommend?