By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6858) on Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 12:50 pm: |
Well at least for me. It was just introduced yesterday. The Canon IXUS 980. It's tiny, it focuses close, it's 14.7 megapixel, it has a Canon UW case, it's not a Sony, it's not folded optics and most importantly manual exposure control. The last has been a deal breaker for me. My Sony has it and I can not deal with not having it.
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By Glen Reem (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2847) on Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 2:01 pm: |
Add RAW to the wish list.
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By Denise K (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2111) on Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 6:49 pm: |
I don't see the price in any google search or when it will be for sale
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By Glen Reem (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2849) on Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 8:22 pm: |
Cecil's link is to one of the 'early announcements' for the big Photokina camera show in Germany next week. 'More information to follow.'
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6862) on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 7:36 am: |
Glen RAW would be nice but I doubt I would ever use it. The files are just to big and the wait to write times would kill me. I also do not see the big deal, oh you can tweak the white balance and this is different then adjusting the colors how?
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By John Gnann (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #118) on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 12:26 pm: |
Cecil, I have to agree with Glen. I didn't use RAW for years for the same reasons you cite (larger file size, longer write times), but after starting to use RAW, I could kick myself for waiting so long. Adjusting exposure and white balance are WAY different from just adjusting color. Photos that are shot in RAW but under/over exposed by a couple (or even several) stops can be made to look very acceptable. If all of your photos are already perfectly exposed, then you don't need RAW. If (like most of us) you sometimes miscalculate exposure, then adjustments in RAW can salvage lots of pictures that would otherwise get deleted.
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6870) on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 12:56 pm: |
May be so John, but I still doubt I will ever try it. There's no getting around my desire for a tiny camera and they are the least likely cameras to ever get RAW.
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By Glen Reem (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2850) on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 4:18 pm: |
When my daughters were young and declined to try new food I always annoyed them by pointing out that if they hadn't tried ice cream they still wouldn't know if they liked it. ;–))
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By sheila lewis (BonaireTalker - Post #11) on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 12:36 pm: |
wow, after reading this I know I really need help. im headed to bonaire 3rd week in october. I purchased a sealife DC800 Maxx and it didn't come with a photographer. I figured 2 flashes would be better so paid the extra money. my pics show every particles in the water and the image im shooting has too much flash. can someone tell me the best settings and how to adjust the flashes. Do the flash units need to be out to the side and if something is over 6 feet away how do I get the best shot without all the scatter? I know im asking a lot but I was hoping to bring some beautiful underwater images home.
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6873) on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 1:28 pm: |
Sheila, I'm not a believer in external flashes but I think the trick is to not light the water between you and the subject. You do this by aiming the flash off to one side so only the subject gets the light, not the water column.
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