MDKIRK098
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Hello everyone!
I’ve been lurking around the Sony forum for the last few weeks to get some info on the F717. I currently own a Fuji S602 (since last summer) and to be quite honest… have not been all that impressed with it. Yes, it does have a nice zoom, is very fast for speed shots along with the other “bells & whistles”. However, indoor shot quality is far less than stellar (IMO) and in general the shots just don’t have that zing that I had hoped for. I am certainly not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination – I don’t know an F-stop from a bus stop and don’t want to at this point in time. Sure, I’ve fiddled around with the manual settings on the camera and yeah -- have gotten some great pictures (and ALOT of just.. bizzare other ones but that is just something I don’t want to have to do every single time I take a pic as it ruins the fun of just taking a picture!!
With that said, I went out and bought a F717 yesterday at Circuit City (matched CompUSA’s sale price!) and brought that bad boy home and have been snapping pictures ever since. All I can say is !!!!! WOW !!!!! It is just about impossible NOT to take a wonderful picture! I’ve done side by side comparison shots (nothing scientific!) with the help of a friend and I have to say that this is one sweet camera. I like taking a lot of indoor pictures and it seemed that the Fuji, short of having a 10,000 watt light bulb in the room, just wouldn’t focus whereas the Sony locked on 99.9% of the time. (Side note… the holo laser focus assist is pretty darn freaky at first until you get used to it!) The out door pictures I have taken are superb as the color seems spot on, the focus is great and the pics have that “pizzazz” that I couldn’t get with the Fuji. I'm actually looking forward to taking pictures again!!
The only immediate negative thing that I would have to say about the camera is the smallish button in the center of the arrow keys on the back – rather difficult to press it just the right way but other than that… the size or shape of it doesn’t bother me that much. Sure, it is an odd-shaped beastie (and already has gotten quite a few looks from people!) but it feels solid and IMO isn't a burden to hold while taking pictures if you are used to a larger camera in general.
Sorry for the long post everyone but I am just so incredibly happy that an average F-STOP clueless person like myself can once again take great pictures!!! Thanks to everyone for posting the information that they do on here as y'all have alot of information to offer and it is certainly appreciated by individuals like myself! Who knows, maybe if I read enough on here I may try to learn about that F-Stop thingee (GRIN!)
Mike
(Now, if they would just come out with an MSPRO compact flash adapter for my portable storage.. be in HOG HEAVEN!)
I’ve been lurking around the Sony forum for the last few weeks to get some info on the F717. I currently own a Fuji S602 (since last summer) and to be quite honest… have not been all that impressed with it. Yes, it does have a nice zoom, is very fast for speed shots along with the other “bells & whistles”. However, indoor shot quality is far less than stellar (IMO) and in general the shots just don’t have that zing that I had hoped for. I am certainly not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination – I don’t know an F-stop from a bus stop and don’t want to at this point in time. Sure, I’ve fiddled around with the manual settings on the camera and yeah -- have gotten some great pictures (and ALOT of just.. bizzare other ones but that is just something I don’t want to have to do every single time I take a pic as it ruins the fun of just taking a picture!!
With that said, I went out and bought a F717 yesterday at Circuit City (matched CompUSA’s sale price!) and brought that bad boy home and have been snapping pictures ever since. All I can say is !!!!! WOW !!!!! It is just about impossible NOT to take a wonderful picture! I’ve done side by side comparison shots (nothing scientific!) with the help of a friend and I have to say that this is one sweet camera. I like taking a lot of indoor pictures and it seemed that the Fuji, short of having a 10,000 watt light bulb in the room, just wouldn’t focus whereas the Sony locked on 99.9% of the time. (Side note… the holo laser focus assist is pretty darn freaky at first until you get used to it!) The out door pictures I have taken are superb as the color seems spot on, the focus is great and the pics have that “pizzazz” that I couldn’t get with the Fuji. I'm actually looking forward to taking pictures again!!
The only immediate negative thing that I would have to say about the camera is the smallish button in the center of the arrow keys on the back – rather difficult to press it just the right way but other than that… the size or shape of it doesn’t bother me that much. Sure, it is an odd-shaped beastie (and already has gotten quite a few looks from people!) but it feels solid and IMO isn't a burden to hold while taking pictures if you are used to a larger camera in general.
Sorry for the long post everyone but I am just so incredibly happy that an average F-STOP clueless person like myself can once again take great pictures!!! Thanks to everyone for posting the information that they do on here as y'all have alot of information to offer and it is certainly appreciated by individuals like myself! Who knows, maybe if I read enough on here I may try to learn about that F-Stop thingee (GRIN!)
Mike
(Now, if they would just come out with an MSPRO compact flash adapter for my portable storage.. be in HOG HEAVEN!)
