Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Jon MW]

David,

Thanks for the camera advice.

I've already decided that it needs to be a SLR, though that's as far as I've got.

I went into a proper camera shop yesterday, but the bloke made my head spin with all his sales speak. I said "look, I'm a complete novice, I don't mind what it costs, but I need to be able to understand it, & work it, & just want an SLR "starter camera"".

I might as well have spoken to a brick wall, off he went with his tech-speak, & off I went out of the door, in a chompy-esque flounce.

The quality of salesmanship is SO poor these days, in general, as so many peeps don't understand O level psychology.

I've got a fuji finepix as mentioned - and that would probably be ideal. It has a level of automation so you can just point and click - but if you want it to you can change the settings, a very high level of tweakability is always a plus point in a camera  

[tikay]

Just a gentle nudge - the "Best of 2011 Photo Galleries" should be prevelant tomorrow, would be grateful for links to any or all of them.

[tikay]

David,

Thanks for the camera advice.

I've already decided that it needs to be a SLR, though that's as far as I've got.

I went into a proper camera shop yesterday, but the bloke made my head spin with all his sales speak. I said "look, I'm a complete novice, I don't mind what it costs, but I need to be able to understand it, & work it, & just want an SLR "starter camera"".

I might as well have spoken to a brick wall, off he went with his tech-speak, & off I went out of the door, in a chompy-esque flounce.

The quality of salesmanship is SO poor these days, in general, as so many peeps don't understand O level psychology.

I've got a fuji finepix as mentioned - that would probably be ideal. It has a level of automation so you can just point and click - but if you want it to you can change the settings, a very high level of tweakability is always a plus point in a camera  

Jon!

[Jon MW]

I'm pretty sure the OED takes a word as being valid if you can point to it in 3 sources.

Tweakable and it's derivatives were used in Red's post, your post and my post - hence it must be a real word

[RED-DOG]

David,

Thanks for the camera advice.

I've already decided that it needs to be a SLR, though that's as far as I've got.

I went into a proper camera shop yesterday, but the bloke made my head spin with all his sales speak. I said "look, I'm a complete novice, I don't mind what it costs, but I need to be able to understand it, & work it, & just want an SLR "starter camera"".

I might as well have spoken to a brick wall, off he went with his tech-speak, & off I went out of the door, in a chompy-esque flounce.

The quality of salesmanship is SO poor these days, in general, as so many peeps don't understand O level psychology.

I'm sorry to disagree with David, but unless you want to totally immerse yourself in photography, and photographic technique, you don't want an SLR.

Buy a good compact with a good lens and something like 12 - 18 optical zoom with image stabilisation and you can take great pics right out of the box. Plus you will have scope for artistic input if the fancy takes you.



I would suggest something along these lines.




http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/DMC-TZ20/Overview/6914524/index.html


What ever you decide, have a chat with me first.

[tikay]

David,

Thanks for the camera advice.

I've already decided that it needs to be a SLR, though that's as far as I've got.

I went into a proper camera shop yesterday, but the bloke made my head spin with all his sales speak. I said "look, I'm a complete novice, I don't mind what it costs, but I need to be able to understand it, & work it, & just want an SLR "starter camera"".

I might as well have spoken to a brick wall, off he went with his tech-speak, & off I went out of the door, in a chompy-esque flounce.

The quality of salesmanship is SO poor these days, in general, as so many peeps don't understand O level psychology.

I'm sorry to disagree with David, but unless you want to totally immerse yourself in photography, and photographic technique, you don't want an SLR.

Buy a good compact with a good lens and something like 12 - 18 optical zoom with image stabilisation and you can take great pics right out of the box. Plus you will have scope for artistic input if the fancy takes you.



I would suggest something along these lines.




http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/DMC-TZ20/Overview/6914524/index.html


What ever you decide, have a chat with me first.

Ugh, my head is beginning to hurt now. Why is there always so much choice?

I tried to buy a kettle in Dixons once, they had 47 different sorts, so I just gave up.

[tikay]

We were discussing the war Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, recently, & I saw this photo of it today.

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One of my favourite photos of 2011 - taken in the White House whilst the operation to nab Osama Bin Laden was in progress.

It says so much, though not all of it good. It seems so wrong to wish anyone dead.

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[Karabiner]

Did somebody mention "artistic input" on this thread and actually get it through?

[tikay]

How many peope here, at Kim Jong's funeral?

And look at that hearse - I thik I read somewhere that it is a 1976 Lincoln Continental. Must be a weird place to live, but the peope seem happy enough - & that can't be said of many "more civilised" nations.

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[Jon MW]

..., but the peope seem happy enough - & that can't be said of many "more civilised" nations.
...

They'll seem happy when they're told to seem happy

[RED-DOG]

Did somebody mention "artistic input" on this thread and actually get it through?

I didn't get it past everyone apparently.

[tikay]

..., but the peope seem happy enough - & that can't be said of many "more civilised" nations.
...

They'll seem happy when they're told to seem happy

Maybe. There's much to be said for contentment with one's lot, though, no matter how bad it may be.

[tikay]

Did somebody mention "artistic input" on this thread and actually get it through?

Bugger, I got owned again, & by two old gits, at that.