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finally, a "what to buy" article that says "don't buy"

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[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what's your price point? did you consider the article's "disposable film camera" suggestion? the article mentions some high-end compact cameras at $1500 and links their review of point-and-shoots, which includes "The best camera for capturing distant subjects: Panasonic Lumix FZ80D, $435 from Best Buy"

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah idk why I asked that question without specifying a price point... I'm definitely looking at used market <500... The t6 w/ lense was 220 ish...

That lumix looks nice and the zoom is impressive. Not sure on pocket-able ness.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

check the fifth image on amazon, it's pretty small

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 1 month ago

the article has a link to the lumix on amazon

product page guy shooting with his lumix. it seems smaller than two hands combined