Best indoor, close range P&S?

[stallion409]

I'm looking for a nice point and shoot to use primarily indoor, on my 7 week old baby who doesn't do much other than sit there and smile! Needs to have great flash copmpensation/metering and be able to focus relatively closely so I can get up in his little grill. AF is a must, my eyes suck. Lens does not have to be super sharp, as I'm going for more of a nostalgic look, but I would like the pictures to be vibrant and contrasty. Considering all the usual suspects like the 35TI, Yashica T4/T5, Ricoh GR1, Olympus Stylus Epic, I'm just not sure which is the best indoor performer. The cheaper the better!

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

A bit of advice: I'd not fire a flash close to a very young baby.

So whatever you get make sure you know how to switch off the flash. Better still leave it off or else pop it down when it pops up.

Better still, use a short tele and no flash and stand back to get a better perspective.

Regards, David

 

[btgc]

I'm seconding David on not flashing infants and babies. So probably Canon 35 ML can be considered. I just don't remember if AF is accurate but lens is a stop faster than regular f/2.8

But with faster film on hand I'd use zoom compact to have also longer FL's not only regular 35-40mm. Rollei Prego 90 and Pentax Espio 90 come to mind as mighty machines with exp comp and good lenses.

 

[matt_mcg2]

Our baby is a week old. I'm discovering already that what I really want is a manual focus camera or a camera with no focus illumination and a flash that can be turned off. The focus assist light on many compacts (digital or no) is surprisingly dazzling.

If you can't work without AF, I'd check which of the cameras you mention uses focus illumination.

 

[noimmunity]

Fuji Natura Black

Fuji Natura Black

I'm looking for a nice point and shoot to use primarily indoor, on my 7 week old baby who doesn't do much other than sit there and smile! Needs to have great flash copmpensation/metering and be able to focus relatively closely so I can get up in his little grill. AF is a must, my eyes suck. Lens does not have to be super sharp, as I'm going for more of a nostalgic look, but I would like the pictures to be vibrant and contrasty. Considering all the usual suspects like the 35TI, Yashica T4/T5, Ricoh GR1, Olympus Stylus Epic, I'm just not sure which is the best indoor performer. The cheaper the better!

I think the Fuji Natura Black 1.9 would satisfy all but the cheap criteria.

The 24mm wide angle would allow you framing flexibility. The wide aperture is a huge plus when you're not using flash, plus if you DX code your film to 1600, the camera has a non-flash mode. The very wide angle will make blur and camera shake less consequential. The angle could be used to great effect if you want to get in real close.