Sorry I’ve not been able to write for a few days. I feel pretty bad about that. I’ve had a test, a project on the same day as the test (same friggin’ class too), and a 9 page paper to write in the matter of a few days. Yay fun. Now it’s my fraternity’s Spring initiation and we’re technically not supposed to be using electronics for leisure, but as I’m waiting for a task to finish I might as well update with what’s been on my mind.
I’ve been wanting a new digital camera for a while now. I’m a bit of a gadget whore, really, loving the electronic toys and always wanting new better ones. XD This is a bit different, though, as the camera I’ve been using is a bit cumbersome. Firstly, the shutter speed at best is 1/8 of a second. That means the shutters are open and exposed for 1/8 a second to capture the image, which is waaaay too long and blurs most everything. There’s a significant amount of lag between the button press and the actual photo capture, too, which is problematic.
I’ve wanted a professional camera for a while, and after a bit of research and asking friends (specifically Amy via Facebook who too some magnificent pictures of her guinea pig Fiona) and I found that the camera I want is the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT. It’s a semi professional digital SLR camera, which is fancy - just take a look at it!
It has a shutter speed of 1/4000 per second (!!!) and “instantaneous capture” - precisely what I needed. As an added bonus, it takes in images in two formats: high res JPEGs and RAW format. RAW is fantastic - totally lossless, full perfect imagery which I can compile through Adobe Photoshop CS3. I actually found out my Big Brother in Phi Kappa Theta, Patches, actually has this camera so I got to try it out hands on! It’s perfect for me. Weighty, so I don’t feel like it’s flimsy, perfectly responsive, and the LCD screen on the back is for image edits/playback (image capture is through the Terminator-like viewfinder). It’s just what I need, at a (for the grade of camera) reasonable price of $450 through Amazon.
I’m excited. And my task is finished, so off I go! Don’t expect another update before Saturday night but I can try!
“Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…” - Rick Astley