Here's one you don't think about often: Cameras.

Were you stopped or moving while these pics were taken?

 

I was driving probably at or near 65mph (except in CA and WY) when all of those were taken. Not very safe, I know.

 

Wasn't concerned about the safety issue LOL

Was wondering about the clarity of the photos, and if truck movement might have affected them. I work with a lot of High Res photos. And fine detail is always an issue with some cameras and settings.

I'm not a professional by any means. I'm the type that likes to take pictures from a distance, then crop them for print out. You can't always get close to what you want

 

That Konica Minolta had an anti-shake feature on it and it worked pretty good for the most part.

If I hadn't lost all my pics from a hard drive crash recently I could have shown a few pics that weren't very clear. For whatever reason, anytime I would try to take pics from the driver's side window the pics would always be blurred.

 

Anti shake is good for hands. But not for cab bounce, where the vibrations can be measured in the 100's per second.

 

I've yet to see a sub-$500 camera (Digital) that I like.

Right now, I've got my sights set on the Sony Alpha-700 or the Alpha-1000. They run in at about $700 for the body.

I might have considered a Canon, but the Sony stuff is actually Minolta, so will work with my film camera lenses.

I'm kinda with Dance694U on this one.. I'm not a professional photographer, but I've come to be very aware of the difference between a snapshot and a photograph. In general (and in my opinion) consumer digital is not suitable for anything other than snapshots. Even at 10 or 12 Mp, digital photos tend to look grainy...

Yeah, I'd happily run digital from the cab of my truck. Out on the tripod, though - film

 

Aaaaw man. The newer high ends with 23 effective Mp and a real telephoto lens are awesome. Using a good photo editting software is a must.

Digital zoom has it's place. But it can't replace an optical zoom for clarity.

As for the Sony..check out the new Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. Sticker shock starts at about $2900 and availible in October. Well out of the "hobby" price range...but man

 

ooooh. High end for what I'll pay.. I'll go take a look, thanks!

those high-ends, though, aren't consumer rigs that I know of. Not that I've checked the mags in the past 6-7 months.

I'm old school enough that I'm.. reluctant to subject a photo to Photoshop. Yes, I recognize that "post processing" is needed.. but I see so many magazines and classes focus on that as a way to "fix" a photo that it turns me off. If you set up your shot properly in the first place, later editing can be kept to a minimum.

And yes, I still hold that out of every 100 frames shot, maybe one is good enough to keep.