with the need for these babies
Canon Powershot SX200
Lumix LX3
I've always had a partiality towards photography. You can turn your photography curiosity into a career with a mfa degree. Memories only last as long as the presence of the feelings that are their safekeepers. I've had my eye on these three for some time now. My first ever camera was an Olympus which was a pretty fantastic deal for a beginner as all I had to do was point and shoot. The moment I later picked up my Canon Powershot A550, my love affair with Canon started.
As can be seen, my choice camera is still one from Canon. I can't say I don't want a DSLR. Who doesn't?? Since I can't see myself lugging around a giant camera complete with its entourage of bulky paraphernalia everywhere I go, I've decided to settle for one that's a compact but with the liberalisation of manual settings.
I found the perfect compromise in both the Canon Powershot SX200 and the Lumix LX3. Both have equal appeal. I was leaning towards Lumix due to rave reviews on their Leica lenses and considering the fact that the LX3 is the chosen compact camera for pros. The wider angle lenses (23mm as opposed to the more common 25mm found in compacts) also hold great appeal. Boo factor? 2.5x optical zoom.
The Canon Powershot on the other hand is fab because it offers manual configurations and also boasts a fantastic 12x optical zoom. Boo factor? The flash which pops up whether or not its in use once the camera is switched on. Although the fact that it's mechanised instead of spring loaded (meaning it doesn't pop up like a Jack in a box) is way cool, but knowing clumsy old me I'm bound to get my fingers in the way. Both cameras are able to film videos in HD mode.
The SX200 comes in 3 colours : red, blue and black. The LX3 comes in silver and black. I'm going with black on both counts. Sleek and sexy. Tis my favourite colour. I'm morbid so sue me :P
As is obvious, I'm very attracted to the whole pop up flash deal. It's so......retro. Pop up flashes gives the added distance from flash to lens which greatly reduces red eye and noise. I love the squarish designs on both. Old school is the way to go!
The LX3 will enable me to play around with bokeh effects!! Oh bokeh bokeh, I so wanna do you !! But sticking to and trusting my previous relationship with Canon, I'm most probably going for the SX200 although the LX3 has been known to produce really awesome pictures !
The Canon Ixus 100is is there just for the eye candy factor. I'm not reallly into 'girly' cameras but once again the squarish design caught my attention. It's one of the slimmest Ixus to date and also one of the most affordable if you take in mind its specs and the brand's infamously exorbitant prices.
Oh gosh, that was one geeky post .... Next one on fashion or shoes !! =p
Oops, almost left this out. Today's Smile-Inducer : The Climb by Miley Cyrus.
Gotta love the lyrics to this one
I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"
Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on
'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody's gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb, yeah!
Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith, baby
It's all about, it's all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa
5 comments:
wow looks like you're a big fan of zoom, just like my mum.
anyway, told you you're a geek haha
Haha..I'm a converted fan after being caught in endless situations whereby a fantastic zoom would have been nice. Besides, its human nature to prefer larger numbers :P Except when it pertains to debts... hehe
I'm N-O-T a geek... *denial
haha
well using long focal length is not easy without tripod or some kind of decent image stabilisation (and i seriously doubt the ability of point-and-shoot camera's IS implementation)
still, having it up one's sleeve is never redundant
hmm....u'd be surprised at the quality of some of these 'compacts'. Check out the link for Daily Dose of Imagery : http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/
Some of the pics there were captured using the LX3.
Serious piece of work there. I'd have to say though that I find it harder to get a steady image with a pro cam...maybe I just don't have really steady hands...:P It's true though that extensive zooms tend to blur out the quality of images.
wow nice site with lots of nice pics. i think the owner uses a Canon EOS 5D Mark II as his (or her) main camera, and an LX3 as a backup or more mobile unit.
i'm not saying PnS aren't good. i'm just saying i don't trust their image stabilisation. my 3MP Nikon is like 7-years-old but the image quality is still good enough for my blog =D
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