Comments on: A serious difference of opinion.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:47:28 +0000

Yeah, Ove. Let’s just say that it is a camera that would alllow, no force, your artistic side to come through. However, it’s better than no camera at all … I think.

By: Ove

Ove — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:58:04 +0000

That must indeed be the crappiest camera ever… It can still be usable in an artistic way, though.
I have been using my SonyEricsson cybershot mobile for snaps lately, and it actually performs pretty well in daylight. Haven’t tried sunsets, and will probably not do that either. I would feel terribly handicapped if I only had this one to rely on.

By: Andreas Manessinger

Andreas Manessinger — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:04:55 +0000

Oh yes, the darn reds

Recently there were several threads over at the Nikon forum on Photo.net, always people complaining about red flowers burning out in the reds.

Same problem here. Francisco Disilvestro made a quite convincing argument for using a huge color space like ProPhoto RGB. I have tried it myself and found that he is right. It helps. It won’t help with totally blown reds, i.e. it can’t bring information back that has never been there in the first place, but it certainly helps and I use it now.

As to camera phones, no, I don’t use them. The best camera is the one that I have with me, and that is my D300. Always

By: Anita Jesse

Anita Jesse — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:19:46 +0000

I have the older generation G7 and I would agree that there should be a Canon in your future. You will love the convenience, and that Nikon can handle the jolt. It will keep it on its toes.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:09:23 +0000

Sometimes the best camera that you have are your eyes and memory. Might fade – but as long as it lasts it might bring you more joy than any time wasted on a cellphone”camera”…

By: Don

Don — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:45:38 +0000

Great pictures to go with a wonderful story.

By: Chuck Boyd

Chuck Boyd — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:14:39 +0000

No, you’re not the only one. I have a Tracfone on my left hip that just makes phone calls but, because I use less than 200 minutes A YEAR, this is all the phone I need.

On my right hip is my Canon SD850. Two weeks in Ireland and Germany produced 1700 pretty darn good pictures. When I reach for my camera…it’s always there.

I quit the megapixel race. Mine has 8.1 and I shoot a large file, with superfine definition.

An alternative firmware called CHDK is installed on my memory card. It purports to fill a gap between my handy dandy and the much larger DSLRs. We’ll see.

Thanks for your great blog and pictures.

By: Ray K

Ray K — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:06:11 +0000

G9 is the only Canon in a Nikon home (kept in a separate room)

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:02:50 +0000

Well, my camera phone is tre’ crappe’ It maxes out at 1024 x 768. That’s not even 1 megapixel, is it? I seem to be the only guy in town that has a cellphone that is, for the most part, just a cellphone!

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:59:12 +0000

Ray, it certainly was a Matrix moment. I didn’t know who to believe … myself or the camera. Maybe a G9 ,10, or 11 is in my future, though I don’t know about bringing a Canon into the house. My Nikon already went belly-up one time!