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Cory Photography with Tom and Pat Cory |
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Newsletter November 2005 |
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Cory Photography NEWSLETTER 16 October 31, 2005
In this edition you will find:
SLR-Style Digital Cameras Cleaning Digital Sensors Fall Foliage Upgraded Products Our schedule for 2006 Hunts Specials for our readers
Hello!
What strange weather, everywhere. But even with things being different than normal, fall is still a great time to be out with your camera.
We are down to our last workshop of the year which will be a day long workshop at the Ocoee Whitewater Center on November 5. We still have some spaces left so please let us know if you'd like to join us. The cost is $75. We will divide our time between lecture/slide shows about nature photography and photographing around the Whitewater Center which, with the late fall colors (we hope), may be quite nice.
And with the holidays just around the corner it's a good time to be making out a wish list just in case anyone asks you what you might like as a gift.
Have fun and be creative with your fall photography!
Tom and Pat
SLR-Style Digital Cameras
Many of us have been looking for a "second" digital camera that we can carry with us to back up our digital SLR and/or as a self-contained camera-lens unit that we can use when we don't want to carry a lot of equipment. Recently a number of the major digital camera companies have introduced SLR-style cameras, some complete with image stabilization and impressive focal ranges. These cameras are quite capable of producing professional results. The fixed zoom lenses help eliminate the "dirt on the sensor" problem that does to some degree plague cameras with interchangeable lenses. Image stabilization helps give your sharper images when you hand-hold the camera, albeit at the cost of battery life.
Our favorites among a bunch of quite good cameras:
* Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 An 8 meg camera with a 35mm-420mm(35mm equivalent) Leica Vario-Elmarit lens. Has a 55mm filter thread. Brand new, limited availability, and not inexpensive, but a nice piece of equipment.
* Fuji FinePix S9500 zoom. Very versatile 9 meg camera with integrated 28-300mm lens. We like the 28mm wide angle.
Other possible choices: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HI, Canon Powershot S2-IS, and Nikon Coolpix 8800.
Any down sides? Of course. In some cases auto focus can be slow, controls can be complicated, and digital noise can be a problem at higher ISOs. Overall, however, these cameras are quite capable. As always, try one out at your dealer before making a purchase and check to make sure the handling and results are satisfactory. lenses. |
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