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10.1 Mp !!!! Test pictures :)

Post by Martin Thoene » Thu May 10, 2007 6:53 pm

Well I did the deed today and finally got myself a replacement for my old, but trusty (and now dead) Canon A70.
A Canon A640 with 10.1 Mp. Here's a few test shots I took this afternoon. I seriously need to do some glass cleaning because it kept throwing the autofocus off and there's lots of things I need to tweak settings wize yet.
These aren't half bad though.

Vanmanenia hainanensis

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'Spiney Norman', the unidentified Gastromyzon sp.

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Gastromyzon ocellatus.

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Underside of a female Sewellia lineolata.

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It's insane! These images are at 18% of original size and this thing is a regular pocket-size camera, not an SLR :shock:

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Post by Graeme Robson » Thu May 10, 2007 6:56 pm

I sense you are going to spoil us with outstanding photography!! :shock:
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Post by Martin Thoene » Thu May 10, 2007 6:59 pm

I shall try me best :P This thing eats up memory cards like you wouldn't believe. I got a killer deal on a 3 pack of 1GB cards. The 32 Mb card with the camera is good for about eight full-res pics.

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Post by Ken » Thu May 10, 2007 7:25 pm

Martin Thoene wrote:I shall try me best :P This thing eats up memory cards like you wouldn't believe. I got a killer deal on a 3 pack of 1GB cards. The 32 Mb card with the camera is good for about eight full-res pics.

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WOOHOO! Keep those pictures coming!

The cards keep getting cheaper and cheaper but the camera companies refuse to supply you with one that will hold more than a few shots. I assume they want you to spend a bunch on a large capacity card of their make but I don't think many people actually do that.

If you need more cards, keep an eye on slickdeals. It's not unusual to get SD cards for free or almost free after rebate.
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Post by Jim Powers » Thu May 10, 2007 7:40 pm

:shock: Oh my!!!
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Post by Martin Thoene » Thu May 10, 2007 8:37 pm

More............

Pseudogastromyzon cheni male.

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Fire in his belly..............

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Another Vannie............

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Post by Jim Powers » Thu May 10, 2007 8:39 pm

You're really getting the hang of that new camera. :D
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Post by loachmom » Thu May 10, 2007 8:44 pm

Wow!!! :shock:

Excellent pictures!

So.....when do we get to see the clown loaches??? :D
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Post by Emma Turner » Thu May 10, 2007 8:47 pm

....and the rest! :P

Very promising start, Martin. :D I'm glad you treated yourself to this new camera.

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Post by pierydys » Thu May 10, 2007 8:56 pm

Gorgeous pics! Can't wait to see the other loachies as well :-)

Did you use the macro or regular setting, out of curiosity? I'm having some problems getting the autofocus on my Elph to work properly -- it likes taking pictures of gravel more than the fish. Argh. Then again, it might be a case of needing to give that glass a good scrub, like you said...
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Post by Martin Thoene » Thu May 10, 2007 10:01 pm

Botiine boys...............

One of the Czech-bred histrionicas

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Shame his head is out of focus.

A lovely mobile Clown.

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And the same fish at rest.

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What I'm finding is nice is being able to crop these fish out of a much larger picture and bring them up full frame without losing detail like happened with only 3.2 Mp.

The camera is on macro pierydys.

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Post by Tinman » Thu May 10, 2007 10:11 pm

Nice pics of very healthy fish 8) , Canon must have pushed the "time for a new camera button" as mine just died too.
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Post by loachmom » Thu May 10, 2007 10:15 pm

Very, very nice!

You have such lovely loaches. :D
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Post by worldrallynut » Thu May 10, 2007 10:20 pm

great pics! and congrats on the new camera...

How many tanks do you have anyways?
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Post by Martin Thoene » Thu May 10, 2007 10:21 pm

Seven.

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