We have a new piece of kit thanks to a delivery on Monday by colissimo. For a while we've been considering buying a dSLR. After asking a number of people what camera they had and doing some research on consumer sites we came back to Canon--we still have a mothballed 35mm EOS.
We took advantage of an excellent offer which threw in a Canon PowerShot compact digital for free; and are now proud owners of a Canon EOS 500D with 80 - 135 zoom lens. It has more bells and whistles than a train station at peak rush hour!! So it will take a while to use it to its full potential. The instruction manual came in every EU language other than English -- just a bit of a challenge so Dutch and French will have to do.
So far we have pottered around taking some shots on the fully automatic --read idiot proof--setting. A few of the resulting images inspire some hope for the future....
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| fushia just starting to flower |
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| quince ripening |
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| view north to other side of Aigronne valley |
8 comments:
Have fun with your new camera. I recently bought a Panasonic TZ8. Not as fancy as your new toy, but sufficient for the use I'm making of it. Like you, I haven't gotten past the idiot-proof settings yet. BTW reading the manual in Dutch will be good excercise for you. Zo vergeet je niet hoe ons taaltje klinkt! :))
@Martine--en natuurlijk met een zachte 'g' :-) Gaat in ieder geval net iets vlugger dan in het frans!
Congratulations on your new toy. The first results are very good so I look forward to seeing many more. I've never passed the idiot proof settings on my Minolta Dimage Z5!
I do admire people who have a proper camera and know how to use it !! These pictures are lovely.
Fantastic pics Antoinette!
Have fun with your new camera,I look forward to seeing more.
geweldige camera! Frans heeft er ook zo eentje, misschien een beetje in de leer gaan bij hem als wij bij jullie logeren? ik heb een 1000D en weet ook nog lang niet alles...
Cool! I've been itching to go SLR for a couple of years now. I, too, have a mothballed Canon EOS, a Rebel, I think. Great lenses. Pretty much useless now.
@Jean--thanks! As for knowing how to use it....point and click right now ;-)
@Ida--goed idee! "bits & pieces" zijn min of meer gelijk aan onze 'oude' EOS maar toch een kwestie van wennen.
@Walt-- been uhmming and ahhing for a while now and finally took the plunge. It will be great to explore what it can do.
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