[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Bill's Camera

[Bill Effros]

Ed,

I went to Tokyo and took those pictures.  I'm glad you took the time to 
look at them.  Pretty amazing, huh?

I had not owned the camera for long when I took the pictures.  I bought 
extra batteries for the camera because I leave the image stabilization 
on all the time.  This allows the camera to focus quickly, and there is 
little lag between pressing the button and taking the picture.  The 
pictures were all hand held--I didn't pack my tripod.  The compositions 
were constantly changing--at that distance a very small move puts the 
subject outside the frame.

I have kept the camera off my boat for the most part to protect it, but 
will bring it on board more this year as it has already paid for 
itself.  The type of image stabilization it uses does not correct for 
the rocking of the boat, just the jittering of hand held long shots. 

Not only is the lens sharp, it is also very fast.  It is an excellent 
camera.  The lens alone is worth the price.

Bill Effros

ed kroposki wrote:

>Bill:
>	Now tell me that you went to Tokyo and took those pictures.  If you
>were the one taking them, great demo.  However, are they the product of a
>professional demonstrating the best that the camera does?
>	I will be waiting for a New York City demonstration of the cameras
>ability.  Especially using the stabilization feature, that boater would have
>an inherent interest in seeing.
>	Now I hope that Ron is not making this anticipated voyage alone.
>Nevertheless, even if he is, I will ask that he will lock his tiller for a
>few minutes.  Then he can take us some demonstrations pictures using both
>the stabilization and telephoto.  That would permit us to see a real under
>marine conditions demonstration of the camera's features.
>	I am new to electronic cameras, but I think the day has come where
>their capture ability has exceeded the better 35mm SLRs.  I know that just a
>relatively inexpensive digital camera - under $200 - can do an acceptable
>job under varying conditions.  I took over 700 pictures over in the Ukraine
>with the digital that I bought just for the trip.  The result was acceptable
>for the purpose.  The biggest problem I had was waiting for the capture
>after the button was pressed.  Moving pictures that changed composition were
>tricky.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
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