Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I carry a Canon SD450 with me pretty much everywhere I go.
>It occupies the spot in my life that previously was held by my Leica
>IIIf. Street price is around $250. It doesn't have image
>stabilization (I've never seen a camera of that size that does). I'm
>very happy with it. It's not a Leica, but it weighs about 150 grams
>and fits in my pocket without bulging.
>
A current successor, the SD700 has IS. Pretty close in size, but no
28mm (35-140). If you want that, some Panasonics have 28mm equivalent
and IS, but poorer high ISO. The newest version is the FX50, or LX2
if you want 16:9 ratio and 10 instead of 7 megapixels.
Direct out of camera quality seems to favour the Canons, but the
Panasonics aren't bad. If you have a strong interest in low light
shooting where the subjects might not stay still, there's the Fuji
F30 which has about 3 stops better high ISO performance, but no IS
and no 28mm.
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