Canon A70 owners

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Regs
And how much is a A70 going for?

There's a deal for $250 w/128mb card floating around right now IIRC.

Thats the deal I got in on from Office Max (thanks to RossMan). I think its already expired. When I looked it up the link to the combo was gone, so I looked at the sale paper from the BM store online, got the stock numbers for the CF card / camera / $1 paper clips and entered them in manually on the website. Then I used the $50 off $300 coupon and placed the order. After that I was able to get the CS rep to look at the add and adjust the price to $275 after taxes. :wine:

The Canon A70 with free 128MB CF for $250 after $50 off coupon usually happens every 4-5 weeks.

Next time it rolls around it will be in my sig.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
If this link of A70 pics won't sell you on the A70 then you just don't want to be sold.

Link to Richard Armstrongs A70 pics

:Q

 

[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
If this link of A70 pics won't sell you on the A70 then you just don't want to be sold.

Link to Richard Armstrongs A70 pics

wow, is that taken with the a70 just taken out of the box or with a special macro lens and tripod?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
If this link of A70 pics won't sell you on the A70 then you just don't want to be sold.

Link to Richard Armstrongs A70 pics

wow, is that taken with the a70 just taken out of the box or with a special macro lens and tripod?

I do believe some of the pics have a lens attachment, yes.

He states so in some of them.

 

[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
If this link of A70 pics won't sell you on the A70 then you just don't want to be sold.

Link to Richard Armstrongs A70 pics

wow, is that taken with the a70 just taken out of the box or with a special macro lens and tripod?

I do believe some of the pics have a lens attachment, yes.

He states so in some of them.

ah, okay thanks. I have the camera for over 6months already and still trying to figure out how to maximize it's uses.

 

[Conky]

That Richard Armstrong fellow also recommends working with pictures in Photoshop or other pic editing software to bring out specific qualities.

I see this as being very similar to photographic techniques used in printing pics. I used to be a big SLR 35mm fan and had my own darkroom so the concept makes sense to me. I've been dying to get back into high-quality photography and am very anxious to use my new A70.

 

[RossMAN]

Bump for the WHT crowd.

 

[kuk]

More pics ...
Having fun with macro shots and sunny summer weather.

Kuk

 

[Jhill]

Third picture I took with my A70

Picture

 

[alkemyst]

First trip I used my camera on....someone set it to lower res so a lot of the pics while still nice are not worthy of posting....

Some of the better ones:

Notice the use of zip ties to hold hydralic lines
Macro of bird food low res
Macro Flower
Moracco
Tree Ceremony 1
Tree Ceremony 2

 

[merlocka]

a deer

a goat

 

[KenGr]

For reference again, here is my A70 vs. 35 mm resolution page:

Digital vs. Film

My recent Bali and Bangkok photos are about 2/3 from the A70 but there is no easy way to sort out which are 35mm, which is good? :frown:

Bali

 

[KenGr]

OK, if anyone is interested, I just figured out how to tell the digital from film pictures in my Bali galleries. Just mouseover the thumbs. If the serial number is under 1000 (i.e. A0xxx) it's digital. If it's over 1000 (i.e. A1xxx) it's film. If you care...

 

[Night201]

A70 Photos from Photosig.com

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Ameesh
i just got the a80

What's the main difference between a80 and a70?

 

[Pocatello]

Here is a picture of one of the flower pot my mom bought for Xmas.
Red Flower

and another picture taken outside our family front yard looking toward our's neighbor home (I like the big tree he got in his backyard )
It's snowing!

 

[nodoubts2k]

no good pics, im a real noob, but buy one anyway!!!

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
Here is a picture of one of the flower pot my mom bought for Xmas.
Red Flower

and another picture taken outside our family front yard looking toward our's neighbor home (I like the big tree he got in his backyard )
It's snowing!

Nice pics but you have the URLs incorrect, here's what they should be

http://www.neffing.com/pics/albums/userpics/filename.jpg

 

[kalster]

god i suck at using my camera


where do i read up to use the manual features more?

i just use it as a point and shoot cam

 

[dexvx]

Hows the Canon S50 compared to it? I picked one of those up.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Ameesh
i just got the a80

What's the main difference between a80 and a70?

the main one is the tilt screen on the a80...but there are several minor changes that make the a70 better for some things....it's not a total upgrade.

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[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: kalster
god i suck at using my camera


where do i read up to use the manual features more?

i just use it as a point and shoot cam

likewise any tips out there, esp. macro shots without a tripod?

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: kalster
god i suck at using my camera


where do i read up to use the manual features more?

i just use it as a point and shoot cam

likewise any tips out there, esp. macro shots without a tripod?

If you go into the program modes for the macro and select the closest estimate to the real distance, that works better. Also faster shutter speed makes up for movement.

More I drink the more I bump up the shutter speed.



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[kuk]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: kalster
god i suck at using my camera


where do i read up to use the manual features more?

i just use it as a point and shoot cam

likewise any tips out there, esp. macro shots without a tripod?

Sunny weather, no zoom, full manual controls, fastest shutter speed for f/2.8. I like to use manual focus for this, setting it to the shortest distance and accomodating accordingly.

One tip that I found very useful is the Unsharp Mask filter in Adobe Photoshop. It GREATLY increases image quality, eliminating the A70 inherited softness.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: kuk

Originally posted by: LordSnailz

Originally posted by: kalster
god i suck at using my camera


where do i read up to use the manual features more?

i just use it as a point and shoot cam

likewise any tips out there, esp. macro shots without a tripod?

Sunny weather, no zoom, full manual controls, fastest shutter speed for f/2.8. I like to use manual focus for this, setting it to the shortest distance and accomodating accordingly.

One tip that I found very useful is the Unsharp Mask filter in Adobe Photoshop. It GREATLY increases image quality, eliminating the A70 inherited softness.

Are there any cheaper alternatives to Adobe PS like $100 or so?