Re: [Paddlewise] New Waterproof Digital Camera

From: <cholst_at_bitstream.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:30:16 -0500 (CDT)
For those of you with digital point-and shoots, how high an ISO setting do
you typically use? I've heard that the P&S cameras aren't as usable at
high sensitivities as the digital SLRs.

On our last long trip (Silver Islet to Rossport on Lake Superior) my wife
and I used three cameras: my Nikon D70 for onshore use, my Nikonos V
loaded with Sensia 100 slide film for on-water use, and my wife's Pentax
IQ 105WR loaded with an ISO 400 negative film for general use. I scanned
the slides and negatives to put together with the digital pictures for a
digital slide show we're giving at REI Bloomington in the Twin Cities next
Monday.

It certainly was interesting, not to say frustrating, trying to get the
same color balance out of those three very different sources. It also gave
me a better appreciation for my D70, whose photos became the standard to
which I attempted to match the other photos. The ISO 400 negative film was
worst, both for color-matching and for grain.

Now my wife wants a digital camera. I must say that the Optio WP looks
like it might be a good choice for a kayaker.

Chuck Holst
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