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Robert, what part of Alaska did you see?
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RobertN
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We went Petersburg to Juneau. We went down Stephens Passage, hung out photographing grizzly at Pack Creek(Admiralty Isl.). We saw breaching humpbacks out in Frederick Sound.
It was a week long trip on a 50' boat. This trip was geared towards photography. We took an outdoor photo class at the local JC a few years ago, and became friends with the teacher. She leads photo trips up there every year.
Check out:
www.sederquist.com/ and look at "Alaska Trip"
http://www.sederquist.com/2001intr.html That's me in the kayak...
www.dolphincharters.com The boat and crew; a great bunch of VERY knowlable folks.
Capt. Ronn does a number of trips, with a few being photo trips. Many of the other trips put you on land more for hiking ect.
Note if you look at Betty's web page, she has similar shots to ours. When on the Delphinus, with 8 other photographers, a lot of similar photo's are taken /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
It was a week long trip on a 50' boat. This trip was geared towards photography. We took an outdoor photo class at the local JC a few years ago, and became friends with the teacher. She leads photo trips up there every year.
Check out:
www.sederquist.com/ and look at "Alaska Trip"
http://www.sederquist.com/2001intr.html That's me in the kayak...
www.dolphincharters.com The boat and crew; a great bunch of VERY knowlable folks.
Capt. Ronn does a number of trips, with a few being photo trips. Many of the other trips put you on land more for hiking ect.
Note if you look at Betty's web page, she has similar shots to ours. When on the Delphinus, with 8 other photographers, a lot of similar photo's are taken /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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Mike glad i could inspire anyone to do anything /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif and i finally ordered a new camera sunday getting an olympus C750, 4 mp with 10x optical zoom
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<font color="blue">Mike glad i could inspire anyone to do anything...</font>
My wife and I had sat through the news and watched a segment on the local astronomy club's preparation for the eclipse but it was your message that motivated me to snap some pictures. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
<font color="blue">...and i finally ordered a new camera sunday getting an olympus C750, 4 mp with 10x optical zoom</font>
The C750 is the latest generation of the camera I took my pictures with! You will love it.
My wife and I had sat through the news and watched a segment on the local astronomy club's preparation for the eclipse but it was your message that motivated me to snap some pictures. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
<font color="blue">...and i finally ordered a new camera sunday getting an olympus C750, 4 mp with 10x optical zoom</font>
The C750 is the latest generation of the camera I took my pictures with! You will love it.
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Robert, that is certainly a fantastic area for picture's. I took a trip down a river up North of Dillingham Alaska. For 8 days we floated down about 100 miles of river to the Bearing sea. I hauled along my Canon AE2. I worried that it would get soaked but all worked out well. I've been up there 3 times now and would love to get back. Denali park was a favorite of mine.
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Most all of the "digicams" are indoor cameras. They lack the strength for hard use and are sensitive to cold and heat and moisture. They also consume batteries at prodigious rates. We have a little Fugi toy digicam for play but I still prefer and use my Nikon FE, FMII, Nikormat. All three will take pictures without batteries, on top of a mountain in snowpack after being cold soaked for a week and in a freezing mist. They performed equally well in the desert southwest in 130 degree temps and blowing sand. I could never consider retiring them, metal bodies, aluminum and one is titanium framed and one has a titanium shutter and they are leather covered. They are built to last and are repairable and will still be clicking when I am gone.
Digital is nice for a quick snap and that instant gratification but I cannot see how a few thousand or even a few million pixels will ever be comparable to the trillions of light sensitive molelcules in film. The new layered pixel technology does look promising for a great improovement in density. All digital cameras use an algorythem to compute the picture and "smooth" and fill in the missing data (that which is being photographed) ie, some of what you see in a digi pic is fabricated by a chip. J
Digital is nice for a quick snap and that instant gratification but I cannot see how a few thousand or even a few million pixels will ever be comparable to the trillions of light sensitive molelcules in film. The new layered pixel technology does look promising for a great improovement in density. All digital cameras use an algorythem to compute the picture and "smooth" and fill in the missing data (that which is being photographed) ie, some of what you see in a digi pic is fabricated by a chip. J
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<font color="blue"> Most all of the "digicams" are indoor cameras. </font>
Some are, some are not, just like film cameras.
<font color="blue"> They lack the strength for hard use and are sensitive to cold and heat and moisture. </font>
Some are and some are not. I've used my digital camera at temps below 0F and above 100F without a problem. You can also buy underwater cases for digital cameras. A coworker took his Olympus C750 skin diving. Took great pictures.
<font color="blue"> They also consume batteries at prodigious rates. </font>
Again, some do and some do not. Some film cameras require batteries as well. Even film cameras that do not use batteries can have problems with heat, cold and dust.
<font color="blue"> I cannot see how a few thousand or even a few million pixels will ever be comparable to the trillions of light sensitive molelcules in film. </font>
Digital is not for everyone nor every photographer. Many people can not tell the difference between a print from film and a print from a digital camera. For those people who can, they should stay with film.
<font color="blue"> All digital cameras use an algorythem to compute the picture and "smooth" and fill in the missing data (that which is being photographed) ie, some of what you see in a digi pic is fabricated by a chip. </font>
True, but if you can not tell the difference the issue is moot.
You've mentioned several downsides to digital cameras. Film cameras have their own, albeit different, downsides, e.g., not knowing how good the picture is until the film is developed, having to develop all the pictures on a roll of film, the cost of development, etc. As Sly and The Family Stone sang, "Different strokes for different folks."
Some are, some are not, just like film cameras.
<font color="blue"> They lack the strength for hard use and are sensitive to cold and heat and moisture. </font>
Some are and some are not. I've used my digital camera at temps below 0F and above 100F without a problem. You can also buy underwater cases for digital cameras. A coworker took his Olympus C750 skin diving. Took great pictures.
<font color="blue"> They also consume batteries at prodigious rates. </font>
Again, some do and some do not. Some film cameras require batteries as well. Even film cameras that do not use batteries can have problems with heat, cold and dust.
<font color="blue"> I cannot see how a few thousand or even a few million pixels will ever be comparable to the trillions of light sensitive molelcules in film. </font>
Digital is not for everyone nor every photographer. Many people can not tell the difference between a print from film and a print from a digital camera. For those people who can, they should stay with film.
<font color="blue"> All digital cameras use an algorythem to compute the picture and "smooth" and fill in the missing data (that which is being photographed) ie, some of what you see in a digi pic is fabricated by a chip. </font>
True, but if you can not tell the difference the issue is moot.
You've mentioned several downsides to digital cameras. Film cameras have their own, albeit different, downsides, e.g., not knowing how good the picture is until the film is developed, having to develop all the pictures on a roll of film, the cost of development, etc. As Sly and The Family Stone sang, "Different strokes for different folks."
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Well, I LOVE digital cameras because I'm so photographically challenged, that I want to see the lousy picture I took before I delete it!!
That's the BEST reason for a digital camera! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
That's the BEST reason for a digital camera! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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You might be suprised at what is available and what folks who once had the very same equipment you have, are using now. Visit DPReview.com. Get the B&H digital catalog, it is very informative. Maybe a year or two ago, I thought much the same as you, not today, things have changed and changed dramatically. They don't eat batteries like the old Nikon Cool Pix 950, quite the contrary. Having film cameras is still nice, but even the pros are going digital or sticking with medium or large format, something the greatest 35mm film cannot ever touch if image resolution is your prime concern. The camera bodies are not the investment, its the len's. If you own Nikon lenses, there are some decent Nikon digital SLR's available. I've sold all my 35mm film gear except an old OM1. I'm going digital and not looking back. For the majority of us, it's the only way to go.