Hey guys, I'm seriously taking into consideration this camera. It seems to be a pretty good camera for the $$$ and has very good reviews on Newegg.com.
Now, I know there's a few in here that have it, could you give me some ups and downs?
I can't think of anything bad about it. Its a very nice camera from my experience, you can even buy a different lenses for it. It takes alot of learning, its more advanced than i'm used to
I have the S700... you can see some pics I took with it in the Post your unedited pictures thread and on my deviantart page (in my profile.)
It's a good camera, BUT there are some things you should know. One is that purple fringing is pretty common and VERY annoying. Also, if you are looking for a replacement for an SLR the S700 ISN'T one. There are SOOOO many more possibilities on an SLR that I can't even begin to tell you them.
That's not to say it's a bad camera in ANY way though... I'm overall pretty happy with it and the Super Macro is definitely nice. The above are the only issues I can think of. As far as purple fringing goes, you can see how much of an issue it is by looking at the high contrast edges on my photos