Cankin Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 (edited) Thanks, I took many photos of that artifical falls until I got this good one. Inspired by Peter's on last page. Second picture is from my trip to Hong Kong last year. Edited April 20, 2012 by Cankin
mikeymad Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 My friend is in Hong Kong right now.. the iphone photos out the hotel window don't do it justice.. thanks.
Cankin Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 Gear aside, there not many days in a year that there are no smog or fog in HK
nikongod Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 My current digital P&S is starting to act up a bit so I'm looking for something new. I have a Canon S90 now, and I am leaning towards the Ricoh GR-IV as a replacement. Can anyone out there think of an alternative for me? My criteria are as follows - in order of importance. Small - I want something that will fit in my pocket. A little bigger than the S90 is OK, but a G12 is too big. VERY good image quality FAST AF/low shutter lag Very close close focus I don't *NEED* a zoom lens, but I'm not really opposed to one either. I value the close focus more highly than zoom. Any suggestions?
El_Doug Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 (edited) I know next to nothing about fancy cameras, but as far as P&S goes, my wife's Olympus XZ1 has incredibly fast focusing and looks spectacular in close range. Given the images I can get out of it, I'm sure it'd be incredible in the hands of someone who knows how to use it! Edited April 20, 2012 by El_Doug
blessingx Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 Have little to offer, but from just going through some testing myself I'll toss out the likely obvious - figure out how important your commonly used features are as a dedicated external switch/button v. menu system. Fortunately jumping in and out of macro is usually external (like on GR-IV). One thing I've learned from the LX5 is how much time I can save with external controls even in a P&S.
crappyjones123 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 I'm going to throw in a vote for a fuji x10. While a wee bit thicker than the s95, it focuses closer than the s95, shoots faster, better iq, slightly better dr. You could shoehorn it into a really big pocket...
VPI Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 The X10 has issues with the white blobs and the controls are annoying.
nikongod Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 Im thinking the X10 is also larger than I want. Fitting in an average pocket is pretty important. My S90 may have a little more life in it than I thought, so I'l just keep rolling it around in my head.
The Monkey Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 Ari, you are welcome to try out my LX-5 if you want.
crappyjones123 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Posted April 20, 2012 I don't know how much different the s95 is from the s90 but I'll have it with me in nyc in a few days if you want to play with that also.
blessingx Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 Ari, do you need RAW?And depending on workflow dual RAW/JPG record? Nice to not have to decide prior.
nikongod Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 Ari, you are welcome to try out my LX-5 if you want. I might take you up on that. Interested in a weekend day photo walk? I don't know how much different the s95 is from the s90 but I'll have it with me in nyc in a few days if you want to play with that also. I think they are pretty close. I looked around a bit and the Ken Rockwell review says that the S100 is way faster. Ken Rockwell likes nikon, he must be right And depending on workflow dual RAW/JPG record? Nice to not have to decide prior. Would prefer both. Im overly comfy with mostly using JPG and resorting to RAW when necessary.
TruBrew Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) I was thinking about buying the s95 or s100, but was not sure which one. I then started looking at the X10, and somehow ended up buying the X100. The LX-5 looks interesting as well. If I had some extra cash I might buy a LX-5 to use as a secondary travel camera. It would be nice to have a zoom. I would go with the X10, but all the problems I read about it having scared me off. Edited April 21, 2012 by TruBrew
agile_one Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 Ari ... I'm pretty happy with the s100 for walk around. Quite a nice step from the s90 in the same package. Have seen recently for as low as $374 via DealMac from Abe's and others.
Jon L Posted April 21, 2012 Report Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Neighbor's son at f/1.2 DZ3C1463 by drjlo1, on Flickr Edited April 21, 2012 by Jon L
jpelg Posted April 22, 2012 Report Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) ^That shot will mean a lot to him & his (now & future) family, many times, for many years to come. Edited April 22, 2012 by jpelg
Salt Peanuts Posted April 23, 2012 Report Posted April 23, 2012 Nikon 6mm f/2.8 fisheye for sale. http://www.graysofwestminster.co.uk/products/secondhand.php?cat1=3&pg=1
crappyjones123 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) A different kind of waterfall... Edited April 24, 2012 by crappyjones123
Jon L Posted April 24, 2012 Report Posted April 24, 2012 2-light setup, speedlite camera left and one behind bottle facing camera. DZ3C1584 by drjlo1, on Flickr
Cankin Posted April 25, 2012 Report Posted April 25, 2012 Mentioned to my brother once ages ago and now he got me this Billingham Hadley Large
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