A New Camera… Finally
After over 17,400 photos, the Canon 20D is taking a breather.
The Canon 5D was on sale at some of the more reputable stores … including Amazon… and I finally picked one up. Neli took some convincing – and I eventually just went ahead and did it and – but the process was like this… and I thought some of you might relate…
“So, uh, Neli. Dear. They have a great sale on this camera I am thinking of buying.”
“It is HOW MUCH!!?”
“It is full frame and has more resolution than my old clunker”
“Yeah, but will you REALLY be able to tell the difference? Will *I* be able to tell the difference?”
“All the reviews are favorable [:-)], and, you know, I do use these cameras quite a bit”
“Yeah, and so far, it seems like your old camera has been doing just fine. Shouldn’t that money [a measly $1,800.00 or so!] go towards something we REALLY need, like ODIN Power cords?”
“Well, Sweetie, I want $12K ODIN Power Cords as much as the next guy [and they are currently on the top of our list], but don’t we want the pictures of the ODIN to be that much more spectacular than the photos of the Valhalla power cords with that old dusty Camera?
“I still don’t knowwww…. Didn’t you just get your ‘old’ camera?”
“Oh NOOOO. It has been replaced by the 30D. And then the 40D. This camera is olddddd technology. Even Danny Kaey has a better camera than we do”
“Yeah? So? Next you will tell me you have to have a rig as good as Albert Porter’s!!?”
… and so on. etc. etc. etc. OK, well you get the idea 🙂
Hey, I am not PW’d, and I can buy what I want with the money I earn… but I wanted Audio Federation to pay for it, for a change, since, you know, 99.999% of the photos it will take are for Audio Federation… [well, at least I post them on Audio Federation.. same difference, right?].
But I think I just about got her convinced. Of course, this blog post might set progress back a little…. 🙂
Here is a photo [and the previous post’s front porch photo too]… not sure if the difference is apparent at this size…
OK. Well, wish me luck! Now I need to get a real Photoshop [I have been using Elements] and a real tripod … 😉
Hi Mike, The “All Linn Man” here. Just wanted to comment on your new photo. Not an expert or anything, and it could be the lighting, but uh… I think the last pic of the Supremes in an earlier blog seems much better. How much better is this camera supposed to be? Take Care.
Hi Mike, The “All Linn Man” here. Just wanted to comment on your new photo. Not an expert or anything, and it could be the lighting, but uh… I think the last pic of the Supremes in an earlier blog seems much better. How much better is this camera supposed to be? Take Care.
No, no no! Jose! Didn’t you get the memo? All photos for the next, oh, 2 months have to look WAY better than the photos from that old 2 year old antiquated camera.
Oh. Maybe you got Neli’s memo instead…
Well, take care, anyway 🙂
Mike.
Not to go professional on you, Neli, but fiscal realities aside, consider the psychological trauma that surely results in knowing that pictorial reality is only a better reflex away. And Mike, think of the camera as cheaper, more efficacious, and having fewer side effects than psychopharmacology! To better pics, better mental health and larger fireworks, Phil