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Out until 2:30 AM with my telescope. Shortsleeve temperatures all night and good viewing (though not for deep space.) Hoped club member with Canon 60Da would show as I really wanted to try a few DSOs as well as see how it picked up meteor streaks (though background IR may have played havoc with it, thanks to the heat.) Noshow on the 60Da, but plenty of Earth-grazing meteors (those with low entry angles) put on a colorful show. Expect more for the following week.
Crazy, man. Crazy.
Gary Yelland: the lens is not that fast, no gps, no wifi zoom range is ok but not stella, so to sell this one the images would have to be amazing and superfast startup and shoot time.
It's nice to see Nikon keeping the AA dream alive. I carry AA powered Point & Shooters frequently because they are small, light and the packs of spare NiMH cells I have for use with other devices I carry can be easily used when batteries run low. In a pinch you can find AA batteries pretty much anywhere in the world when traveling.
For the camer owner who has just about everything (they already want)
I know, it's a fashion thing. I can't go out without seeing someone in Camo tops or bottoms or shoes or carrying a pack, bag or purse with camo. In 10 years people will look back upon it as campy.
If you think a camo camera case is going to get you that one picture of a bird, you need to work on your patience and stalking more than anything else.
Nice, but for such a large resolution I'd expect a bit better. Some of those pictures remind me of the empty resolution of my 14MP P&S.
So Canon have put their toe in the CSC waters. Looks like a good enough entry level system for the masses who want something better than a crummy P&S, but don't want to spend big enough for a DSLR, also wanting something they can fit in a large purse or a book bag. I'm sure it will sell and people will be happy with it. Not my cuppa, but I'll not try comparing apples and oranges.
Now hold cheezburger and shmile!
Photomonkey: Instagram is truly photography but the question was "is it de-basing photography?"
I actually think it magnifies the fact that for many photography is picture -taking and cool filters/actions/effects.
It is a fad and fads will pass.
Good images will endure regardless of the lack of hip effects.
I'm almost certain the same questions arose among painters when they saw pen and ink drawings. Scandalous.
A few newpaper cartoonists took exception with web cartoonists in some similar manner.
Is it photography? Is it art?
Yeah, only the eye of the beholder can tell you. But truth to tell, a lot of what passes for photography never pretended to be art in the first place. Embrace, fight or ignore.
I see someone doesn't wait for Photokina to roll things out. Nice.
Rick Knepper: Nikon can run off 20 copies and that should cover everyone on earth who could afford one of these things.
and is strong enough to carry it any distance.. *GRUNT*
Maybe time to hire out a Lens Caddy.
"This looks like a long shot. Hmm. Boy, hand me my 800mm."
"We've been swindled, not a bloody lion all trip!"
Great pic!
So far it seems a competent camera.
Looks like a Keweenaw Peninsula shot, along Lake Superior. Possibly Eagle River.
Anyway, as a broad vacation shot it looks like it does the job adequately.
tkbslc: I find it ironic that so many tactless forum members are bashing these sample shots. Yet, when ever a new model comes out the forums are flooded with samples of canned goods, cats and boring planter boxes as "test images".
I agree. I need YOU to send me to Hawaii (or some other equally exotic locale) to take proper pictures to Wow the socks off everyone properly.
Great shot! 420mm with a 300mm lens?
I'm suddenly thirsty.
Miles of Riles: I've been ooh-ing and ahh-ing for some time now, changing my mind one day to the next, over a Panasonic Lumix GH2 and Canon EOS 600D, now i am thrilled to pieces that the 650D offers everything the 600D has plus the one thing i wanted from the Panasonic!
Only issue - currently out of my price range...anyone any ideas on how long it will be before the launch price drops some?
These are HOT so don't expect price drop any time soon.
Outstanding
eyeport: How exciting! Would be wonderful if this was for the whole world. ^^
The few.
The proud.
The few ...
Reilly Diefenbach: Your tax dollars at work. More welfare for the military industrial complex. I really don't think it's for shooting Yosemite.
I'm waiting for the 3D model to come out.
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