I got my new SD500!!!!!
I'm soooo stoked!! Jeff brought it over for me yesterday, since he needed to send back the SD300 (which I was soooo incredibly stoked to have for a few weeks to try out & use while I was camera-less!! thank you jeff!!).
Jeff has been a TOTAL sweetheart in this whole deal. If you're just 'tuning in', Jeff has been a client of mine (I redesigned DCResource.com for him - check it out! Prime example of the great work I've done over the last year and 1/2 *gasp* that's not in my portfolio YET!), and over the last year we've also developed a cool friendship over mac and camera nerdery. :) He comes over & shows me his latest toys (digital cameras, video cameras, and yesterday the brand new Sony PSP!), and I have learned a lot about taking photos, and the cool features on these new cameras!
And get this: He got me a 'happy new camera' present: a fatty 1GB card!! WOOHOOO!!! So we're talking I can take 7 megapixel photos at 3072 x 2304 resolution - I can get ~320 photos on this card! WHOA! And (Lucia) at that 1600x1200 size - which is completely *fine* for anyone just printing 4x6's - I can get a whoppin ~920 photos on here! Plus, it's the Ultra, so it records the photos/movies faster! HOT DAMN! Ya, and speaking of vids... I can take really long vids w/ a 1GB card! No more "oh no, there's only 20 seconds left!". Well, then again, I will probably get there, knowing me. :)
I know I don't need to be taking such high res photos, considering I mostly shoot shows & party peeps - oh, and Kazoo, of course :) And I wonder if I shouldn't be, considering the files come out to be like 2MB each and that's a serious HD hog after a bit. However, I can't help but feel like as hard drives get bigger & bigger that I'll be glad I shot at such a high res. Case in point, the photos I took of Kazoobie when he was a baby, I now want to print a few out to make a calendar, but some of the shots are at such a low res, I'm afraid they'll be grainy or pixely when I do.
Anyway- either way I'm uuuuuuber stoked on this new puppy. The longer flash range ALONE is suuuuuuuweeeeet. And I can't wait to go up to the top of Bernal & take a panoramic (now that Jeff showed me that sweet feature!). I even got to pass on some tips to Lucia recently - and eventually will post a few here for you all, since I've had a few comments about people not knowing what they can do with their cameras. I didn't really know as much as I do now even a short 3 months ago, and they're really simple things you can do!
At some point, Jeff & I will go up to Twin Peaks for a little photo taking adventure, too. (Can you believe I have only been up to the top of Twin Peaks ONCE in my whole 9 years living here?!?! JEESHK!) And I want to do a little walking trip around the city snapping photos.. which again is something I'm soo amazed I haven't taken the time to do (and probably should have while I had my fisheye, but with this new camera I'm really looking forward to it!). And my show shots will improve, too! I already shot the Futureheads show w/ this SD500 & loved how they came out. YAY!
Ok - I'm going to run a few errands and then come back to work some more. Happy Friday everyone! xo
