Camera Question
 

Camera question : we are looking into the Sony DSC-F707 / Nikon Coolpix5700 pricerange. What we need to do is hook the camera up to external synced flashes. Anyone have any experience with these cameras or similiar price range one in regards to syncing them to external flashes. Any stories good or bad appreciated. Thanks.

Rory
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on a similar note, i am looking to spend no more than 350$ on a digital camera, what do you guys recommend? most bang for my buck... thx

I suggest you all check out http://www.dprevew.com since it is by far the best digital camera review site out there.

Rory, you live in Ixtapa? I was recently there for vacation with my girlfriend...beautiful place!

Why buy a camera? I know a really talented photographer up in your area, his name is uh...Aaron something.

thx for the link notjoe, but that is way overkill...

any general consensus out there, ~$350 digital camera, whats the best in your experiences or from waht you hear, or the most popular?

Minolta Dimage X

A used Olympus C-3000 (or other C camera) would probably fall in that price range and give you MUCH better photos than a new sub-$350 camera. I'd recommend getting the FL-40 flash as well. It allows for fill and bounce, which is how I shoot indoors.

thx unseen =)

im going to go with the olympus c-4000 i think

I have the Sony F707 and love it, but I haven't hooked it up to an extrenal flash yet. I know it can be done, but I haven't done it myself yet...

@kamanrox: Next month there will be the upgrade of the C-4000 - The C-5000...

@TeraBabes: Next month there will be the upgrade of the Sony 707, the Sony 717... The 707 doesn't work with external flash, but the 717 has a standars hotshoe for flash...

Is sony finally putting hotshoes on their cameras? I have an FD95 and although it has a fill-flash mount, it's not a hotshoe, so when I use strobes I have to tape a business card in front of the built-in flash so I can bounce it to the sensors. That's about as close to "Slaving" as I can get!

If you're going to spend $350 on a digital, you probably won't be satisfied with its capabilities. I'd agree that looking for a good used one (If you can get a Nikon coolpix for aroung that, TAKE IT!)
is probably your best bet. Good luck man!

Just check to make sure the FL-40 flash unit works with it TTL. Otherwise, a C-4040 or even a C-3000 or C-3040 would be the better buy.

Minolta Dimage 5 is a minimum for affordable quality.
"syncing them to external flashes" works good.

Thx for the feedback... I think Iam going to go with the canon g2 , I guess the minolta 7i is on recall or someshit for catching on fire, so Im glad I didnt get that =). Canon G2 with a 1GB microdrive... hope it does ok =).

Rory
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Your language, guys, is far too much for me.

No shit? That's fucking hilarious man... I can just imagine it "Ok baby we're just about finished the shoot, yeah ok put your legs right there, good good, ok now arch your back a bit, turn your head that way and... (Sniff) what's that smell? AAAAARRGGH!!!"