Upgrading Cameras
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chris270
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Since I leave for Yellowstone in a few weeks I purchased the Canon Vixia HG20. It has some nice bells and whistles. Now I need a new computer to handle the HD...lol.
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backpacker
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- Camera Model: Nikon D90, D40x, Lenses Nikor 12-24, 18-105 vr, 18-135, 70-300 vr, sigma 150-5oo os
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Chris,
are you doing just Yellowstone?
We'll be there in August.
are you doing just Yellowstone?
We'll be there in August.
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chris270
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Actually we are driving, so we have plans to camp our way there through the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, and Devil's Tower. We are camping a few days in Yellowstone and one day we are staying at the Old Faithful Inn. One more day in the Tetons and then back home.backpacker wrote:Chris,
are you doing just Yellowstone?
We'll be there in August.
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cbobcat49
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The Tetons are absolutely stunning. I'd love to visit Badlands someday.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~Henry David Thoreau
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backpacker
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sounds good, we enjoyed Alaska on a tour package so we're doing the same this time.
We'll be visiting: Jackson, Yellowstone, Cody, Deadwood, Tatanka, Black Hills, and Keystone.
We'll be visiting: Jackson, Yellowstone, Cody, Deadwood, Tatanka, Black Hills, and Keystone.
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Matt
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I'm jealous. No cool vacation for me this year. 
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backpacker
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Matt wrote:I'm jealous. No cool vacation for me this year.
Yea but you get a brand new house!!
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Eileen
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- Camera Model: Two Kodak camera's - Z1015 and M893; and my first DSLR - Olympus E520
- Location: Rochester, NY
Matt,
I picked up an Oly E520 last fall when Circuit City went out of business. It is my first SLR. I have since picked up the 70-300mm lens for it. I am loving the images much better than the Kodak, even the Z1015. But I am having slight problem with it, and am not finding anything in the manual or on-line and wondered if you may know, given how your prior posts talk about your love for the Oly!
Last weekend while at my family reunion, I was taking family shots and had the camera set on portrait. The flash was repeating 5-6 times before taking the picture, almost like a strobe and blinding people. I switched it to auto and it still happened. We were in a hotel conference room, with some windows to my right, and flourescent (sp?) lights overhead. I wondered if there may be a pre-flash setting somewhere that I can't find, or another setting somewhere that I need to reset. Have you ever experienced that, and if so, what is the solution? I have many shots of people with closed eyes as they couldn't tolerate the flashing. 
I ended up pulling my little Kodak pocket point and shoot out so I could at least have images to share with my family.
Any insight is most appreciated!
Thanks,
Eileen
I picked up an Oly E520 last fall when Circuit City went out of business. It is my first SLR. I have since picked up the 70-300mm lens for it. I am loving the images much better than the Kodak, even the Z1015. But I am having slight problem with it, and am not finding anything in the manual or on-line and wondered if you may know, given how your prior posts talk about your love for the Oly!
Last weekend while at my family reunion, I was taking family shots and had the camera set on portrait. The flash was repeating 5-6 times before taking the picture, almost like a strobe and blinding people. I switched it to auto and it still happened. We were in a hotel conference room, with some windows to my right, and flourescent (sp?) lights overhead. I wondered if there may be a pre-flash setting somewhere that I can't find, or another setting somewhere that I need to reset. Have you ever experienced that, and if so, what is the solution? I have many shots of people with closed eyes as they couldn't tolerate the flashing. I ended up pulling my little Kodak pocket point and shoot out so I could at least have images to share with my family.Any insight is most appreciated!
Thanks,
Eileen
