PHOTOGS: What camera do you use to take your pictures?

[jhannah]

JohnnyO, do a search on eBay. There are always lots of Memory Sticks listed.

'Vegas Jim

[brucejr]

I have lots of cameras, a point and shoot Fuji film camera, an old Pentax MEsuper film camera, a digital Canon A20 2 meg pixel with underwater housing which is a great point and shoot camera, and finally an Olympus C5050 with an Olympus underwater housing. I think the Canon cameras are just a bit better, but the Olympus housings are better and the C5050 is a fine camera. Together they are probably the most popular digital underwater combo.

I like the C5050 better than the newer replacement, the C5060 because the older camera has a 1.8 lens which is faster than the newer 2.8 lens. A faster lens is better for ambient light photography.

I agree that a tripod or monopod is essential for decent low light photos. Too bad this isn't practical underwater [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

I really like Digital photography. It has many benefits over film. You see exactly what you are photographing if you use the display. The cost per print is much lower as you print only the photos you want, not a whole roll to get the 2 good photos. The images are easy to edit and correct on your computer. Digital photos are easier to share over the internet.

The biggest downside is the shutter lag, or delay, between the time you push down the shutter button and when the camera takes the photo. This is because the camera has to focus and do some exposure computations before it can record the image. It is something you just have to get used to and plan accordingly.

Two bits of advice, rechargeable batteries are a must have for digital cameras, and get a couple of large memory cards.

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[starsjohn]

When looking at the rechargable AA cells, some of the new ones can supply up to 2300milliamps power which is better for digital cameras than the older 1800milliamp cells.

For photo processing on my 24 day Pacific Theatre cruise on the Pacific Princess, I am going to use a small Vaio 505 laptop with photoshop 7.0 for processing photos, Adobe photo Ablum 2 for display, Fuji software for RAW image transfer, backup storage via CD burner on the Vaio and an external Sony Vaio DVD burner. I will also make a mass storage backup on a Fastrak 80G hard drive that can read the Compact Flash memory cards direct. For astronomical image processing of two comets, I will use FITS file format software by Software Bisque and FIT-X with 32-bit processing via NASA.

Also, would highly recommend to all to obtain a UV or polarizer type filters for you cameras to protect the lens and cut the glare in in your photos. The polarizer will make the take glare of the Sun from objects resulting in bluer skies, greener plants, cuts reflections from glass, etc.

John

John

[PhotoMan]

I primarily use the Canon 10D, Fuji S2 or Kodak 14N, on our vacations. The Canon is my favorite, however. All those cameras are digital SLR's.
6.3 megapixels, 6.1 megapixels, and 13.8 megapixels, respectfully.

For those photos at dusk or night, I never use a polarizing filter. (It is a must during the day, though.)You can lose almost two stops with it, and since in the evening you need all the light you can get, I simply put it away.
On the Canon I primarely use a Canon 550ex Flash and a Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 lens, and Canon 28-70 2.8. Also a fixed 50mm 1.4.
On the Kodak, which is my portrait camera, I use the Nikkor 35-70 2.8, and a long 200-400 Tamron lens. Likewise for the S2, which has a Nikon mount.
I don't recommend Microdrives, because they aren't very stable in my opinion. A 512 card is what I find best, although I will stick a gig card in sometimes.

As far as processing, Our studio uses Miller's Lab, out of Kansas, for certain digital orders. They have a consumer website that is better than any online lab in the nation (you'd be hard pressed to find a better one.) The website is [url="http://www.mpix.com"]www.mpix.com[/url]
I highly recommend them.

It's good to see so many good photographers on Princess Lines!

Cheers.


Here a few pics from our southern caribbean cruise on the Dawn.
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[HahvadYaad]

Thank you for the information. I have a small digicam -- a Canon Powershot I purchased when they first came out a few years back but I can only get definition under certain lighting (full sunlight).

I've been lugging around another huge Canon EOS for years (my personal favorite) but it's too big and heavy, esp. w/all my lens attachments, but I love the clarity and the color of the pictures -- unbelivably vivid and strong color.

I'd like something similar. I checked out the new digital EOSs but they are expensive, I'd rather buy a really cheap car with that kind of money, or an Hermes handbag...lol [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]. I'm not willing to pay that much just yet since I really love my current one.

My main problem is dusk/evening shots -- I need to buy a new flash since the batteries destroyed my old one and a new flash can range anywhere from $100-300 in which case I don't know if I should invest in the flash since I love my EOS so much or just fork over the money for a new digi EOS.

Does anyone have any experience with Canon Rebels? The name just turns me off though...I hate the idea of carrying a camera that has the red Rebel word on it.................

[JohnnyO]

jhannah....

Thanks for the info....I do need more for all of the pics I take...

JohnnyO

[CruiseFever]

After a lifetime of vacations and cruises seen through the viewfinder of various cameras I bought DW and both DD's Sony Digitals and retired from picture taking.

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They can take stills or videos and we've been very pleased with the results.

Happy Cruising

Chris

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[jam1274]

This seems like the right place.

I have been shopping for a new digital for a while. I have used an old Kodak 2 mega pix for a few years.
I tried the canon S50 last yr for a couple of weeks the prints were great but other than higher resolution I didn't see much of an advantage over my old cam.
I returned it.
The problem was I wanted more lens than these
small fixed lens camera's have.eg wide,tel photo,macro.
In the last month I narrowed my choices down to the Canon 10D, the Nikon D70 or the Canon Rebel.
Leaning toward the 10D.
Check out DeadEd's photo's Link on tahitian Princess board. He used 10D.
But then I saw the new Canon Powershot Pro 1
8 MP CCD, 22x total zoom, 7x optical, High end glass, 28mm to 200mm fixed lens, and you can add an optional telephoto extender to take it over 300mm.
I like the smaller size than the full Slr's easier for the wife to handle.
I am trying it out right now .But would appreciate any imput from others.
I can return.

Tahitian Princess 05/27
John

[DeadEd]

Yeah, I use a Canon 10D now with a Canon 28-70/2.8 and a Canon 70-200/2.8 lens. Here are some of my [url="http://www.estimated.com/html/tahiti7.html"]Tahiti photos from a couple months ago.[/url]

On the same site you can see my [url="http://www.estimated.com/html/alaska.html"]Alaska photos[/url] but those were all taken with film: Canon EOS3 (same lenses as above) and Fugi Astia film (for the most part). A couple Alaska photos were taken with the Canon powershot s10.

[pengu1n]

A good place to research your digital photography purchases is [url="http://www.dpreview.com/"]http://www.dpreview.com/[/url]
There are reviews of many different cameras and storage devices. I have a Sony DSC-P1, 3.3 megapixels, several years old. Every time I decide to upgrade (although I am happy with my pictures from it), something new comes out & I decide to wait for the price to drop!
I use an Archos AV 140 Jukebox Multimedia device to store my pics when traveling, to decrease the # of memory sticks I need (think I took 3000 pics last vacation). Wonder how many I'll take on my next cruise - 6/13 on the Golden Princess.

[navigator]

For some excellent advice on digital cameras, go to [url="http://www.kenrockwell.com"]www.kenrockwell.com[/url]. Ken is a professional photographer with many years of experience. As you will see, he avoids technical gibberish,exposes manufacturers' hype, and makes some outstanding recommendations. By the way, he says a good photographer can take excellent photos with a disposable camera.

[starsjohn]

.....and when conditions get too tough for the digital camera, I pull out th old trusty Leica M3 and M6 film cameras which have been a favorite of photojournalists worldwide. There is no delay in the autofocus as there is no autofocus, just the fingers. When the battery goes dead, these mechanical marvels keep right on clicking except for the exposure meter.

Underwater photography, I have a Nikonos V system with lenses, flashes. Its a no longer made system using film, but was a premier favorite with divers and there is still a big supply of parts and accessories on the net. I hope to put the fuji s2 pro in an underwater housing in the future.

John

[HahvadYaad]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>By the way, he says a good photographer can take excellent photos with a disposable camera.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


I agree -- I've take a few really great scenic shots w/ disposables and waterproof disposable, but they're still limited on what they can do.

Someone here posted their Caribbean pictures of (I think it was) the Carribean Princess and maybe Island Princess(?) docked side by side and it must have been taken anywhere from 6:45-8 p.m.

It was a really awesome photo (esp. the lighting and had almost a non-tacky bluish neon quality to it) -- I'd love to know what camera he/she was using. It was def. digital! I hope that person reads this and can share what lens or optics they used! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

The photo was of the front of the ships docked w/ a wooden pier in between the two. That person had such great photos!

[PhotoMan]

Hey photographers,
Has anyone used the Sigma SD10 or Pentax ist on their cruise? I'm interested in seeing some images from these cameras.
Also, anyone know if it's true that Princess is going to cut Nikon out and go with Canon? I was speaking to a Princess photographer onboard the Dawn and he said Princess was trying to change.
Just curious...
Cheers.
Photoman

Our cruise pics from the Dawn Princess.
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