SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted February 12, 2008 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 12, 2008 Me too! That can be confusing, can't it... Link to post Share on other sites
Kingofmyrrh 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 yoiks, did it change the name of the whole thing? Can't be messing with 77 pages of effort! Err, anyway, if anyone else has anything to say about the camera... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 it did indeed! Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 not sure about the g9 but the g7 has a delay when you take the picture. I took a bunch of photos and I either got the guy a split second before takeoff or on the landing. Link to post Share on other sites
OkemoLoon 0 Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 I to am in need of a new compact. I have been scoping the Olympus stylus models. I need something I can more or less beat the shit out of and I am rough on my stuff. The waterproof and shock proof abilities make them desirable for me. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I have the olympus, and it is good, but as most compacts, it also has a lag. That makes it a bitch to get good action shots. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I think I'm going to need a new compact too. That D9 looks nice. I haven't seriously started looking yet, though. When I do I'll check out the others too.... Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom Raspberry Blower 0 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I have a D9. Takes good pictures. (Is all this D9 talk allowed in this Nikon thread?) Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 No! Link to post Share on other sites
OkemoLoon 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Chodaboy and I go to Akihabara to check out cameras only to find that the Olympus camera I want is not even offered in Japan, its only out in the states. WTF is that about? and more than that the models that they do offer here I can buy for cheaper back in the states, again WTF? The model I want is the 1030 SW. Im going to have to import a Japanese camera to japan. WTF? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 thanks PRB. good to hear. Nikon thread? I don't see that in the title.... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 The states has a much bigger market and most camera things are much cheaper there than here. Memory, accessories etc. are all cheaper there. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Interesting that. When I went to the UK I was shocked at how expensive camera things were compared to Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Originally Posted By: Bushpig No! well said Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thank you. Someone has to be moderating this thread. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Bic Camera has the 24-70 N for 218,400. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? 12-24 for 228,000. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I've got a question for you guys What's the deal with ISO? My understanding is that ISO is the rating for film which realates to the amount of exposure required, but how does it relate to digital cameras? I just bought a simple point and shoot camera and it has some ISO settings and a shutter speed display. So does that mean I can take better photos of moving objects by adjusting the ISO setting? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 ISO is simply the level of sensitivity to light. So a higher ISO rating is more sensitive to light. Different materials for film produced this, and they simply set the sensor in the camera to take in more or less depending on the ISO setting. Of course the higher you go the more noise the shot pics up, so high ISOs are good for low light shooting where you can't open up the aperture any further to allow more light in but need more light without slowing the shot down too much, but will give you noisier shots the higher you go. Get it? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 So it means you can set a higher iso and then use it with a higher shutter speed to capture action shots a bit better minus the blur. There will be a trade-off in picture quality though. What kind of camera did you get Mantas? Some handle noise better than others. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 yeah back in the bad old days of film I used to use 200 for more choices in the shade. Man, those 400, 800 films were sooo expensive. The higher the number, the more light sensitive but the photochromatic coating was courser. So the results were grainier prints. Some shots really work with this effect. The ISO number on the digital camera is the "equivalent" in light sensitivity of the film. The graininess equivalent is the noise now. Noise being the sensor's capability to process the signal in fidelity. Compacts have small sensors compared to DSLRs, the noise would be greater in compacts because of the size and quality of the sensors. If you go to the D3, that is a full format sensor and the best yet from Nikon. The sample shots I've seen by he D3 at 3200 is just amazing. Very low noise and looked just like a normal (200) shot. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I was just remembering the days when I didn't take many photos as each one cost so many yen. Digital photography really is fantastic isn't it. Link to post Share on other sites
miller 1 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Recently I've been encountering a few battery issues. Mid-winter I thought it was the cold but now that things aren't as cold I don't think so. Sometimes when I turn the camera to ON it tells me I have a low battery (flashing/can't take photos), even when the battery I know is full. Sometimes it is ok. Seems like it might be a connection problems. Anyone else had this? My camera is still under guarantee so I might get it looked at because it is quite annoying. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 let your battery completely drain and then fully charge it. if that doesn't work send it in Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 don't fully drain a lithion-ion, it will go duff. NiMH yes, but not lithion-ion. I don't think the battery is covered anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 from wikipedia Lithium-ion batteries should not be frequently fully discharged and recharged ("deep-cycled") like Ni-Cd batteries, but this is necessary after about every 30th recharge to recalibrate any external electronic "fuel gauge" (e.g. State Of Charge meter). This prevents the fuel gauge from showing an incorrect battery charge.[14] Link to post Share on other sites
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