Stephen Tisdale's Page

Thanks for stopping by :)

Hey Stephen, thanks for the visit. Yep that old camera still does the business, just not that often. CJ.

I really like it. I've had it when it was released and no problems so far - "knock on wood."

Positives - The viewfinder is my top love, image quality is excellent and MP size (I do like the 25 Megapixel for cropping), full frame, wider-angle than aps-c sensors like a700, shallow depth of field, the excellent screen on the back gets noticed by my friends all the time, great selection of lenses (was one of the reasons I got it).

Negatives: It's heavy but not more than the competition. It's a clunk loud on the shutter not a clean loud - if that makes sense. So the loudness gets noticed more. However it's only loud when it's silent around you, then people look. Lack of features or support of the lenses and camera from software vendors. I live in a humid environment and the big sensor attracts dust so needs cleaning every 6 months or more (I do it myself and the cover on the sensor is tough enough for careful cleaning). Lack of hardware accessories available for it like wireless strobe triggers etc etc.

Stephen, I don't regret buying the 10-20mm, it really opens up photography for you. I'd go for the f/4-5.6, unless you take a lot of low light pics. As more people join our group you should see what the lens is capable of.

Hello Stephen,
Thanks for your comments on my 'yellow' image. That's turning into one of my more popular images. We were definitely on the outside looking in.
I get to take a group of students back out to that site again in a few weeks, but this time they're going to let us inside a couple of the buildings. I've got mixed feelings about that, kinda spooky, but it should be fun.

Thank you for the welcome. I am sure I will enjoy the site and the company.

Hello Stephen :-) Welcome to PictureSocial.com!