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Having bought the 55-200 lens to go with then 18-55 I already had, I have ONLY taken them on my current holiday trip.
That's a little lie, because I also have the IR camera and lens in the car. But the colour it's just the EX1.
Having added the thumbs up (or a cheap chimese version) and the ridiculously expensive bigger grip, the camera feels a lot better in the hand.
Despite more practise with it, I still feel its too slow for grab shots. Today I missed a peach of a shot as a tourist peered inches away from a long nosed statue to read the small inscription. It just missed the critical moment, thinking about taking the shot. Same with a hummingbird moth on a flower head today.....nice shot of a deserted flower!
But it can capture staggeringly good quality images. As good as a D3 even at 3200!
What is happening though, is it is changing or should I say compromising my way of shooting. When out and about I often 'see' images that have only a moment to capture. Knowing the XEs limitations I am starting not to bother with these opportunities and opting for static subjects.....which is a shame.
It's a dilemma. Brilliant camera, that I can enjoy using ...but not responsive enough to take over from DSLRs in some situations. And yet again I ask myself if it's worth carrying along something that handles only 80-90% of your needs?
Last edited on Tue Sep 10th, 2013 18:09 by Eric
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