upgrade questions

[lfsmarineguy]

I currently have the cannon power shot A620. I don't know that much about cameras and I was wondering if there are any upgrades for it that I can get as far as lenses or anything that I can use to take better pics. It takes great macro shots but I think they can be better. Is it worth even upgrading this camera or should I just sell it and upgrade? I don't want to drop a ton of cash on it so I would rather upgrade my existing camera and get a much better one in a year or 2.

 

[Pedro]

Isn't that a fixed lens camera? If so then there's not much to upgrade. Save your money for down the road. But correct me on the camera, i am not too familiar with it.

 

[reefman]

save for a digital slr. it'll run u about 600 for the body n maybe a few more hundred for the marco lens.

 

[bad coffee]

if you're serious about getting 'into' photography, then save for an SLR.

But if you'd rather not sink a couple of grand into a camera you'll only use once in a while, look at some at some of the mid-ground digitals. While not quite as good/versatile as a DSLR, you still can do a lot more than you can with your (current) point and shoot.

I bought my dad a panasonic lumix fz7 and he's very happy with it. I think they're under $300 bucks now.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz7/

Canon, nikon and olympus all make similar cameras. And you can get things like close up lenses, wide lenses, ext.

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[Pedro]

Even if you are not serious about photography a dslr is still leaps and bounds over a P/S. You can get one with a good range zoom that will provide plenty of coverage. Just an idea.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I can remove the lens housing, I guess you would call it. I assumed there were others you could put in it's place. There's a button on it's face to release it. Also, what price range am I looking at if I want a camera for taking really close up macro shots? A ballpark of the entire setup and if you guys know a good place to buy it, website or store. Really appreciate the info guys.