Canon S3 IS, which replaced my Nikon 5700.

Can't wait to play around with it.

 

Very nice, one of my friends just grabbed one of those too

 

I ordered one as well! I'm getting mine in the mail tomorrow along with a 4gb SD card from newegg.
I opted not to go DSLR since I like to take movies at concerts

 

This is a pretty sweet camera. I'm still trying to figure out all the features. I'm hitting the coast tomorrow, so I'll post some pictures.

 

I've got last years S2 IS and I love it...

I like the fact the the S3 is black

 

Please post a short review (anyone) about this camera. Was thinking of either this one or the Sony DSC H2. Thanks

 

^^
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyh2/

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons3is/

 

Thank you kind sir

 

I've had it for a couple of hours now, and I'm in love!
one pesky annoyance: I have a 4gb SD card (A-data brand, very fast), but my generic crappy flash card reader can't read it. I checked newegg and it seems only a few readers support 2gb+

My first time with a camera with more than a 3x zoom

Unzoomed


zOMG zoomed!

 

^^That's some pretty impressive reach, and in a nice compact package.

 

I personally wouldn't have gotten such a big card. Should have gotten a couple 1 gigs or 2, 2 gigs. Only reason why is from other peoples advice here and the fact I have had 2 SD cards crap out on me to the point that I put everything on five 512mb cards and one 1gb card. That way if one craps out I only lose some and not all my pictures.

 

The reason why many card readers don't read >2GB SD cards is because the SD spec only allows up to 2GB. 4GB cards need to follow the new SDHC spec.

 

quick comparo between Canon 5D vs Canon S3

http://www.pbase.com/jackcnd/s3_vs_5d


digg link:
http://digg.com/hardware/Which_one_$4600_camera_or_$420_camera

 

Well, if all you're doing is shooting hot tubs in broad daylight, I guess the S3 is the better choice.

Not exactly a scientific test.

For fun, compare the samples in these two reviews:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canons3is/page6.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5d/page21.asp
Take note of how ISO 3200 on the 5D has about the same amount of noise as ISO200 on the S3, and still has more detail. Low light is really where the 5D shines.

Samples alone won't begin to describe the difference between these two cameras. As great as the S3 is (I highly recommend it), it's still not as versatile as an SLR.