New Camera!

andyzee · Mar 25, 2008, 11:24 PM

I have the S5, great camera, but it is too bulky to put in your jacket pocket. Either way, may it serve you well!

David Metsky · Mar 26, 2008, 8:12 AM

No, it's not like an SLR. Many P&S cameras will take add-on lenses; wide angle and telephoto. They just magnify or widen the existing glass, they don't replace the original lens. I haven't added any lenses, just filters.

Additional lenses will cut down on the available light going to the sensor, and if you get too aggressive (like a 2x telephoto) things get ugly. But the flexibility is nice.

awf170 · Apr 12, 2008, 12:29 PM

NVM about the new camera, the good old A620 is going to make a come back.

I ended up ordering the S5, then noticed that canon some times gives great deals on refurbed cameras when you send your broken one in. Then got my card rejected ($50 short). So then I sent the A620, got no good deals offered at all (just some crappy a5**) but the repairs were only a $100, so ended up doing that. So long story short, I'll have my camera back by monday, and will hopefully have some pics up by thursday.

Mar 25, 2008, 11:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
andyzee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Home Posts: 6,989	I have the S5, great camera, but it is too bulky to put in your jacket pocket. Either way, may it serve you well! __________________ 10-18-12-16

Apr 12, 2008, 12:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
awf170 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lynn and Lowell MA Posts: 3,651	NVM about the new camera, the good old A620 is going to make a come back. I ended up ordering the S5, then noticed that canon some times gives great deals on refurbed cameras when you send your broken one in. Then got my card rejected ($50 short). So then I sent the A620, got no good deals offered at all (just some crappy a5**) but the repairs were only a $100, so ended up doing that. So long story short, I'll have my camera back by monday, and will hopefully have some pics up by thursday. __________________ -Austin

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Mar 26, 2008, 8:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
David Metsky Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 552	No, it's not like an SLR. Many P&S cameras will take add-on lenses; wide angle and telephoto. They just magnify or widen the existing glass, they don't replace the original lens. I haven't added any lenses, just filters. Additional lenses will cut down on the available light going to the sensor, and if you get too aggressive (like a 2x telephoto) things get ugly. But the flexibility is nice.