Thursday, April 29, 2010

New Camera!!!




My new camera, the Fujifilm Finepix HS10, was due to arrive yesterday, so I shirked all my other duties and hovered by the door most of the day, waiting for the UPS man. I jumped at every car door slam and perceived knock, but of course it didn't arrive until 6:00 PM, when I had guests over for dinner. We ate dinner and watched a movie, and then I unceremoniously dumped the children in bed and literally ran out the door to try to catch the sunset with my new camera. EJVig, the good parent, stayed home with the girls.

So, I barely got to the water in time to catch the color in the sky, but I did get a few pictures out of it. I want to post two today, because I'm pretty impressed with the range of this camera. The first picture is zoomed out as far as it will go, which is 30x, and the second is all the way back. I thought the image quality on the first wasn't half bad, since I was zoomed all the way out in near darkness with no tripod and an unsteady hand. A very unsteady hand, given that I was jumping up and down in excitement!

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10 comments:

  1. MagpieApril 29, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    Lovely pictures and congratulations on the new camera! I share your excitement!! Now get out there and use it...lots. :)

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  2. Leif HagenApril 29, 2010 at 8:12 AM

    Awesome sunset photos! That scenario sounds like me! I'm in the market for a new, better camera. I'm considering Nikon or Canon....

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  3. Small City ScenesApril 29, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    YAY!!!! Good for you. Isn't it fun to zoom zoom zoom. the pics are great and the very same sunset I got too. I recognize those clouds. LOL MB

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  4. cieldequimperApril 29, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    Excellent zoom quality! And what a gorgeous evening! Well done, it was worth the harrowing wait!

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  5. irinapicturesApril 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    Congratulations! The photo is great.

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  6. brattcatApril 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM

    May you have many good years with this camera and take many great images. Congratulations.

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  7. AlApril 29, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Those did come out well, especially the second one with the great colors. Enjoy your new camera.

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  8. TracyApril 29, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    So these are the first pictures with your new camera. I'm impressed with the zoom and the quality. Looks like you made a good choice. 30x. I didn't even know they made them that powerful!

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  9. Rob SiemannMay 1, 2010 at 10:37 AM

    Great shots, and cogratulations to your new camera. Got a DSLR recently myself, with lenses from 17mm to 450mm, and it is quite amazing what you can do with max zoom, specially with sundowns!

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  10. Chuck PefleyMay 4, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    Congratulations! I know what it's like to wait for that brown truck -:))

    Have fun with your new toy!

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