Ruby Rod
Senior Member
After resisting going digital with every fiber of heart and soul, this is the camera that pushed me over the edge. It's an easy transition from film, and offers every feature I can imagine needing. There are cameras with lower noise and more pixels, but the name of the game here is getting the shots. This camera has the combination of long zoom, stabilization, and low shutter lag, to get shots that would otherwise be difficult or impossible. This group of goats would only hold a pose for a fraction of a second. It's a long zoom shot, and they won't wait for one to set up a tripod next to the busy road. Megazoom and stabilization nail it. Small file. I've also listed a test shot with color and resolution charts. Settings were "std", ISO was 100, and stabilization was off. 3X zoom and tripod. 2MB file direct from camera.
Problems:
A larger SD card is essential, and a spare battery close to it. The EVF and LCD are dim in low light situations, but this has yet to be a serious limitation. Noise can also be an issue in low light/high ISO situations, but no worse than high speed film grain under the same circumstances. The clock doesn't qualify as a fine timepiece- mine seems to gain a couple minutes a day. (added later- the accuracy of the clock seems to be improving)
Problems:
A larger SD card is essential, and a spare battery close to it. The EVF and LCD are dim in low light situations, but this has yet to be a serious limitation. Noise can also be an issue in low light/high ISO situations, but no worse than high speed film grain under the same circumstances. The clock doesn't qualify as a fine timepiece- mine seems to gain a couple minutes a day. (added later- the accuracy of the clock seems to be improving)
