ZombieKitten said:

nice!

not really a wish list thread
i already got the camera

sammij said:

well fauxie put his wish on here

I got my sister this for Christmas, but don't tell her!

ZombieKitten said:

I've been looking at that flash.

But then, I'm already getting memory cards, a spare battery and 2 Lowepro bags for the D40x I don't even have yet.

Pics from the last couple of days with the Lumix. I've looked at them at 100% and they're quite noisy, but overall I'm happy with how this little camera performs. I'm going to be able to take a lot more pictures.

Near Khao San Road:





Mon trying to decide what to order:



In the beer garden after doing Xmas shopping:

Fauxie said:

I think I need to get another spare battery, they are running out so fast with that huge lens I have

A couple more...



I've noticed this camera sometimes really blows out the highlights...



Still, all in all it's not too bad.

love the pictures!

Fauxie said:

WOW the colors in this photo are so vibrant, this is what is missing from my photos

i dont know... maybe im not too impressed, but it was bad lighting and blah blah... it looks just like my 6MP camera - anyway it was cheaper so i get what i payed for
this has been a lil photodoctored - exposure, contrast, saturation.



i'll still be taking amazing pictures like i always do anyway.

sammij said:

I recently bought an 8MP camera and it din't take as good of pictures as my Cannon 3MP camera, weird

this was taken with my Cannon, I think it takes amazing photos, the only thing it takes horrible night time pictures

yeah i dont get it

but i just needed *a* camera and we didnt spend much on it
so i'm actually quite pleased with it - all things considered

Fauxie said:

Who's the hottie?

liberation said:

My wife, Mon.

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Fauxie said:

wtf, a beer garden? are you for real?

veronikka said:

I had a LUMIX but I took it back, cause I wasn't sure anything about cameras and I didn't want the receipt to expire.
I have a samsung now.

horatio said:

I bought that camera, with 8MP and I didnt like the pictures it took so I took it back too.

veronikka said:

All I knew was that they were the same as a Leica. Less expensive without the Leica tag.

horatio said:

What?

Those pics aren't from the beer garden. An earlier one of me reaching for the camera is though. They have 'em out front of the shopping centres every 'cold' season.

This was my favorite camera when I was younger.

I'm getting a Canon EOS20D

In the meantime, I have to settle for my mac's webcam.

benyamin said:

That's a decent pic for a webcam.

EOS20D eh? Is that named differently in Europe or something? I don't think I've ever seen it before, and it's in the similar 'league' as the Nikon D40x but I haven't tried it out. Funny though, 'cause that would also make it very similar in price, features and whatnot as Canon's own EOS 400D (or Digital Rebel as they call it in some places).

Fauxie said:

Yeah, it's a mid to high-end D-SLR. Fairly good. You can make it better with additional lenses, bulbs, etc but I'm not that good. My mum got one for when she goes trekking in mountains but can't figure it out so is giving it to the geek son to play with. I'll have it playing mario64 soon.

benyamin said:

Well I'd certainly call the D40x I'll be getting a budget DSLR (it won't feel 'budget' when I stump up the bahts though 'cause of the extra lens I want ), but I see that Canon is a couple of hundred bucks more. I'm glad they're really focusing on that kind of level of camera (ie. sub-$1000) now as there's no way I'd be able to pay the several thousand dollars those mammoth professional DSLRs cost. I can't wait to get the camera as I'll finally have a 'proper' camera again.

I see on dpreview.com there's an update of that Canon titled the EOS30D. I wonder how much more it is. Did you take a look at the 400D? Sounds like the 20D is a really solid camera and a better choice.

p.s. Jammy bugger! My mum's retarded when it comes to technology too but I've never gotten a DSLR out of it.

ZombieKitten said:

I shot my niece's wedding this year...good luck with that lol ...It is NOT a very easy job (videotaping a wedding was much easier in my eyes).

Byron said:

Hey, it's even harder when you're the groom.

Fauxie said:

"Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"Um...hold that thought..."
(runs over and sets up the tripod and starts the timer)
"Ok...what's that again?"

Byron said:

We had this point towards the end of the wedding where Mon and I were sat with various combinations of family members and friends behind us and there were about 5 or 6 people in a line taking pictures simultaneously. Of course, when we saw all the pics there wasn't one photo where everyone was looking at the same camera. I was trying to organise it all but just gave up.

Fauxie said:

omg ...it must have looked as if the entire family had ADD ...