I finally decided on a camera...

[lgerold]

Hi!

Well, we finally did it. We got caught up in the weather and horrible traffic in Minneapolis Thursday, and spent the night in a motel near the Mall of America. After dinner, we wandered through the Mall, and happened to come across Ritz Camera.

I stopped in, and we looked over the three cameras in question, the Nikon D-80, the Sony Alpha 100, and the Canon Digital XTi Rebel. After speaking with the clerks there, I decided that the Sony was the best choice for us, weight cost, photo quality (impressive), ease of use, and the in body anti-shake technology.

I played with the camera tonight, and took several photos, and I've inserted my favorites below. These photos were taken without the tripod - I'll give that a try too!

I so appreciate everyone's advice. I'd love helpful criticism to enable me to take better pictures. (I am considering getting a macro lens in the future).

Below is one of my favorite pieces. It's a salmon colored frogspawn. I love it!

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopost/data/510/frogspawn_salmon_dec_23_06.jpg

Below is another of my favorites - a very expensive lordowensis (sp?) frag.

Here's a group of my favorite mushrooms. I love this color!

Here is a pair of percula clowns and their anemone - I purchased these yesterday.

Just two more!

One of my favorite frags - green and purple diploastrea:

And, non last (in my tank) and definitely not least, a wonderful pink gonipora. Another favorite!

 

[Woodstock]

Nice camera Lucy Lovely shots! Get used to using the tripod. I use it for 99.9% of all of my photos.

 

[meandean45]

Nice pics! It looks like you made a good choice. When will you post more?
Regards,
Dean

 

[lgerold]

I'll post more soon. I'm up early today to read and read about the different settings on the camera. I have alot to learn!

 

[aquaman3680]

Very nice [ics espcially without a tripod. Some advice though, mess with the appeture, it will make your background on your pictures clearer

 

[billyr98]

Awesome Pics.. Good luck with the camera!

 

[lgerold]

Thanks everyone!

Aquaman, can you give me some specific advice about which direction to go with the aperature? I noticed too how little was in focus.

 

[jimeluiz]

Wow - great pics -- we're all enjoying your purchace! :bouncer:

 

[lcstorc]

Great pics and I love the color on those shrooms. Let me know when you want to frag them. I would love some in my reef.

 

[lgerold]

We'll be setting up the new tank on 1/7, and I plan to put some smaller rubble around those shrooms, so, in time, I'd be happy to share!

 

[lcstorc]

Sounds awesome. Let me know when you are ready and how much you want to charge.
I love shrooms and they seem to love my tank as well. I have some gorgeous green striped ones that I could send you for a trade as well if you like.

 

[Pro_builder]

great pics. I have the Nikon D-50 SLR it is a great camera and can do a lot more than I am capable of making it do.... ...I hate reading instructions.:maddown:

 

[lgerold]

I hate instructions too! They're either too dummied up, or too complicated to understand. I went online and purchased a program to teach me more about using these DSLRs. I took photography in college over 20 years ago, and I need to brush up on all this stuff.

I'll give you an opinion about the program soon.

Thanks for everyone's comments!