natureboy
Leading Member
The Mavica mvc-cd500 is a strangely under- rated camera and dosen't seem to be selling that well and may die a death at Sony.Maybe I am biased but I think it will become a collectible item.
That being said it is an excellent camera for macro photography due to its shorter Zeiss 102mm equivalent zoom.This also an ideal size for portraiture
I have rectified the telephoto capability with an Olympus TCON-17 and this works well.
It is also great in the field or travelling as I can buy over a gigabytes worth of imation mini cd-r for AUD$7.OO ,which means a lot of shooting(approx 1100!) without having to download or buy expensive cards etc.The images arrive out of the camera already backed up onto disc,so very little risk of losing a shot.
It is also an excellent infrared camera-allowing IR shots in all modes,not just night mode as is the case with 717's and 828's.ISO sensitivity only extends to 400 however it is excellent in low light-higher speed appears almost unnecessary.I do a lot of shooting with a tripod ,or a rice bag at the very least, so this is not a real concern.
It's also quite tough-initial fears centered around the delicacy of the cd burner etc-i am happy..well not exactly happy,to say that it has survived two drops-once outside onto the ground and another sickening accident when my
tripod head snapped and it fell over six feet onto concrete.It started up immediately and works fine,not even a casing scratch or dead pixel to show for it.
Problems:
No problems.
That being said it is an excellent camera for macro photography due to its shorter Zeiss 102mm equivalent zoom.This also an ideal size for portraiture
I have rectified the telephoto capability with an Olympus TCON-17 and this works well.
It is also great in the field or travelling as I can buy over a gigabytes worth of imation mini cd-r for AUD$7.OO ,which means a lot of shooting(approx 1100!) without having to download or buy expensive cards etc.The images arrive out of the camera already backed up onto disc,so very little risk of losing a shot.
It is also an excellent infrared camera-allowing IR shots in all modes,not just night mode as is the case with 717's and 828's.ISO sensitivity only extends to 400 however it is excellent in low light-higher speed appears almost unnecessary.I do a lot of shooting with a tripod ,or a rice bag at the very least, so this is not a real concern.
It's also quite tough-initial fears centered around the delicacy of the cd burner etc-i am happy..well not exactly happy,to say that it has survived two drops-once outside onto the ground and another sickening accident when my
tripod head snapped and it fell over six feet onto concrete.It started up immediately and works fine,not even a casing scratch or dead pixel to show for it.
Problems:
No problems.