1 Million Mega Pixels
It's been a while since I talked about my Camera needs to the millions who read my blog on a daily basis (JK, more like the 20-30 passer byes that are only here for a few seconds)... So I will take you through my normal "camera" thought routine that I go through about 3 to 4 times a week... But before that, lets first get everyone else up to speed...
For those of you who don't know me... I have a deep aspiration for this wonderful invention of "the camera". I love everything about camera's and photography, from taking the picture to processing the shot to viewing other people's pictures all over the world. I have always loved photography, thanks to my Dad (Who owns more manual camera equipment than a used camera shop)... Yada, Yada...
...Times have changed... Digital photography is now the wave of the Present and the Future. I am loving all of the options we have right now when wanting to purchase a new camera. Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera's, Digital PS (Point and Shoot) camera's, Digital CP (Cell Phones, duh... You thought I was going to say Coat Posse huh) camera's. We even have Digital Camera's for our Car Bumper's now (sheese)! But I am lovin' it. More ways for me to get the picture.
My first camera was an old Manual Olympus OM2n that I used in my Juneau Douglas High School Photog Class, and still use on occasion (This was, and still is a great camera). I have since gone to a Canon Ellan IIe and then most recently a Canon Powershot A610 (Only Digital Camera I own so far... besides my CP Camera). I have enjoyed using all of these camera's over the years, but there comes a time when you need more. More MP's (Mega Pixels), more camera lens choices, more bokeh (Background Blur in you picture), more more more... Which brings us to some other questions...
What kind of camera I should buy? What type of camera suits me and my photography needs? You may be asking yourself the same questions. Do I get more MP's? Do I get the compact or the heavy duty professional grade camera that I really want (At a very steep cost)? Do I settle for the in between Pro-Sumer class camera (Which nowadays is a great way to go)? If I go small, do I want a long zoom? If I go big, do I want a full frame sensor or a Cropped Factor sensor (1.3-1.6 times the zoom added on to every Millimeter, so it appears)? What brand is better? For me that's a non-issue, I am a Canon man and will always be a Canon man. There are many more questions that you can ask yourself when looking into buying a new Digital Camera... And this is what goes through my head each and every week, or at least until I put those thoughts to rest after my next purchase.
If you're not into photography as much as I am, the answer would probably be simple... "The one the guy at Best Buy says is good", Right? But for those who's passion is to get the best possible picture you can with the most possible options you can (Like myself)... then the answer isn't that simple.
What I can tell you is, do your research! Go online and "Google" the camera's that you are interested in purchasing. Type in ("Said Camera" Review) and click search... This is the best way you are going to learn about these camera's. Go to Camera Forums and read up on the best camera's out there (Or at least what everyone else says is the best camera's out there). Here are a few sites that I like to visit every day, they are all about camera's...
Pbase: A great site for viewing photo's from people that use every type of camera. You can use this site to view pictures from your next potential camera purchase.
The-Digital-Picture.com: A great place for Digital Camera reviews (This site is for Digital SLR's only).
Digital Camera Preview: Another nice D-Camera review site (This site for all type's of Digital Camera's).
Fred Miranda: This is my favorite forum to use about Cameras. I think this one is the best out there (You will have to register if you want to use).
There are many more sites out there if you just search for them, these are some of my favorites though.
So, now that you have all of your questions... You've visited all of these sites and more... You have looked at the sample pictures from users online... And you are still trying to decide what camera is best for you... You are right on track to getting your next Digital Camera. Just go through all of these question's, sites and pictures every day, and you will be close to where I am in deciding on my next purchase...
Now, let's end on a slide show...
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For those of you who don't know me... I have a deep aspiration for this wonderful invention of "the camera". I love everything about camera's and photography, from taking the picture to processing the shot to viewing other people's pictures all over the world. I have always loved photography, thanks to my Dad (Who owns more manual camera equipment than a used camera shop)... Yada, Yada...
...Times have changed... Digital photography is now the wave of the Present and the Future. I am loving all of the options we have right now when wanting to purchase a new camera. Digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera's, Digital PS (Point and Shoot) camera's, Digital CP (Cell Phones, duh... You thought I was going to say Coat Posse huh) camera's. We even have Digital Camera's for our Car Bumper's now (sheese)! But I am lovin' it. More ways for me to get the picture.
My first camera was an old Manual Olympus OM2n that I used in my Juneau Douglas High School Photog Class, and still use on occasion (This was, and still is a great camera). I have since gone to a Canon Ellan IIe and then most recently a Canon Powershot A610 (Only Digital Camera I own so far... besides my CP Camera). I have enjoyed using all of these camera's over the years, but there comes a time when you need more. More MP's (Mega Pixels), more camera lens choices, more bokeh (Background Blur in you picture), more more more... Which brings us to some other questions...
What kind of camera I should buy? What type of camera suits me and my photography needs? You may be asking yourself the same questions. Do I get more MP's? Do I get the compact or the heavy duty professional grade camera that I really want (At a very steep cost)? Do I settle for the in between Pro-Sumer class camera (Which nowadays is a great way to go)? If I go small, do I want a long zoom? If I go big, do I want a full frame sensor or a Cropped Factor sensor (1.3-1.6 times the zoom added on to every Millimeter, so it appears)? What brand is better? For me that's a non-issue, I am a Canon man and will always be a Canon man. There are many more questions that you can ask yourself when looking into buying a new Digital Camera... And this is what goes through my head each and every week, or at least until I put those thoughts to rest after my next purchase.
If you're not into photography as much as I am, the answer would probably be simple... "The one the guy at Best Buy says is good", Right? But for those who's passion is to get the best possible picture you can with the most possible options you can (Like myself)... then the answer isn't that simple.
What I can tell you is, do your research! Go online and "Google" the camera's that you are interested in purchasing. Type in ("Said Camera" Review) and click search... This is the best way you are going to learn about these camera's. Go to Camera Forums and read up on the best camera's out there (Or at least what everyone else says is the best camera's out there). Here are a few sites that I like to visit every day, they are all about camera's...
Pbase: A great site for viewing photo's from people that use every type of camera. You can use this site to view pictures from your next potential camera purchase.
The-Digital-Picture.com: A great place for Digital Camera reviews (This site is for Digital SLR's only).
Digital Camera Preview: Another nice D-Camera review site (This site for all type's of Digital Camera's).
Fred Miranda: This is my favorite forum to use about Cameras. I think this one is the best out there (You will have to register if you want to use).
There are many more sites out there if you just search for them, these are some of my favorites though.
So, now that you have all of your questions... You've visited all of these sites and more... You have looked at the sample pictures from users online... And you are still trying to decide what camera is best for you... You are right on track to getting your next Digital Camera. Just go through all of these question's, sites and pictures every day, and you will be close to where I am in deciding on my next purchase...
Now, let's end on a slide show...
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I highly recommend Ken Rockwell (.com) for information about camera equipment and photography in general. He's not sponsored by any camera manufacturer, so he writes what he really thinks.
I try to provide some advice, myself, on my blog, though I don't classify myself at his level.
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Anonymous, at around 10:16 PM
Wow she seems like such a peaceful baby. I love the one of you holding her. She's so small and delicate in that picture...and you're so protective. It's beautiful.
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Tam, at around 12:44 AM
Thanks Brian, You site is very informative... Thanks for the Links.
Tam, she can be peaceful... Thanks for your kind words. We are still looking for a commercial that makes her laugh out loud.
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Mo-Pie, at around 8:40 AM
Hello fellow bloggers, here is an excerpt from an article I found to be quite interesting:
In January 2007 Olympus released a new model, the SP-55OUZ, which seems to be the prodigy of this line, being a lot more performing than the previous model, the SP-51OUZ. The main characteristics of this camera are the image stabilization, 7MP resolution, and the 18x optical zoom range. The Zoom market became quite competitive and the model in discussion competes with other high quality models, such as Sony H5 or Panasonic FZ8.
This new Olympus camera is supported with Olympus Master software and AA batteries, has internal memory and xD picture card slot, over 20 scene modes, 25 language options, RAW and exposure modes, super macro mode, and 7.1 Megapixels. The SP-55OUZ model is not a small camera so some may not prefer it because of this, but taking into consideration its qualities, the size is not at all an inconvenient. It is similar in many ways to the Canon EOS 1Ds digital camera
Another great digital camera is the new FinePix S4700 from Fujifilm. This model is the optimized version of the FinePix S4600 model, which was voted last year as the European Zoom camera of 2006 by the most important European association of electronics consumers. The new model is compact and lightweight, has 10x optical zoom lens, Fujifilm Intelligent Flash system, having several scene selections. Its menu system is highly improved and it is ideal to carry with you anywhere, since it can be easily operated with one hand.
The most significant changes FinePix S4700 has over its predecessor are the ergonomic design, reduced proportions, improved ISO sensitivity up to 1600, new flash modes and a 7.1 Megapixel CCD sensor.
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-g1 is another great digital camera recently released on the electronics market. The G1 model, in particular, is Sony's first wireless digital camera, which has 2.0GB of internal memory, 6 megapixel and a 3.5 inch LCD with a 921,000 pixels resolution screen – similar stats to the Canon PowerShot S50. This model has the ability of sending photos wireless to other digital enabled devices such as laptops, palms, PCs or cameras. Reviewers say that Sony G1 model is the perfect take away digital camera, since its internal memory is pretty generous.
Other cameras you might want to have a look at are these: Canon PowerShot S2 IS, Canon PowerShot Pro 1, Canon PowerShot S300, Fuji Film FinePix E550, FinePix F601 Zoom and Canon EOS 20D.
Hope you found this to be a good read,
Michael
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