Sorry I didn't get to this earlier. I stayed on the salt until about 3 pm, drive home, moved files from my laptop, then...then...a buncha stuff.
Anyway, yes, Canon is my choice. Right now in the camera world, there are Canonites and Nikonians. I'm a Canonite, obviously. Tomorrow I'm gonna buy a 7D. The folks who bought posters and CDs and prints have allowed me to upgrade my primary camera. I'll move the 20D on to...somewhere and use the 40D as the backup/alternate lens camera.
To "get an average or better shot" you always have to work a little harder. Well, maybe a "better shot." Anyone can take decent shots now with point and shoot cameras. To get real good ones, you really have to work at it. I'm still learning. You wouldn't believe the learning curve I've had all year. It's been wonderful, yet real hard work...and required an open mind. That part was easy. With only 2 brain cells left, there was lots of room. :) Seriously, I've had a couple of very, very good people mentor me in many ways.
Back on the Canon Powershot thing, I think they're really great. Depending on which model you buy, you can get one the size of a cigarette pack that takes very good photos, to one that's almost as good as an entry level Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR.) They have many shooting modes for different types of occasions. Sports, landscape, portrait, etc. That's one thing the 7D doesn't have. It's a straight stick shift. Yeah, it's got an Auto mode, but in most cases, I prefer Aperture Priority.
So Larry, if ya look 'em over, you'll see a buncha confusing stuff...like the same body style sold with different color paint jobs. Big deal. And just to be fair, Nikon makes a good comparable series called the Coolpix:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_8_5?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nikon+coolpix&x=0&y=0&sprefix=nikonA friend got one as a gift and never really used it until he came out for Speed Week. He handed it to me and within minutes (using the manual) I was taking decent photos and transferring them to my computer, editing and printing them. Probably 20 minutes before I sent one to the printer. So the Nikonians have their own brand of good quality point 'n shoot cameras.
That's prolly enough babbling, but I'm gonna include a photo I shot yesterday...and maybe one I shot today that got me a CD order.
I shot the portrait oriented (vertical) shot of the Competition Coupe (2001 Chevy Cavalier, if ya bleeve it) when I saw the dramatic clouds covering the sky. Something I've learned this year. The owner loved it. I'm gonna put together some contact sheets and we'll make out a deal cuz I didn't get enough of his car to make it worth my usual CD price....cuz they had a fire when they lost a turbo and took 2 days to rebuild it.
The other one was a "glamour shot" of a lakester named "Spirit of St. Louis" cuz the owner/driver (a Dane) is from the Lindberg family and his grandmother was a cousin of the American Charles Lindberg. I kinda lucked into that one cuz our friend Jim Halliday ended up being their cook, then crew member and I stopped by to get some shots before I left and before I knew it we were doing a photo shoot. They paid me in cash after seeing the shot where the lines of the mountains almost match the lines of the car and then I showed 'em my portfolio (great idea, Mary) and then they were handing me money. I can live with that. :)
I wonder if I can squeeze one more shot in here. Same car, but Jim almost seems like he's moving. :) Maybe it was that extra cup of coffee. :) It was shot before dawn as people were getting things together and he was cleaning up a gear oil spill with kitty litter. Not bad for a 1/4 second shot on a monopod. The IS (Image Stabilization) on my 18-200 EF-S lens is real nice.
Enuff. Time for bed. Ray At 06:38 AM 10/11/2009, you wrote:
Ray, is the canon the best route to go? I take it that is your opinion from the response below. We really liked our Canon that was stolen out of our car, then I bought a Panasonic. It works well but is not near the easy to use camera the canon was and it seems you havetpo try a little harder to get an average or better shot.Sent from my Treo? Pro on the Now Network? from Sprint® ---------- From: Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 9:46 PM To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [elky] Re: DIGITAL CAMERAS:Larry, I'm not sure what ya mean by reasonable. But...if ya go to amazon.com and search for Canon Powershot. There are several (many) versions from like $200 to $500. Here's a search string: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_6?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=canon+powershot&x=0&y=0&sprefix=canon +Let me know what price range suits your needs and we can narrow things down a bit.Ray At 07:19 PM 10/10/2009, you wrote:My old Olympus Digital camera has gave up the ghost. We could use a new one.Does anyone know what is a good Digital Camera that comer's with new software at a reasonable price and ware would get it from??Thank You. Larry Wright
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