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03/12/2006 11:02:46 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
But wouldnt that run your battery out faster? |
Sure. But I have two battery packs, each good for about 4 hours of continuous "on" time. I have a recharger in my car as well, so when the one is replaced I can simply go plug it in. Also, it's not so difficult to switch sleep modes...if I know I need it to be on all the time, I switch it...when it's not necessary, I reset it and allow it to "sleep." Most of the time I shoot with a 2 minute sleep setting--when I anticipate an opportunity coming I press the shutter button 1/2 way and wake it up--heck, it takes me a minute to wake my brain up, anyway. |
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03/12/2006 11:11:08 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
Originally posted by hsteg:
But wouldnt that run your battery out faster? |
Sure. But I have two battery packs, each good for about 4 hours of continuous "on" time. |
I have a battery grip on mine which runs two batteries. I've never had it even give a low battery warning during a wedding. I also have 2 more battery packs at the ready just in case! |
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03/12/2006 11:25:45 AM · #28 |
| What's with the new trend in P&S cameras to have no viewfinder, juat a larger screen? Can people really hold the camera steady at arms length? What about people with bifocals, they'd have to hold the camera even further out? |
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03/12/2006 12:21:14 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
Sure. But I have two battery packs, each good for about 4 hours of continuous "on" time. |
I'm not putting down your camera, believe me, just saying that there are things about just about all cameras that people don't like...but it's not necessarilly wise to always say how you don't like it.
4 hours of continuous on-time isn't anything to brag about by the way. I had my d70 out for about 5 hours yesterday, on the whole time, took about 300 shots, and probably 300 shots in the past couple weeks and the battery is still going...these batteries are nothing to mess around with...like I said, I was just making the point.
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03/12/2006 12:39:32 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by deapee:
You want to talk about lag...if you're walking around with your 300d and it goes into 'sleep mode' then you pick it up to take a picture -- I think you have to wait FOUR seconds before it even starts to meter the shot...maybe it's a Canon thing? |
Yeah... I had a 300D loaner while waiting for my 20D, and "wake from sleep" was agonizingly slow. On the 20D and the 350xt it's virtually instantaneous, so it's not a problem anymore.
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03/12/2006 01:07:23 PM · #31 |
Look, other people's cameras work for their purposes. I just bought a relatively small DSLR D50 and am already kind of missing the portability of a point and shoot. I went to Mt. Bachelor the other week and while I was taking some great shots at the cabin, there was no way in hell I was going to stuff that big old DSLR under my jacket and go snowboarding with it, so I borrowed my buddy's little Coolpix point and shoot. Now I want a new ultra small P&S just for those occasions.
Also, why are people always coming up to you to show you their new cameras? People never do that to me. It seems a little odd, especially since everyone has one and they all pretty much look the same. I do pick up other peoples cameras and look at them, but that's just because I'm kind of nerdy like that.
Message edited by author 2006-03-12 13:15:25. |
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03/12/2006 01:19:08 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by KaDi:
Sure. But I have two battery packs, each good for about 4 hours of continuous "on" time. |
I'm not putting down your camera, |
I didn't think you were.
Originally posted by deapee:
4 hours of continuous on-time isn't anything to brag about by the way. |
I wasn't trying to brag...I was just pointing out that even with the camera on all the time there is sufficient battery power---since you asked if it ran the batteries down.
And, just to be clear, I don't tell people that I don't like their cameras...which I stated earlier. I DO think that the best camera is the one that works for you--whatever that is... |
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03/12/2006 01:28:36 PM · #33 |
| I think it's time everyone talk about politics here. |
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03/12/2006 01:30:59 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by petrakka:
I think it's time everyone talk about politics here. |
Democrats use point and shoots... lol |
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03/12/2006 01:37:02 PM · #35 |
Bought my wife a Pentax Optio S5Z for Christmass. She loves it and I find myself using it frequently as well. Minimal lag (except when using anti-red-eye which they all do) and quite good quality with more than adequate control of functions and modes.
All of the P&S cameras have improved considerably over the past few years but P&S and DSLR serve different needs. So what's the issue? |
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03/12/2006 02:33:27 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by KaDi:
since you asked if it ran the batteries down.
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Wasn't me that asked if it ran the batteries down, but I'm sure whoever asked that question was glad to see your response.
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