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Got the 7Hi recently. Is it for keep? Need your help.

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I'm using a 7i, not the H. I am VERY please with it. I to had problems to begin with. I was having a lot of out of focus shots. Most of them were just me trying to push the envelope too hard until I learned what the camera could do. Once I figured it out, things changed a lot. I STILL am not very good but I'm getting better. If I could ask for one thing one of these days it would be for a camera that would have a noiseless speed of about 1200. THAT would make my day!!!!!
BritishBeef said:
Hi Philip.

I've had my 7Hi for about 4 months and am extremely pleased with
it. At first I was bitterly dissapointed with images taken with it
compared to my previous Dimage 5. It would seem that the 7Hi needs
more user input and thought than the D5. After a bit of practice I
have taken shots far better than those of the D5. Look at my
galleries for examples:
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
I think that whatever camera you get, there will always be another
superior camera on the horizon. I'm tempted by the Digital Rebel
but while I'm taking shots like I am at the moment, I can wait. The
7Hi is a fantastic camera and well worth persevering with.
Hope this helps.

Regards,

Geoff.
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http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
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Scotsman, that would make my day too so lets hold hands and dream on...
Scotsman said:
BritishBeef said:
Hi Philip.

I've had my 7Hi for about 4 months and am extremely pleased with
it. At first I was bitterly dissapointed with images taken with it
compared to my previous Dimage 5. It would seem that the 7Hi needs
more user input and thought than the D5. After a bit of practice I
have taken shots far better than those of the D5. Look at my
galleries for examples:
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
I think that whatever camera you get, there will always be another
superior camera on the horizon. I'm tempted by the Digital Rebel
but while I'm taking shots like I am at the moment, I can wait. The
7Hi is a fantastic camera and well worth persevering with.
Hope this helps.

Regards,

Geoff.
--
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
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BritishBeef,

Love your gallery and it's simply estatic. Your name suggested some hunky british man but none there. HA! Ha!

Thanks for sharing it does the 7Hi proud.
BritishBeef said:
Hi Philip.

I've had my 7Hi for about 4 months and am extremely pleased with
it. At first I was bitterly dissapointed with images taken with it
compared to my previous Dimage 5. It would seem that the 7Hi needs
more user input and thought than the D5. After a bit of practice I
have taken shots far better than those of the D5. Look at my
galleries for examples:
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
I think that whatever camera you get, there will always be another
superior camera on the horizon. I'm tempted by the Digital Rebel
but while I'm taking shots like I am at the moment, I can wait. The
7Hi is a fantastic camera and well worth persevering with.
Hope this helps.

Regards,

Geoff.
--
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
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Philip,

The soft edges of branches is most apparent when the branches are dark against a light sky. I'm not in a position to compare my results with those of a high-end SLR. I do know that, for some of the pictures in my online album, I didn't have the best lighting (or I didn't select the best angles). For now, I'm extremely happy with the 7Hi, although some day, I'm sure, I'll get a DSLR.

--Scott
Philip Ong said:
I love your photos taken with the 7Hi but some of them are rather
soft eg of branches in the background. Obviously I cannot blame the
photographer for that as your photos clearly show alot of
creativities? Would the same photo be better with a Canon rebel or
some other high end SLRs? Having said that a good camera does not
make a good photo but in the hands of a pro. It can be turned into
price winning photo for sure
ScottFromUtah said:
I also recently bought a 7Hi (for $600) and have now taken a little
more than 1000 shots (most of them just to test features, not to
actually produce quality photos). After joining this forum, which
seems 95% A1 and only 5% 7x and other Minolta cameras, I started
wondering about my decision. I've now quit second guessing my
choice. There will always be a camera $200 better than the one I
own, with about $200 worth of additional features. For my needs,
the 7Hi is fabulous. Take a look at what many of the photographers
on this forum have produced with their 7x cameras and you'll agree
that its more about the photographer. As you can see from my
pictures ( http://www.pbase.com/scottfromutah , skip the underwater
pictures), any problem is with me not with the camera.

--Scott

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Geoff,

I just love your pictures (I've seen some of them before from other message threads). The colors are so brilliant and the compositions are wonderful. How much post processing have you typically done on these pictures?

--Scott
BritishBeef said:
Hi Philip.

I've had my 7Hi for about 4 months and am extremely pleased with
it. At first I was bitterly dissapointed with images taken with it
compared to my previous Dimage 5. It would seem that the 7Hi needs
more user input and thought than the D5. After a bit of practice I
have taken shots far better than those of the D5. Look at my
galleries for examples:
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
I think that whatever camera you get, there will always be another
superior camera on the horizon. I'm tempted by the Digital Rebel
but while I'm taking shots like I am at the moment, I can wait. The
7Hi is a fantastic camera and well worth persevering with.
Hope this helps.

Regards,

Geoff.
--
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
Click to expand...
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Do not take counsel of your fears.
 
ScottFromUtah said:
I just love your pictures (I've seen some of them before from other
message threads). The colors are so brilliant and the compositions
are wonderful. How much post processing have you typically done on
these pictures?

--Scott
BritishBeef said:
Hi Philip.

I've had my 7Hi for about 4 months and am extremely pleased with
it. At first I was bitterly dissapointed with images taken with it
compared to my previous Dimage 5. It would seem that the 7Hi needs
more user input and thought than the D5. After a bit of practice I
have taken shots far better than those of the D5. Look at my
galleries for examples:
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
I think that whatever camera you get, there will always be another
superior camera on the horizon. I'm tempted by the Digital Rebel
but while I'm taking shots like I am at the moment, I can wait. The
7Hi is a fantastic camera and well worth persevering with.
Hope this helps.

Regards,

Geoff.
--
http://www.pbase.com/britishbeef/galleries
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Do not take counsel of your fears.
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Scot,

Could the soft edge be due to camera shakes. The A1 would have eradicted that problem, wouldn't it? It appears to me the A1 is getting more and more desirable.
ScottFromUtah said:
The soft edges of branches is most apparent when the branches are
dark against a light sky. I'm not in a position to compare my
results with those of a high-end SLR. I do know that, for some of
the pictures in my online album, I didn't have the best lighting
(or I didn't select the best angles). For now, I'm extremely happy
with the 7Hi, although some day, I'm sure, I'll get a DSLR.

--Scott
Philip Ong said:
I love your photos taken with the 7Hi but some of them are rather
soft eg of branches in the background. Obviously I cannot blame the
photographer for that as your photos clearly show alot of
creativities? Would the same photo be better with a Canon rebel or
some other high end SLRs? Having said that a good camera does not
make a good photo but in the hands of a pro. It can be turned into
price winning photo for sure
ScottFromUtah said:
I also recently bought a 7Hi (for $600) and have now taken a little
more than 1000 shots (most of them just to test features, not to
actually produce quality photos). After joining this forum, which
seems 95% A1 and only 5% 7x and other Minolta cameras, I started
wondering about my decision. I've now quit second guessing my
choice. There will always be a camera $200 better than the one I
own, with about $200 worth of additional features. For my needs,
the 7Hi is fabulous. Take a look at what many of the photographers
on this forum have produced with their 7x cameras and you'll agree
that its more about the photographer. As you can see from my
pictures ( http://www.pbase.com/scottfromutah , skip the underwater
pictures), any problem is with me not with the camera.

--Scott

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Howard said:
Phillip,

I own the D7Hi and take professional pictures with that camera. I
looked at the A1 but the camera is actually to small for me to
handle the controls comfortably.
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The 2 cam's are of identical size, but You can get a vertical grip for the
A1, making it much more comfortable than a D7xx.

As for the 828, think about
Howard said:
trying to hand hold two pounds of camera in low light versus the
one pound D7Hi or A1. The weight makes a difference.
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In My opinion a heavy camera gives more stability than a light one!
(this is off course without the benefit of AS in the A1)

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Sundance
 
Philip,

The soft edge could indeed be due to the camera shakes. That part of A1 is extremely attractive to me. The soft edge is also partially due to file size reduction; I went back and looked at my originals, taken in JPEG File, and they look a little cleaner.

If I could swap my 7Hi and $300 for an A1, I'd do it. So jump while you can if you're leaning in that direction and you have the cash.

--Scott
Philip Ong said:
Could the soft edge be due to camera shakes. The A1 would have
eradicted that problem, wouldn't it? It appears to me the A1 is
getting more and more desirable.
ScottFromUtah said:
The soft edges of branches is most apparent when the branches are
dark against a light sky. I'm not in a position to compare my
results with those of a high-end SLR. I do know that, for some of
the pictures in my online album, I didn't have the best lighting
(or I didn't select the best angles). For now, I'm extremely happy
with the 7Hi, although some day, I'm sure, I'll get a DSLR.

--Scott
Philip Ong said:
I love your photos taken with the 7Hi but some of them are rather
soft eg of branches in the background. Obviously I cannot blame the
photographer for that as your photos clearly show alot of
creativities? Would the same photo be better with a Canon rebel or
some other high end SLRs? Having said that a good camera does not
make a good photo but in the hands of a pro. It can be turned into
price winning photo for sure
ScottFromUtah said:
I also recently bought a 7Hi (for $600) and have now taken a little
more than 1000 shots (most of them just to test features, not to
actually produce quality photos). After joining this forum, which
seems 95% A1 and only 5% 7x and other Minolta cameras, I started
wondering about my decision. I've now quit second guessing my
choice. There will always be a camera $200 better than the one I
own, with about $200 worth of additional features. For my needs,
the 7Hi is fabulous. Take a look at what many of the photographers
on this forum have produced with their 7x cameras and you'll agree
that its more about the photographer. As you can see from my
pictures ( http://www.pbase.com/scottfromutah , skip the underwater
pictures), any problem is with me not with the camera.

--Scott

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