Essentials for the s90 in Hawaii

Here's a terrible photo of the pixel problem on the LCD. There's this purple 4x4 pixel spot surrounded by orange smudges.

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I looked at it though a loupe and can't see any cracks or anything like that on it. You'd think the force of something to damage the LCD like this would leave a visible mark on the plastic covering it but no.

Also, as per an early post, I'm quite happy with how the s90 handles green.

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I really like the s90.
 
aperture64 said:
I brought a digital point and shoot (Canon G9) to Oahu and regretted it since I got back. The sun was too bright to see the LCD and the digital format didn't do justice to the blue and greens of Hawaii. I wish I had taken Fuji Velvia or another slide film.
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Why not pretend that it's a film camera and shoot that way? Meter the exposure as if it were film and don't keep checking in the LCD. I have an older DSLR and an older P+S, both with small screens and hard to see in the sunlight. I just reach back to film experience and shoot that way.

Now you can do that with the G9. I think you have to get an external viewfinder for the s90.

The point someone else made about film shots getting printed more often is a good one. I think only a small percentage of photos taken these days get printed. They get e-mailed and put on the hard drive. When the computer dies, they are gone. Will there be family many albums in the years to come?

The pros store with online services but probably few amateurs do.
 
I guess I'm missing something here. Why don't you have the camera repaired? Or, since this is your honeymoon, buy a new one?

How long past the warranty is your camera? If you purchased it with a major credit card, the card company may increase your warranty for one year, automatically. All of my credit cards have this perk. Check your credit card agreement.

I live in Hawaii and recommend one of Captain Andy's Na Pali coast tours. Your underwater housing will come in handy. If worst comes to worst, you can purchase a "disposable" digital camera such as this , or this after you arrive in Hawaii.
 
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Since the camera advice has been covered pretty much ,I will offer some on a different note ....
Don't leave anything of value in the car or trunk as it may not be there when you get back ... in fact leave the windows down so "they" don't have to smash them ....
Enjoy your Honey moon ,Hawaii is a beautiful place ...
Aloha
 
Your LCD is cracked. There are two glass layers in the LCD. Since you can't see the crack with a loupe, it's probably the inner layer. There is no fixing the LCD itself, but the LCD can be replaced. Same thing happened to my A590IS. It was almost new, and I fell on ice with the camera in my coat pocket. It was a soft landing, so I didn't even check the LCD till much later. It was a real surprise to see it was broke. I spent about $100 to get the LCD swapped out, since impact damage isn't covered on warranty and otherwise the camera was new. If your trip is immenent, maybe you can get by with it till you return. It will get worse, but it may have some time left.
 
Steve Franiec's Custom grip really improved holding and handling, reduced accidental back wheel rotation so many complain about.

Haven't been to Hawaii, but with water i would imagine a PL filter would help. I added the
LensMate filter holder.

Don't know if either of these interfere w your housing -- but I suspect the sources would and they are responsive.

BTW -- good idea to go w. one camera (and a small backup if you like) I just came back from a trip, accompanied, with the s90 and the RD1, which I love. RD1 never came out of its case.
 
I would like the grip, but like you said I'd be afraid of how it would fit in the housing as a result. I'd really like another lanyard for it because the canon one doesn't have an adjustment slider on it to make it feel more secure.
 
Update: I got the camera back from Canon. They repaired it no charge.

I also emailed Lensmate to ask if the receiver interfered with the underwater housing. They didn't know.
 
Whales have already started heading back to Alaska. You'll need a really long lens to catch them. :p

The local favorite for food is Hamura's Saimin in Lihue. Very local not like all the tourist traps. Great place to stop on your way to the airport.

If you have a car and are into hiking, the hike to Sleeping Giant is nice and yields some nice panoramic views. If you haven't yet, pick up the book Kauai Revealed by Wizard Publications.

Live Aloha!
 
The thing about the whales is that there are whale watching tours down here in Dana Point that I've never been to. There are also whale watching tours where my family lives in Victoria BC... and I've never been to those either. My fiancee didn't express any interest in whale watching when I brought it up. It's not looking good for whale watching I'm afraid.
 
Waterproof housing arrived today! What an impressive gadget! If you look online these things are frequently bundled with other stuff for the same price as the single thing. The package I got came with an extra battery, silica gel packets, silicon grease and an underwater flashlight. The grease was redundant as the Canon case came with some, the flashlight was as well because I had assumed the s90's flash would be unusable - as it turns out it's completely usable, and it comes with a diffuser attachment making it even better. At least I got an extra battery.

I still don't know about the Lensmate attachment you have to keep on - it looks as though it could make trouble in the housing. Is there any other alternative? It's probably going to be suitably bright most of the time, so holding a little polarizer up to the lens manually may not be so bad; But say keeping one on to get a timed exposure of a waterfall would be troublesome. Hmm.
 
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