Weather – August 2009
August was almost like July, but enough about the weather – I want to talk about photography this time. August 2009 is probably the best photographic August I’ve ever had, with some real keepers included in the bunch. That’s worth a mention because August traditionally is a low month for me; in 2004 I took (or kept) just one picture. 1! Well, at least I’ve never done a zero month.
What’s special about this August is not just the pictures, but also the places I’ve visited. I’ve found some excellent spots that I’m looking forward to exploring during different seasons and conditions. The amazing part is that they are all close to home, so it just goes to show that even when you think you know your local woods, there’s always something new waiting to be discovered!
Temperature (High): 23°C
Temperature (Low): 9°C
Temperature (Average): 16°C
Barometer (High): 1023 mbar
Barometer (Low): 994 mbar
Barometer (Avg): 1010 mbar
Total of sunny days: 0
Rain: 108 mm
Days with rain: 18
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New DSLR from Canon
A couple of weeks ago Canon announced a whole pile of new products, including a Powershot G11 and S90. There was no SLR in the announcements but I guess they wanted to release it separately so people would pay more attention – so enter EOS 7D! It’s a follow-up to 50D (and here I was thinking it would be called 60D, duh) which means that it’s the camera that I would potentially upgrade to (my plan is to hop over every second release). So I pored over the specifications but the first thing I saw put me off immediately – 18 MP. 18?! For a sensor that is only marginally larger than on my 40D. Forget it. That’s almost as crazy as 15 MP on the G10, and Canon seems to have realised that and jumped off the megapixel race and reduced the pixel count to 10 MP in the G11. So one would hope that they would’ve been equally smart with the 7D, but apparently they plan to cater to an un-educated audience who think that more pixels is better.
So I’m disappointed to say the least. But as I continued reading the specs, I was kind of relieved to find nothing of any interest to me. HD Video is there, of course, but for the life of me I can’t think of any reason why I would want it. Just something extra I’ll be paying for, no thanks. It’s probably too much to hope for a non-video alternative in the future.
However, it’s not all that bleak. The new camera has weather sealing! Yes, after years of waiting, it’s finally there. But during all those years of waiting I’ve learned to photograph in inclement weather without weather sealing and I’ve never had a problem, so ironically, I don’t really need the sealing now.
And the best news of all – since the 7D is definitely not for me, I can save my money for something useful. Like a MacBook Pro!
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DP Review has a hands-on preview of 7D.
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