On my sidebar

I put link of my photobucket album on the sidebar. In case someone wants to see how I see the world through shutter..:-)
Not the best picture though, but I put my best shots there.
Well, I shoot average hundreds of pics on one outing but only few are keepers. Still learning and learning.

a trip to Mitchell park last week

File size: 583188 bytes
File date: 2007:09:17 19:39:23
Camera make: Panasonic
Camera model: DMC-FZ50
Date/Time: 2007:09:17 13:47:52
Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Flash used: No
Focal length: 88.8mm (35mm equivalent: 748mm)
Exposure time: 0.0025 s (1/400)
Aperture: f/3.7
ISO equiv.: 100
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

Letting DSLR go

After countless nights pondering, thinking, considering and reconsidering..mostly financial wise and unwise..he he. I have come to a painful conclusion that i cannot afford a DSLR.
There are many reasons behind this decision. actually, I have enough budget to buy XTI or D40x or E410 with basic kit lens plus extra battery. but those packages alone would cost me around 800-900 dollar. What do i get? a very expensive camera with 18-55mm lens plus a spare battery and that’s it. But of course a very good camera IQ wise. good low light performance. virtually noise free image at all ISO, instant start up, almost no shutter lag and high continuous burst rate. I can go on with all the advantages of DSLR. but i won’t have telephoto, external flash, video recording capability, live view and tilting LCD which proved to be very useful when shooting above your head or very low or in such a difficult position that you cannot peek into the EVF. Well, my best option would be fz50. with just a bit over 900, i get a 10mp camera, 35-420mm focal range, plus 1.7 Tcon which will change my focal range to a whooping 714mm. i also get macro close up lens. in-camera image stabilizer. and external fully TTL flash. extra battery. it’s just plain simple. i will have to spend another 900 dollar if i want to get 400mm lens for DSLR. of course, image quality and the tiny sensor of FZ50 is no match to Canon CMOS sensor. but if I really think about it, it won’t be a problem. I can live with little bit noise on my pics. I’ve tried Nikon D40 low light performance, it was good. but Tamron 70-300mm at night and low light left nothing to be desired. I was waiting for a friend of mine to come back to AZ, because i want to see photo result of sigma 70-300mm. because If I buy DSLR I’m gonna get Sigma APO 28-300mm. very ideal for walk around lens. Well, I had chosen my path, I got my FZ50, with Olympus Tcon 1.7, Plus Raynox Micro Explorer. So far, I'm satisfied with it. I know the FZ50 limitation, and I know it's way beyond my skill for now. That's not a problem. However, deep down inside, I still long for a DSLR. Someday..maybe someday..:-)