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What are your favourite 'carry round' cameras?

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Krasnyi Fotoapparat  Pro User  says:

We all tend to have a couple of cameras that we grab as we are leaving the house, and many wonderful pictures probably have come from these cameras. What are yours? And why?

My favs right now are:

Olympus PEN EE3 Half frame
-it's tiny! fits in my pocket and no focus required!

Canonet QL17
-fast lens, quiet, small, aperture priority or full manual, what more can you ask for :)
Posted at 5:28AM, 17 December 2005 PST ( permalink )

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Ed Karjala is a group administrator Ed Karjala  Pro User  says:

It used to be my Olympus Stylus 400D. I loaned it to a family member for a trip a few months ago and have not seen it since... these days, I take my Canon Rebel XT almost everywhere. At some point I may get a nice P&S that is easier to travel with.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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wmliu  Pro User  says:

i keep a little Canon S30 point-and-shoot in the bag that i take to work everyday. it's also the camera of choice when i go cycling, mainly because it's small and light (every ounce counts when it comes to cycling).

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nj dodge is a group administrator nj dodge  Pro User  says:

When I first converted to digital just short of 2 years ago, I bought an inexpensive JVC which was reliable at 2MP. It's small enough to use as the backup, but I think I'm spoiled by the image quality from the Nikon now and virtually always have that with me or in the car.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Mr. Greenjeans  Pro User  says:

I grab the only one I have (=P, a canon A510!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Krasnyi Fotoapparat  Pro User  says:

Just realised that I always have my new last resort camera with me :) the new sony ericsson k750i 2 megapixel! The quality is surprsingly good!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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Frank Hamm  Pro User  says:

Since 18 months I use my Canon Powershot G5. It's almost too large but just fits into most jackets pockets and it does a good job.
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Ice Nine  Pro User  says:

Ha, well I have a veritable choice:

1. An old fixed focus cheap and nasty Olympus film camera. Has a tendency to not stay shut.

2. A slightly less old Agfa CL18, a mighty .3MP at high res., again fixed focus and with the added bonus of refusing to go without being plugged into the computer. So far I haven't got a very long USB cable, so am limited as to where I can use this.

3. A Fuji Finepix F10, which has none of the problems of the two formers, so is my camera of choice.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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-epm  Pro User  says:

I've been carrying around my Nikon D50 whenever I go out, but I'm finding the size a little inconvenient.

I'll have to keep my eye out for a good deal in the after-Christmas sales for something more portable.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

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FlowrBx  Pro User  says:

Originally I had an Olympus C3000Z which was a great little carry-around camera. However, it became apparent that my daughter would need a digital camera for her architecture courses this fall so I gave her the Olympus and bought myself a Nikon D50.

I'm totally in love with the D50 but I usually have the 70-300mm lens on it so it isn't handy carry around and I don't like to leave it in my car under extreme conditions. I was lucky to find a slightly used Olympus C700UZ on Ebay last month. It is only 2.1MP but with a 10X optical zoom it still takes great pictures and fits in my jacket pocket or purse. It was a cheap enough purchase that I feel free to carry it everywhere worryfree!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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sfink16  Pro User  says:

My Canon 20D gets virtually 100% of the workload. It's been a while since I shot with the Canon A70.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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OLDSKOOLDAVE  Pro User  says:

when stealth or portability are required , i leave the 300D at home and bring the sony DSC-W5
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Coolnamestaken says:

I used the cannon powershot A70 for a while and switched to the A510 this christmas, i want something smaller though
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aixcracker  Pro User  says:

Used to carry around the Canon PowerShot S50 but after i bought the Nikon D70 that has been my carry-around camera.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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Susan NYC  Pro User  says:

My one and only - an old Canon elph powershot S400...one of these days I'll get a "real" camera, but until then, this works fine.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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atconc  Pro User  says:

I carry my 350D everywhere since I got it, I also have a sony k750 camera phone for those rare moments I don't have the canon or can't use it.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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xsl:otherwise  Pro User  says:

I carry my Canon EOS 20D with me everywhere (except climbing which I use a Canon S30)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

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Ben McLeod  Pro User  says:

mine
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kenliu  Pro User  says:

Been happy with my new Canon SD550 (Elph). Fits easily in a pocket, turns on in a flash, and has very little shutter lag. Also good for short video clips. Great image quality, too!
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work2snap  Pro User  says:

I, too am very happy with my Canon Elph SD 450 (not as nice as the SD 550) it fits nicely in my purse and pockets of my coats.
Got tired of being refused entry to places with my "real" camera so the elph stays with me at all times, especally durning the work week. Only draw back is the nasty flash...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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Krasnyi Fotoapparat  Pro User  says:

Recently bought an old Soviet rangefinder: FED2 with a collapsable Industar 22 f3.5 50mm lens. With the lens pulled down, it fits into my coat pocket like a hip flask :) Will have to take it out and see how easy it is to snap away!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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egg.  Pro User  says:

I *wish* I could say that I had a choice... I use a Nikon coolpix 4600. I'm not too happy with it, really. I bought it because my partner bought one a year before I got mine, and his is FANTASTIC.

But they made changes to the model since then... And I'm not crazy about it's "finer points."

But when I want to take a really wonderful pic that is worth the film and the time, I either use my 35mm Maxxum 4 (I have a handful of great lenses for it) or my vintage Canon slr (it's so old that it doesn't have a model # that I can locate anywhere) with a wide-angle...

But to get back to my original point, my carry0around camera is a coolpix, and I wish I had bought something a little more expensive, by a different maker. Nikon is great for SLR - but it seems like not too many people are very happy with their non-slr digital nikons... Alas, on a college kid's budget, the nikon will have to do the trick for a littel while longer! :)
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Eclipse Pics (∆ncient)  Pro User  says:

My carry everywhere camera is a Nikon CoolPix 4600. I've gotten some great shots with this camera. In a pinch, I'll use my cell phone, but only as a last resort.

I have started carrying my Canon 20D on walks around town and have gotten some good shots that would have been difficult to get with the Nikon.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bigpikle  Pro User  says:

the only downside to my wonderful 5D + 24-105 combo - hardly an ABC camera but I do my best ;-)

I use a Pentax Optio S that is tiny and portable but a little short on usability sometimes. Still looking for the ideal P&S...
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

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friedkampes  Pro User  says:

I used to have a Nikon coolpix 950. Since I got my Nikon D50 that's definitely my carry-along camera. I virtually have it with me everywhere I go, except for the toilet but that may change too...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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bch12  Pro User  says:

I keep my 20D(now 30D) with me wherever I go. My camera backpack serves as my laptop case as well so I take it with me to work everyday.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bigpikle  Pro User  says:

Ricoh GRD - fabulous lens, small, high iso, raw....wouldnt be without it now!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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calanan  Pro User  says:

It is a very rare moment that you won't find me without my Nikon D50, which most likely will be sporting the 50mm f/1.8 (though the 35mm f/2 has been getting some attention lately).
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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illustriousbean  Pro User  says:

My Casio Exilim.
I had an older one (the first one they put out) which served me very well until I upgraded earlier this year to the EX-S600.
They are tiny and the picture quality is great. I carry it with me everywhere I go in small a credit card purse.
It's gotten to the point that I am uncomfortable leaving the house without it. I might miss something important.
I would wholeheartedly reccomend this camera to anyone interested in a quality images and good functionality in a small camera.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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Kamera boy  Pro User  says:

I have with me Canon Power Shot S400.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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M J M  Pro User  says:

Kodak V550. Tiny camera, huge LCD, takes nice shots.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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mike costolo  Pro User  says:

Mamiya C330.

Yes, I'm serious.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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aixcracker  Pro User  says:

Nikon D200 with the 50mm f/1.8D lens.
A bit bulky and heavy but ... I'm funny in that way.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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