Snapshot camera for gliding ?

Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:40:58 +0000, tienshanman wrote:

Dave Nadler;719706 Wrote:
Hi All - I'm looking for recommendations for a snapshot camera to carry
while gliding. Last season I used my iPhone - its a pain to use in the
cockpit.

Ideal camera:
- very thin (fits easily in side pocket) - instant on
- no settings to fiddle after turning it on - doesn't autofocus on
canopy
- super-fast focus and shoot
- fast repeat shooting
- easy operation with one hand

Needs to be grab-and-shoot with no fuss and no wait.

Recommendations ?
Thanks in advance,
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"
Get something with a wide angle lens. Most small cameras max out at 35mm
equiv. These are useless in the cockpit. The Panasonic LX3 is an
excellent choice - 24mm equiv; has HD movie mode too.

Agreed. 28mm is about right.

I have a Ricoh GR1s I use for this - its a fixed lens 28mm film camera.
Filling it with 400 ASA, setting f22 aperture and landscape focus puts
everything from panel to horizon in focus and it remembers all settings
when its off. Good film cameras still have a few advantages!


Agreed on the wide angle - that is what swayed the choice from the canon
to the panasonic.

One of the advantages is far better resolution than even the super full
frame 35m digital SLRs. Of course you do have to know how to use them.

Bruce

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