i used to own this but sold 3 years ago and upgraded to S9500 and sold again to upgrade to dSLR.

Why?

What is your budget? Just get whatever you can afford. because prosumer and dslr have their own pro and con




Prosumer -
Pros: fixed lense, super zoom, no need to buy lens, built in macro capability, live view via LCD, some are built in image stabilizer, no dust problem
cons: small sensor size, too much noise in high ISO, slower performance (slow auto focus)

DSLR -
Pros: Greater lens versatility, better quality, Better performance (faster autofocus, shorter shutter delay, faster continuous shooting, and a bigger memory buffer), Greater flexibility (Access to a much broader range of accessories)
Cons: Generally can't use the LCD for framing, expensive, Increased complexity, bigger and heavier, Dust on sensor (unless you buy those with dust reduction system), IS lens very costly.


I have the same thinking as yours previously


Yes, photography is about creativity and perception, camera just a tool that help you to achieve. however camera is important too.
low end camera and high DSLR used by good photographer can produce nice photo. if you give a high end camera to poor photographer, definately the person cant produce nice picture.


I am not sure, because i am not familiar with current model. maybe other can help.


I will recommend Sony A100, 2nd hand Nikon D50 (no more in market), canon 350d or 400d. These are all entry level. good thing about A100 is its built in sensor shift image stabilizer. Nikon and Canon more easy to get accessories and 2nd staff because more users in malaysia market.

My opinion is try to avoid D40 or D40x because 3 focus points and no built in auto focus motor are big NO NO to me.



I am happy with s602, but a bit hard to use in low light (unless use tripod). then I bought a Fuji F10 and the low light is so great. so i decided upgrade to S9500 which i think is the same quality in high ISO as F10. Unfortunately, the noise in S9500 is terrible, i dont know why.

after poison by my colleague, i sold s9500 and get Nikon D70s then my dSLR journey began.

This post has been edited by philipcs: Sep 19 2007, 06:49 PM

you are welcome.

You should wait for Fuji S8000 with high ISO + IS.

See how is the review and comparison from internet.

Since you are no rush

hehe... then S9600 is your choice

I like Fuji Sensor, thats all

See the comparison here: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_po...mcfz50&show=all


Things I like in Fuji S9600:
1. bigger sensor
2. lower noise in high ISO
3. 28mm wide angle
4. well known Fujifilm SuperCCD V HR sensor
5. higher shutter speed - 1/4000 sec
6. better LCD Pixels - 235,000


Things I like in Lumix FZ50:
1. Mega O.I.S.
2. higher zoom (no important to me sine i prefer wide angle)
3. Using SD memory
4. longer shutter speed which benefit for night photography - 60 sec
5. 16:9 image aspect ratio

So you need to know what is important to you

This post has been edited by philipcs: Sep 21 2007, 03:48 PM

16:9 is not important but i like it and IS is important in tele zoom to prevent handshake.

However, low noise high ISO in S9600 can help to freeze the movement as well.

Conclusion, good to have both (low noise in high ISO + IS)

For the price, you can refer here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=154761 in fact you can buy from him also.

this thread looks like our chat thread now.

kindly add me to MSN or google

philipcs@hotmail.com or philipcs@gmail.com

This post has been edited by philipcs: Sep 21 2007, 05:10 PM