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24-AUG-2007

Cheap Camera, Cheap Printer

Were you all hot and bothered about the Canon 40D and then had your bubble burst by the Nikon D300? I know I was...but I decided to put new camera purchases on hold and rediscover my Canon A610, a digicam gem that was sulking in the drawer. Took this with Auto White Balance, low sharpening, ISO 200, a few minutes ago, with window light. Slightly cropped, resized and sharpened only the in-focus areas and printed it with my Canon i860 printer on Red River Ultra Pro Satin paper. No fancy settings or profiles, just let the printer have control of the color. Shooting with digicams and cheap idiot-proof printers can be so satisfying. (Fuzzy area at lower left is light reflecting off the print.)

Canon PowerShot A610
1/20s f/4.0 at 7.3mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 31-Aug-2007 15:19
lovely. I am with you with your feelings.... was waiting for the new models to upgrade once they are released and now.... just need more time to sort out my thoughts. Making photos in the meantime is a good idea. Today I took my old EOS 30 (Elan 7e) out of the drawer, put new batteries in, loaded a Kodak Gold 100 negative film and went out into the sunshine.... Haven't had the camera in my hands for about 3.5 years now. Felt good :o)
Guest 31-Aug-2007 14:14
I've been out of the loop for awhile, but what is it about the Nikon 300D that has you fired up? The reviews seem similar to the 40D except that D-Lighting shadow highlight thing. I have not seen any sample shots of that in use, have you?
Debbi
Guest 25-Aug-2007 01:41
Very nice composition in this photo Isabel.
Graham Tomlin24-Aug-2007 20:02
are you getting a 40D?, what i cant work out is this, if the dollar is almost 2 to £1 and the 40D is $1299 in the US then why is the 40D £899 in the uk?, just a thought. lovely picture.
regards
Graham
Guest 24-Aug-2007 16:50
I think you should go for the D300
Ellie Kanary24-Aug-2007 16:28
It goes to show you that sometimes you don't need expensive equipment especially in the hands of a good operator...:-). Nice shot. I like the added touch of the towel that matches Louie's eyes too.
Ellie
Judith Barnett24-Aug-2007 16:03
What a great job it did nothe coptueing and printing. My Epson does good prints too but I see to have gone the way of Walgreens for anything I want permanent. It is only 3 minutes a way!
SAL Photography24-Aug-2007 16:03
Excelent result!
sal
Don Trust24-Aug-2007 16:01
I had the i860, and it really did a wonderful job on photos. Better than one would expect from a printer that only has 3 colors.

BTW, neat cat!
pemkid24-Aug-2007 15:58
Nice!
Deb