Think twice before purchasing an APS Camera.
Written: May 31 '00 (Updated Jul 11 '00)
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Pros: Good Cameras
Cons: Lousy Film
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| Mattog's Full Review: Canon Elph2 APS Film Camera |
I have had the misfortune of owning not one but two APS cameras; fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.
The first one that I purchased was the original Canon Elph. This camera was widely touted as the best APS on the market and it was very heavily advertised so I went for it. (it was a pre-epinions purchase so please excuse my stupidity)
The camera was very well manufactured and had all the necessary bells and whistles that a top of the range pocket camera should have; a nifty little zoom lens and a pop up flash. The camera was, and still is, very easy to use and very durable. Only problem is that the shot quality is horrendous.
APS gives you the option to shoot in 3 sizes, or 3 variations of grainyness. Grainy, very grainy, and satellite photo from 6 miles up. Don't even think about blowing up a shot taken on APS it will look like a bowl of granola.
Thinking that it was my camera's fault I stupidly purchased another APS camera a couple of years later. I wanted something sturdy and waterproof for hiking, rafting and other outdoor adventure trips so I purchased a Minolta Vectis APS sport camera.
Again this camera was very well put together and was very easy to use, however the shot quality was even worse. After a couple of rolls I quickly learned never to use any format of shot other than the smallest one available. What is the point of having the opportunity to take panoramic shots if they look like they were printed on newsprint.
Do yourselves a favor and stick to good old 35mm. APS is a joke and will soon go the way of the 8-track.
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Mattog
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Member: Matt R.
Location: San Francisco, CA
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