I have one of these. Not as good as a DSLR but good enough for what I use it for. Excellent optics, in any case. I wish it had a bulb setting, though. I guess you have to go to a DSLR for that.
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I have one of these. Not as good as a DSLR but good enough for what I use it for. Excellent optics, in any case. I wish it had a bulb setting, though. I guess you have to go to a DSLR for that.
Diggin' the cam thus far (more to come). Went for a walk at work today and got a few shots that I'll probably post to my Flickr account.
Wife closed the garage door before I was ready, so I opened it back up and got this shot.
http://www.westton.com/misc/SX30-3.jpg
Me: "They wuz talking 'bout a picture takin' thang on them interwebs."
Her: "You bought it didn't ya."
Me: "Uhhh..Yep"
Should arrive 10/21.
:yes:
rot
Doin' my part to keep the economy running. :rofl:
'Course, I'll feel guilty if y'all don't like it a lot. So far, I'm pleased. A DSLR it ain't, but for a higher-end point-n-shooter, I'm not disappointed.
Took it out for an hour's walk at the Two Ponds Wildlife Refuge this morning. If you're looking for wildlife, I didn't see any -- Two Ponds is the smallest Wildlife Refuge in the system and the fun part is closed this time of year. Took my D80 too (70-300mm VR lens) for some comparison shots. D80 was underexposing, go figure. Posted a few to Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tatanka/ Flickr also has a growing SX30 group with some interesting shots (pretty good photo site - you can join for free).
Need to hear how Jim's doing with his.... ;)
Haven't had much time with it, but I like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kf0rt
Now I can take just a camera with me to family gatherings. Before, I was always having to change the lens between the normal one and the telephoto. I would always seem to have the wrong one on the camera when an opportune shot would come along. This should fix that problem nicely.
There is one quirk to it that I haven't delved into just yet. It seems to not want to run in HD video mode (recording) for more than about 22 minutes at a time. I have a 16GB SDHC card in it, so I doubt it's a space problem.
I should probably spend some time with the manual....
Not to worry man. I had a Fuji that went dead on boot last spring so it just sits there. Been spending some time on Sunday shooting at the Iceplex during hockey practice. My son plays sled hockey and has a very expressive face..so maybe I can grab a moment of angst on his face through his gear.:lol:Quote:
'Course, I'll feel guilty if y'all don't like it a lot. So far, I'm pleased. A DSLR it ain't, but for a higher-end point-n-shooter, I'm not disappointed.
Anyway, I have been using the Minolta 303si. I shot the roll and some guy wanted me to shoot his son...out of film I felt like a POS.
Puck that.
:-D
rot
Here's what the book says:Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ3N
Recording will automatically stop when the clip file size reaches 4 GB, or when the
recording time reaches 29 minutes and 59 seconds when shooting in 1280, and
approximately 1 hour when shooting in 640 or 320.
Recording may stop even if the maximum clip length has not been reached on some
memory cards. SD Speed Class 4 or higher memory cards are recommended.
Your kid needs a helmet cam... that would be cool. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by rot
Yeah, read that this morning. I'll have to lower the resolution to get more time. Bummer....Quote:
Originally Posted by kf0rt
Or stop and restart once in awhile. Can't say I understand the reasoning behind that particular limitation, but I don't shoot video much. What are you shooting that requires 20+ minutes non-stop? <insert pr0n joke here>Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ3N