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In response to "Time to upgrade to a serious camera. 10+ megapixels and a real lens. Budget under $500 " by Dr.Vermin

It basically means you have a real piece of glass that can be changed with other real pieces of glass

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Oct 13 '09, 11:25

rather than a fixed lens

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um, I can do that on my non-slr PowerSHot. However, the difference is when you are sighting the photo, you look through the actual lens that takes the - loosilu Oct 13, 11:28 4
- I've never seen an interchangeable lens on a powershot. -- nm - pmb Oct 13, 11:30 1
  - my powershot a640 could interchange with one other specific lens variant for that model. Not much of a feature. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 11:32
- Which model powershot has an interchangable lens with the variety that an SLR has? I wasn't even aware any of them had even one option to change -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 11:30 1
  - Maybe not the variety, but that was one of the reasons I bought the Sony I did (that I lost). It had additional lenses. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 11:34
Oh, and if you're looking for a recommendation. Canon Digital Rebel XSi. Real SLR, 12MP, $630ish @ Amazon and totally worth it compared to any PS -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 11:27 2
- This is the camera I own. It is absolutely amazing. -- nm - decline Oct 13, 11:30
- I've used an XSi for a few minutes ... they take great shots, even in untrained hands. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 13, 11:30 [flickr]

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