Archiv des Monats October, 2006

A beautiful day, and good for photos

Steve 10. October, 2006

Yesterday was a beautiful autumn day, with several opportunities to get good photos. Some of my favourites, straight from the camera:

Comparison photos

Steve 1. October, 2006

I’ve just taken some photos to compare our digicams: the 2 megapixel Olympus I used in the USA last year (our first digicam), Mary-Annes 6 megapixel Panasonic FX-01, and my Alpha 100. The winner? The Alpha - happily, because it cost much more than the FX-01, weighs much more and is much larger. Back in 1999, [...]

Finally bought a DSLR

Steve 1. October, 2006

I have finally bought a digital SLR, the Sony Alpha 100. It was a tough decision between the Sony and the Nikon D80, but I finally settled on the Sony because it is somewhat cheaper and has image stabilisation built into the body. The Nikon has image stabilised lenses, but that increases the price of [...]