farlymac
PF McFarland
I got one of these a little while back after reading a post by greyscale about his. It's a rather large example of a p&s camera, but there are good reasons for this. One, the nice grip holds the dual CR-5 lithium battery pack. Two, the flash follows the zoom, just like the viewfinder, so there had to be room for that mechanism. And Three, there is a remote control unit housed in the base of the camera, that when you remove it, it automatically turns on the control circuit. It's a bit larger than what you find say, on a Fuji camera, but it has a switch that lets you select whether to instantaniously fire the shutter, or have a slight delay so you can get your aiming hand back into proper position for the picture.
The lens, although not very large in range (39-85mm) is based on a design for an FD series lens, and is very nice indeed. One of the best lenses overall I have seen on a p&s, and the best zoom, as far as image quality is concerned. The autofocus system has a button you push when taking shots that may have large areas of sky or other ill-defined subjects, that will set the lens at infinity focus, instead of hunting for something to focus on.
Multiple setting for the flash, bright framelines in the finder, and multi-shot capacity (slightly slower than one shot per second, depending on whether using flash, or in bright sunlight, and strength of battery) round out the features on this camera. It fits nicely in the hands, is very steady, and with the large flat area on the bottom and remote control, should be easy set up for self portraits without falling over on it's own.
Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL Open by br1078phot, on Flickr
Zoom Range by br1078phot, on Flickr
Untouched shots of the zoom range from 39-85mm lens. Nice results for a P&S zoom.
Brushy Mountain by br1078phot, on Flickr
An un-cropped version to show the range of the wide end gives a lot of latitude for where you make a crop.
Down In The Creek by br1078phot, on Flickr
The light reflected from the sky caught my attention, and the camera metered the scene very well.
You Still Here? by br1078phot, on Flickr
Sometimes I wonder what they are thinking when someone walks up to the fence.
This was another shot where I goofed up the framing, but was able to crop it to get things back towards the center.
Couriosity Trot by br1078phot, on Flickr
They went back to feeding, and I walked down the road a ways to get an angle shot over the top of the fence. They decided to come towards me again, and I finally got off a clear shot of them separated, and without the fence in the way. It was a nice way to end the roll.
The rest of the shots are at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157627781880598/
PF
The lens, although not very large in range (39-85mm) is based on a design for an FD series lens, and is very nice indeed. One of the best lenses overall I have seen on a p&s, and the best zoom, as far as image quality is concerned. The autofocus system has a button you push when taking shots that may have large areas of sky or other ill-defined subjects, that will set the lens at infinity focus, instead of hunting for something to focus on.
Multiple setting for the flash, bright framelines in the finder, and multi-shot capacity (slightly slower than one shot per second, depending on whether using flash, or in bright sunlight, and strength of battery) round out the features on this camera. It fits nicely in the hands, is very steady, and with the large flat area on the bottom and remote control, should be easy set up for self portraits without falling over on it's own.
Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL Open by br1078phot, on Flickr
Zoom Range by br1078phot, on Flickr
Untouched shots of the zoom range from 39-85mm lens. Nice results for a P&S zoom.
Brushy Mountain by br1078phot, on Flickr
An un-cropped version to show the range of the wide end gives a lot of latitude for where you make a crop.
Down In The Creek by br1078phot, on Flickr
The light reflected from the sky caught my attention, and the camera metered the scene very well.
You Still Here? by br1078phot, on Flickr
Sometimes I wonder what they are thinking when someone walks up to the fence.
This was another shot where I goofed up the framing, but was able to crop it to get things back towards the center.
Couriosity Trot by br1078phot, on Flickr
They went back to feeding, and I walked down the road a ways to get an angle shot over the top of the fence. They decided to come towards me again, and I finally got off a clear shot of them separated, and without the fence in the way. It was a nice way to end the roll.
The rest of the shots are at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7699588@N07/sets/72157627781880598/
PF
Steve M.
Veteran
The horses in that last shot look really sharp. What an an unusual (ok, ugly) camera! But pretty is, as pretty does, and from the looks of your photos it's a fine little picture taker.
farlymac
PF McFarland
I liked it so much, I picked up another one. The second one has the improved focus mark, so you don't loose the center of what you are looking at in the frame. I shot a Nikon OneTouch Zoom 90 today, and it doesn't even come close to the Canon in IQ. I'm thinking of jettisoning most of my p&s cameras, while keeping the Canons, and a couple others that have nice lenses.
PF