Ok, so I lead a fundamentally dull life, why else would I be milking this one small moment of success? Nevertheless, I can't resist. Rob Aggas, 2nd Coxswain with our crew brought home my prize this evening from RNLI Headquarters. Rather chuffed I am too. A splendid certificate (bearing a far better photo than mine) and a very nice Pentax Optio A20.
I look forward to retiring my trusty 3 megapixel digital camera and seeing what can be produced with 10mp...........Watch this space, but, be kind.
7 comments:
Congratulations on winning. I look forward to seeing the results of your new camera in future blogs.
Awesome! Well done, and well deserved judging by the images on the blog.
It's a bit odd that they didn't choose one of the swanky new waterproof digital cameras on the market now... considering what you are mostly taking photos of!
Well, I was hoping for one of those, however, apparently this one is much better so musn't grumble.....
Hello John, well done! As for "waterproof" cameras, they tend not to take very good photos. I am sure You will enjoy your A20. It has a mixture of mechanical and software antishake which my waterproof optio does not. I am not sure if the mechanical antishake allows you to use the full 10mp, the software one will cause a reduction to 5mp but that is still a lot of pixels and if it means that a shot in rough conditions is sharp, that's a lot better than a blurred 10mp shot! Have fun. :o)
Ah, Douglas, I had clocked your previous thoughts on waterproofs. I've had a chance for a play and am very happy with the camers. Any ideas on protecting it on the water?
Regards
John
John I have found the small outdoor designs nylon drybag is very good. I keep some Silica gel sachets in it, also a piece I hsave cut off one of those travel towls that absorb lots of water. I can use this to clean the lens if necessary or dry my hands before handling the camera. :o)
I've got an Olympus 720SW and I love it. I've used it in all manner of conditions and it's taken all manner of photos (including from the bottom of a full pitcher of beer). I think it takes great pictures.
As for waterproofing your new one John... "Aquapac Compact Camera Case" (or equivalent) is the thing you need.... with plenty of Silica gel.
http://www.aquapac.net/ukstore/erol.html
I've not used their camera cases, but I do like their radio cases. I've a friend who uses one who doesn't really like it as it makes the photos a wee bit blurrier, but it's better than not taking them at all!
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