Dreaming in Digital Cameras
The camera of my dreams?
Now that I’ve got a bit settled in, I can get back to the original matter at hand that was in my forefront before all of my site issues.
I have had a Canon 20D dSLR for a little over four years now, and it has certainly served me well. It was the first generation immigrant from the land of digital to grace my country of film photography, and it was definitely a good ambassador. To keep the theme going, you could say that I operated with a dual citizenship to both the digital and film nations for a time. However, it became difficult for me to afford film and the processes that film required, so I ended up becoming a full citizen in the domain of digital photography. After so many tens of thousands of exposures later, here I am today.
The camera that did everything I asked is now a great-grandparent in the line of Canon ##d cameras, and it has started to fade. The shutter has been failing, as a shot will be framed and focused yet a pushed button will result in no action. Am I disappointed? Yes. Am I surprised? No. I’ve put the camera through a lot so I expected it to start to act this way. However, the timing is terrible, given my financial situation.
Without the means to replace the camera, all I can do is remain in the dreaming state. Now, originally the camera of my somewhat attainable dreams was the Canon 5D Mark II. I had interest in using a full frame camera once again, and the video features definitely intrigued me. The high ISO capabilities were probably the biggest draw to me though, as a number like 25600 made for a lot of potential experimentation. The large boost in megapixels would also be a nice bonus, even though I have managed with 8.
Then, must to the delight of my dreaming mind, Canon released the 7D, which was much more on my level of wishful thinking, as it is $1000 cheaper than the 5D Mark ((. It was a crop lens, which is something I can certainly live with given the time I’ve used the 20D, it had a few less mega-pixels than the 5D, which honestly makes no difference to me, and the it can only go up to ISO 12500. Sure, it would be nice to do some stuff with 25600, but I’ll live. The fact that I’ll be able to get pictures at ISO 6400 that rival if not outmatch the shots I was used to taking at 800 will help me sleep better at night.
Being able to shoot 8 frames per second is a feature to look forward to, the 19 point cross type auto focus and improved AI Servo II sound and look good, and the wireless flash sync is another thing I would like to try out. The video features of the 7D are nice as well, with the ability to shoot 24p/25p/30p full HD and 60p at 720p. I would definitely like to explore the video features, and do more with it than a bunch of rack focus shots. It would be a good way to mix my visual art with my aural creations.
So there we have it, the camera of my somewhat attainable dreams. I just hope that my 20D doesn’t completely die on me before those dreams are realized.
Now that I’ve got a bit settled in, I can get back to the original matter at hand that was in my forefront before all of my site issues.
I have had a Canon 20D dSLR for a little over four years now, and it has certainly served me well. It was the first generation immigrant from the land of digital to grace my country of film photography, and it was definitely a good ambassador. To keep the theme going, you could say that I operated with a dual citizenship to both the digital and film nations for a time. However, it became difficult for me to afford film and the processes that film required, so I ended up becoming a full citizen in the domain of digital photography. After so many tens of thousands of exposures later, here I am today.
The camera that did everything I asked is now a great-grandparent in the line of Canon ##d cameras, and it has started to fade. The shutter has been failing, as a shot will be framed and focused yet a pushed button will result in no action. Am I disappointed? Yes. Am I surprised? No. I’ve put the camera through a lot so I expected it to start to act this way. However, the timing is terrible, given my financial situation.
Without the means to replace the camera, all I can do is remain in the dreaming state. Now, originally the camera of my somewhat attainable dreams was the Canon 5D Mark II. I had interest in using a full frame camera once again, and the video features definitely intrigued me. The high ISO capabilities were probably the biggest draw to me though, as a number like 25600 made for a lot of potential experimentation. The large boost in megapixels would also be a nice bonus, even though I have managed with 8.
Then, must to the delight of my dreaming mind, Canon released the 7D, which was much more on my level of wishful thinking. It was a crop lens, which is something I can certainly live with given the time I’ve used the 20D, it had a few less megapixels than the 5D Mark II, which honestly makes no difference to me, and the it can only go up to ISO 12500. Sure, it would be nice to do some stuff with 25600, but I’ll live. Just the fact that I’ll be able to get pictures at ISO 6400 that rival if not outmatch the shots I was used to taking at 800 will help me sleep better at night. Being able to shoot 8 frames per second is a feature to look forward to, the 19 point cross type auto focus and improved AI Servo II sound and look good, and the wireless flash sync is another thing I would like to try out. The video features of the 7D are nice as well, with the ability to shoot 24p/25p/30p full HD and 60p at 720p. I would definitely like to explore the video features, and do more with it than a bunch of rack focus shots. It would be a good way to mix my visual art with my aural creations.
So there we have it, the camera of my somewhat attainable dreams. I just hope that my 20D doesn’t completely die on me before those dreams are realized.
