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ambitious_wenchI'm not a whiner. No, really, I'm not. I try very hard to deal with situations as they are, if I can't correct them. Politics doesn't count, because if I don't whine, no one else will, either, and things won't change.
That said, I'm going to whine right now. My poor little Olympus C765 is fast becoming a dinosaur, and a slightly crippled one at that. I can no longer mount it on a tripod, and something funky is happening with the lens. If I tilt it, it falls out of exposure, and that really limits my shooting composition. On top of that, well, I've outgrown it. I want to be able to take professional quality images, and this poor baby only gives me 4 mega pixels. Not only that, the sensor just isn't up to speed. Even at very low ISO/ASA, I get far too much noise/grain in my images. Oh, you prolly can't notice on Flickr, but sometime take a look at any one of my shots full size and you will see unsightly blemishes. Publishers laugh with scorn. I am mocked, mocked I tell you! WAHHHH!!!
OK, whine over. Or whinge if you're of the UK persuasion.
When I was at Bristlecone Pine, another photographer suggested I look into the Canon G9. So I did.
Oh. My. Gods.
Squeeeeeeee!
12.1 Megapixels. Digic III processor. Fixed lens with wide-angle and telephoto adapters. Full AV and TV control. Simultaneous RAW/JPEG image recording. And the kicker? Less than $500.
No, it's not a digital single lens reflex (dslr) camera. But I bet I can sell the images. It's the processor; Canon's leading edge Digic III with incredible noise reduction technology. Sure it only has a max 15 second exposure, but with this processor, I can shoot up to ISO 3200 and have really good pictures with no noise/grain at that exposure.
Batteries are $10 compared to the crappy rechargeable ones I use now at about $40 each. I suspect that they will last longer, too.
Down side? Only 6x optical zoom. I currently have 10x. However, I can get a telephoto converter and go up to 15x optical. Plus with 12 megapixels, I can crop and enlarge without pixelation.
A fixed lens means I won't have to worry about dust on the sensor, nor carry around expensive and heavy lenses. Plus it has image stabilization! Reduced need for a tripod! One less thing to carry into the back country.
So, all I need to do is save up for this. It won't take me years! I hope I can have one in time for Horsetail Falls next February.
Wish me luck, folks!
That said, I'm going to whine right now. My poor little Olympus C765 is fast becoming a dinosaur, and a slightly crippled one at that. I can no longer mount it on a tripod, and something funky is happening with the lens. If I tilt it, it falls out of exposure, and that really limits my shooting composition. On top of that, well, I've outgrown it. I want to be able to take professional quality images, and this poor baby only gives me 4 mega pixels. Not only that, the sensor just isn't up to speed. Even at very low ISO/ASA, I get far too much noise/grain in my images. Oh, you prolly can't notice on Flickr, but sometime take a look at any one of my shots full size and you will see unsightly blemishes. Publishers laugh with scorn. I am mocked, mocked I tell you! WAHHHH!!!
OK, whine over. Or whinge if you're of the UK persuasion.
When I was at Bristlecone Pine, another photographer suggested I look into the Canon G9. So I did.
Oh. My. Gods.
Squeeeeeeee!
12.1 Megapixels. Digic III processor. Fixed lens with wide-angle and telephoto adapters. Full AV and TV control. Simultaneous RAW/JPEG image recording. And the kicker? Less than $500.
No, it's not a digital single lens reflex (dslr) camera. But I bet I can sell the images. It's the processor; Canon's leading edge Digic III with incredible noise reduction technology. Sure it only has a max 15 second exposure, but with this processor, I can shoot up to ISO 3200 and have really good pictures with no noise/grain at that exposure.
Batteries are $10 compared to the crappy rechargeable ones I use now at about $40 each. I suspect that they will last longer, too.
Down side? Only 6x optical zoom. I currently have 10x. However, I can get a telephoto converter and go up to 15x optical. Plus with 12 megapixels, I can crop and enlarge without pixelation.
A fixed lens means I won't have to worry about dust on the sensor, nor carry around expensive and heavy lenses. Plus it has image stabilization! Reduced need for a tripod! One less thing to carry into the back country.
So, all I need to do is save up for this. It won't take me years! I hope I can have one in time for Horsetail Falls next February.
Wish me luck, folks!
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Date: 2007-10-31 01:37 pm (UTC)