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PF McFarland
The last of four Canon Sure Shot Z135's finally arrived the other day, and to test it out I took a stroll along the Roanoke River Greenway in Salem, VA. It was loaded with Kodak Ultramax 400, and needed every bit of that speed as the day was very cloudy and wet. During a break in the showers, I saw a Great Blue Heron flying along the river, and stopped to capture an image of it. Not knowing how the weather was going to be, I decided to go ahead and shoot the rest of the roll there.
Nice cameras, but it took me four tries to get two good ones. Not bad for something that's been out of production for twenty years. A nice feature set, good ergonomics, and metal front cover make this a decent P&S for the enthusiast. It's a little big for a shirt pocket, but they usually come with a nice two-point neckstrap. Good exposures this time out. The only problems I had were when the zoom was fully extended (long shutter speeds contributing to shake), and getting the close-up feature to focus properly (more a case of choosing the right subject on my part). That, and I don't know if the 1.3 ft range refers to the distance from the front of the lens (it automatically zooms out to 94mm), or the from the AF transmitter. I'm not so close that I get a shadow of the lens when the flash goes off.
Anyway, I got twelve keepers from the roll of twenty-four (some of them just weren't interesting, more for testing the camera capabilities), four of which are below.
Captured by br1078phot, on Flickr
Purple Profusion by br1078phot, on Flickr
Shelter In The Storm by br1078phot, on Flickr
Rest Stop by br1078phot, on Flickr
The rest are on Flickr at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjCkXgQW
PF
Nice cameras, but it took me four tries to get two good ones. Not bad for something that's been out of production for twenty years. A nice feature set, good ergonomics, and metal front cover make this a decent P&S for the enthusiast. It's a little big for a shirt pocket, but they usually come with a nice two-point neckstrap. Good exposures this time out. The only problems I had were when the zoom was fully extended (long shutter speeds contributing to shake), and getting the close-up feature to focus properly (more a case of choosing the right subject on my part). That, and I don't know if the 1.3 ft range refers to the distance from the front of the lens (it automatically zooms out to 94mm), or the from the AF transmitter. I'm not so close that I get a shadow of the lens when the flash goes off.
Anyway, I got twelve keepers from the roll of twenty-four (some of them just weren't interesting, more for testing the camera capabilities), four of which are below.
Captured by br1078phot, on Flickr
Purple Profusion by br1078phot, on Flickr
Shelter In The Storm by br1078phot, on Flickr
Rest Stop by br1078phot, on Flickr
The rest are on Flickr at http://flic.kr/s/aHsjCkXgQW
PF
