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Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 01:56:54 No.4386893 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>4386906 >>4386908 >>4386961 >>4389246 >>4389247 >>4390499

I got this from a thrift store years ago for super cheap. I can't afford to buy a better one right now. Is it worth using or should I just put it in storage and wait until I can buy a new one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 02:33:49 No.4386901 Report

Quoted By: >>4386905

These are cool. Digicams like this are in. Why not use it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 02:47:29 No.4386905 Report

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>>4386901
I wasn't sure if it was any good because of it's age. I don't have any issues using it but I didn't want to rely on it if it isn't any good.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 03:16:50 No.4386906 Report

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>>4386893
it's literally
>the one you have with you
Use it until it breaks (it won't)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 03:20:33 No.4386907 Report

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>doesnt use thing
>should i buy a better thing

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 03:29:36 No.4386908 Report

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>>4386893
Unfortunately this one isnt "cool" so forget the flip value. Its like $30.

Just use it. Outdoors only. Use manual since these shitters ways have a narrow range of good looking apertures and ISOs. It can be hacked to shoot raw
https://chdk.fandom.com/wiki/S5IS
Any raw processor will create jpegs with better NR, sharpening, and demosaicing than the camera body. The jpegs are merely retro cool for gen Y furfags who have nostalgia for awful digishits.

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Anonymous Thu 21 Nov 2024 07:43:18 No.4386961 Report

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>>4386893
Does it take pictures? Then yes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 Dec 2024 22:06:06 No.4389246 Report

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>>4386893
These are great snapshit cameras. Highly underated. The telephoto kicks ass for a snapshitter. Need lots of light though so best for day light outdoors. Use aperture priority set at f4. Keep iso and shutter speed as low as possible. Pick up some modern AA rechargable batteries ftw.
I'm pretty sure these cameras are chdk compatible if you want more features/settings than stock. Do a google seach for more info.

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Anonymous Sun 01 Dec 2024 22:10:27 No.4389247 Report

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>>4386893
>6-72mm
Holy moly, that goes wide

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Anonymous Mon 02 Dec 2024 01:33:54 No.4389269 Report

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>>4389247
It's actually just wider than standard, with the crop factor it's a 36-432mm. I owned a Powershot S3 back in the day (same lens) and the idea of a 400mm 3.5 is neat but it was just not wide enough a lot of the time and at the opposite end image quality was just okay, even at the time, albeit with those great older Canon colors. Mostly I remember it because the large jpegs were 2112 pixels tall and I like Rush.

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Anonymous Sat 07 Dec 2024 05:38:27 No.4390459 Report

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Go outside and take some portraits at base ISO, full zoom, and f/3.5. Enjoy your boooookeh.
These old superzooms can do some good work. Shooting at near full zoom makes for interesting images that you don't usually get from other cameras. (far perspective, flattened subjects, good subject/background separation, all at a relatively deep depth of field)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 07 Dec 2024 13:32:44 No.4390499 Report

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>>4386893
You don't put a Chevy in storage, you put a Rolls Royce in storage.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 07 Dec 2024 14:59:00 No.4390519 Report

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>>4390499
You don't put a tool in storage if you are going to use it everyday

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Anonymous Sat 07 Dec 2024 15:55:05 No.4390538 Report

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>>4390519
You dont use a dull knife made of pig iron just because its technically a tool either. Some "tools" quickly become better wall art than workmans kit.

Thankfully this is more like a dull knife made of chinese steel so it can cut butter and amazon boxes

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