Digital Cameras ??? !!!

[abcat1993]

Stefan, I think I have the same camera as you. Weird.

[GarterGuy]

Roy,

When you're using the digital SLR is there still that annoying half second delay between pressing the shutter realease and the camera actually taking the picture? The compact digitals I have had always seem to pause just before firing. Very frustrating when you're trying to capture the moment! Just wondered if digital SLRs are the same, before I consider buying one. My favourite camera is my Canon A1, it's older than God and weighs about 250 pounds, but I love it! Over the years I've used it for some serious macro photography.

It acutually depends on what settings you have the camara on. On autofocus modes you can have shutter delay if your taking pics of wildlife, since the camara seems to have a problem figuring out what to focus on. I've had to take several pics of snakes that were streaking by and was able to get good pics of them with out missing due to shutter delay. I'm still trying to figure stuff out though.....I've been pretty much self teaching my self in photography so I'm still a bit new to this, I don't consider myself an expert.....yet!

[adamanteus]

Maybe I should be less lazy and go to a camera shop and try one out for myself! But that's pretty scary because I know I'd end up buying one I can't really afford! Perhaps for now I'll stick with my neolithic Canon!

James.

[drache]

I did it
I bought one I can't really afford.
Well - the equipment I'm selling should more than cover it.
I couldn't wait though - people here are giving me lens-envy.
I got the Canon Rebel XT.
As soon as I figure out all the functions, there'll be pics
Rhea

[Gyre]

I was using an olympus D-395 but it wasn't a great camera. No extra functions and a cruddy flash..

Since Christmas, I've been using a Finepix F20. Great camera with all the bells and whistles. Good price, and very sturdy.. I end to drop things in the creek while hiking..

[adamanteus]

I did it
I bought one I can't really afford.
Well - the equipment I'm selling should more than cover it.
I couldn't wait though - people here are giving me lens-envy.
I got the Canon Rebel XT.
As soon as I figure out all the functions, there'll be pics
Rhea

Hi Rhea,

I just looked at the Canon Rebel XT online.....nice piece of kit, but very expensive...in my dreams!

[drache]

I know
I am in total shock myself
Jeff hunted down the best price for me, but still . . .
My old equipment will actually still bring in that much and quite a bit more, even if I go the safe, low-yield route. So I can justify it as an equipment trade.
I had planned to have a bit more toward dental work.
I'm starting to figure out all the things I can do with this thing and - I am way happy I went for it.
Jeff needs to show me how the memory card reader works.
I took some pictures in fairly low light, so I have no idea what they'll look like bigger.
This handles totally like a "real" camera. No delay; I can do everything manually - this is everything I never thought a digital camera could be.
Expletive!
A lot more of my old equipment has suddenly in my mind become of questionable usefulness.

[stonyloam]

I thought I would put in my 2 cents worth. First off I will make a disclaimer; I have a dog in this fight. I am retired from Kodak (I used to do research for Ektachrome film and digital put me out of a job). Anyway I thought I could show what you can do with a relatively cheap camera (with a good lens). The photos below were taken with a Kodak Z7590 camera. 10X optical zoom, 5.0 mega pixel. The first photo was with some zoom from about 3 feet, the others were enlarged using the Kodak software that comes with the camera. You can see the resolution is pretty good. What you would like is the maximum optical zoom with the maximum pixels. So anyway if you go the Kodak (KODAK Digital Cameras & Consumer Photography | Graphic Communications | Medical & Dental Imaging) web site you can get a refurbished Z710 (10X optical zoom, 7.0 mega pixel) camera (40% better resolution than mine) for $159.00. So you don’t have to spend a lot for a decent camera. Hope this helps a little. I always buy the refurbished stuff. Good luck!!

[stonyloam]

I just kept fooling around to see how close in I could get. Remember this was taken from about 3 feet away.

[Eightlegged]

Though I'm not taking photographs of snakes yet, I do take a lot of pictures of my other critters which are often very much smaller than snakes. I'll put up a photo album in a minute where you can see some shots.

The camera is a Fuji Finepix S5500, which is absolutely awesome stuff for little money.