Got a new Camera....

[mamaschild]

Now ya all are in trouble

Also got a new Kubotai....for $9.99 instead of $18.99. would have bought a few more, but this was the only one that looked good and healthy



It's been toolin' around the tank, diggin' for goodies, and just being an active loachie

Here's my older one....Mitzu...she sat so pretty and let me take a close up


And a shot of a resting Sidthimunki



Many more to come.....beware

[Martin Thoene]

Oh oh....if those are your early pics with this new camera we are definitely in trouble

Nice fishes.

What camera did you get?

Martin.

[mamaschild]

Thanks, Martin

It's a Canon PowerShot A630 and I'm loving it. It has a case you can buy to take pics underwater But for the Aquarium pics it's got a glare cutting feature....nice

Takes videos, too, and even compressed ones so you can e-mail them without blowing up someones mailbox

[chris1932]

Wow if this is your first attempt I am going to have to go back and read my book again. Great pics

[Martin Thoene]

Ahah!......I'm looking quite seriously at the Canon A640. I was thinking of going DSLR with a Rebel XTi, but it's a lot of extra cost for the same10 Mp and I don't really want the then added expense of specialized lenses.
I have had such spectacular results with my now 3 year-old Canon A70 with 3.2 Mp that the 640 is looking very attractive. I really need something I can pop in my pocket for my non-fish photographs. If I needed telephoto capability I might go the DSLR route, but I don't.

How do you have your's set up for these pics (mode, etc)?

Martin.

[Mark Janssen]

Nice photo's! good quality to... (hmm maybe we should have a seperate forum for that with only pictures)

@martin the 640 is a good choice just as good as the G7 even though is uses the new digic III proc. and the 640 the digic II. though a bit noisier with neat image afterprocessing the 640 is just as good and maybe better in some cases. G7 has more zoom and IS but it's bigger to.

the F30/f40 would also be a camere to bare in mind since it has very good low noise on very high iso numbers. but they lack the control options the 640 has.

[Martin Thoene]

I do not generally find noise much of a problem because I take virtually all my fish pics at 100. I'm interested in reaction speed though and the digicII is noticeably faster than my old camera. I checked one out a short while ago in a shop.
All functions seem much faster.

Martin.

[Graeme Robson]

Very nice! Keep the pictures coming!

[mamaschild]

Thanks everyone

Martin, basic funtions were Macro, flash on, in Scenery mode "Underwater". Can't tell you the intimate details as I'm not sure of any of them Shutter speed and things like that are still a bit above me, but I'm working on it

Got the cutest pic of my Albino BN snuggled up with a Pangio this morning I'll post that later

The only "issue" I have with this so far is the light on the front of the camera tends to scare the fish the first few times. Well, not all of them....some of the bigger guys are more curious them scared If I sit in front of the tank and make the light go on and off a few times, they seem to figure out it's not going to hurt them. Helps that I have a TON of nosey fish, too

[Emma Turner]

Congrats on the new camera, mamaschild! We expect lots more pics from now on (especially of Albert ).

Mitzu is a beauty.

Emma

[mamaschild]

As promised, the snuggly guys

Full shot

and cropped version


different angle