All good things must come to an end

X-ray wrote:
Okay, here's a small problem. The G6 is the best of the lot for me, and it is advertised for about £360. BUT...the frikken ring light is more than £400 !!  :-o  :-o  :-o

I can think of better things to spend that kind of money on. :-o

[Karlos]

adz wrote:
Still reckon they could have come up with a better name than "ring light" :lol:

Good for illuminating tight spots...

Karlos wrote:

adz wrote:
Still reckon they could have come up with a better name than "ring light" :lol:

Good for illuminating tight spots...

:lol:

I've always had this preconceived notion that anyone who is really into photography and fancy cameras is a pervert.

Terrible sweeping generalisation I know, but thats what I think.

[X-ray]

Ja, the macro ring light is pricey and has a highly dubious name.

@ mdma

Yup, there are probably better things to spend the money on, but at the moment a good macro picture is a big necessity for me, considering the types of pictures I take. I might look for an alternate light source, because there has to be something fundamentally wrong when the light costs more than the camera!

[X-ray]

Okay, the G6 is here. It will need a lot of going over because it has many more features than the Mavica 300. One good thing for me is I can hook it up to the computer, mount it on a small tripod and then control it entirely from the computer. All the settings are then mouse controlled: the zoom, flash, macro, everything (except moving the camera itself obviously). This will be handy for taking a bag-load of macros.
First impressions: it is a lot more precise in terms of where it focuses. It is quite fast too and doesn't chew batteries like the Mavica. I got a 1GB CF card (50x speed) so it will store 330 images taken at max detail jpeg, 7.1 megapixel.
It's not pretty though...in fact it is one ugly mofo but at least I have a camera again.

[adz]

Congrats...Just remember, practicality comes before aesthetics :-)

[X-ray]

"...Congrats...Just remember, practicality comes before aesthetics..."
--------------------------------------------------------

Ja, that's what I tell myself every time I look in the mirror  :lol:

[X-ray]

Okay, I have been checking out this G6 in more detail and I have some advice for anybody who might get one: in Macro mode it is very fussy with focussing. You know what I mean: you have to have things just so, or it won't be sharp.
But....in Super Macro mode (you can't be on auto) it is much more reliable and very impressive indeed. You have to tinker with the ISO and with the ND filter, but afterwards you can save all those settings and they are instantaneously applied when you turn the dial to C1 or C2.
It is not an easy camera to get used to, especially after the Mavica (I had not previously appreciated how good that Mavica is with its focussing) but once the tweaked settings are saved I expect to take some good pictures with this G6.

[X-ray]

@ Adz

Thanks for the chocolate, mate. It arrived today. I scored good there, this stuff is the business  :-D  You UK dudes should try it - Black Forest rules man!

/me wonders if they have Black Forest up there in Scotland...

[adz]

@X-ray

Glad it arrive intact, grab yourself a glass of Port and enjoy :-D

As for camera's, I'm currently looking at the G6 along with the Panasonic Lumix FZ30, although I'm leaning towards the FZ30, its just so feature packed.