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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC
Oh no... sorry to hear that! I suppose you couldn't borrow one?
I'm bringing along my ancient Canon Elph, but honestly I haven't mastered the art of concert photography with these point-and-shoot things. The pics are either too dark or way over-exposed. If I get a good recommendation on a camera that takes good concert pics, I will pick one up on the way home from work tonight!
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I think it depends on if you want to use a flash. I've had no luck with that, they always end up blurry and I get the Stevie look of death. The shutter speeds are just too slow with the point and shoots I've owned and currently own. Now Alicia (Haunted Song) uses flash and her pics always come out great, so maybe she'll pop in here and tell you what kind she has, and Patty's always has some great shots as well.. Additionally I would ask Melanie from Germany and Suzy from the Netherlands what kind of cameras they used, they both have gorgeous photos.
For not using a flash I had a cheap Nikon for the longest time, which generally worked pretty well, but it helps if you take your shots when there is more light on the stage. I've also lightened the pics up on a photo editor with so-so results. My new camera (Lumix TZ25) has a highly-sensitive mode which uses no flash, and I was very pleased with the results.
You can see the difference pretty clearly:
Chicago Show with old Nikon:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ErinE.Br...acChicago3609#
Milwaukee show with the Lumix:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ErinE.Br...lwaukee682009#
I hope you find what you need, good luck!