gummybun
Contributor
So, mjh, you say "IMHO where people faultier is skimping on lighting. More is better, two are better than one. Lighting can make a much bigger difference in the quality of your pixels than the metal or plastic box you put your capable Sony, Nikon, Panasonic, Canon, Olympus.....in."
So you would probably tell me to keep the G10 that I am currently well practiced with, and buy a stobe, or two, or three... as I've never had a flood with my Canon housing (well one little one due to a single fine hair) - that would be your advise? Damn, more freaking equiptment in our already buldging luggage. I really wish there was some kind of micro-strobe for travelling with. Also I would really like less in the water with me, not more. But you probably are right, that the problems I have with slow focus in close macro work are due to low light and no focus beam.
I supose the s100's smaller package would mitigate the extra bulk of a strobe, but I have become quite fond of the G series form factor, it seems very 'right' in my hands on the surface and I am loath to give that up. Sadly the GX1 seems just a tad too big to travel with, but the case work is super grippy. Maybe get the s100 and bulk it up with duct tape...
Funny what you said about the class 10 card... the folks a Vistek here in Toronto (3 or 4 years ago and by all accounts a pro shop) told me that anything over a class 6 would be a waste in my Canon. They may have said video was more demanding, do you think a Class 10 is of use in stills AND video?
So you would probably tell me to keep the G10 that I am currently well practiced with, and buy a stobe, or two, or three... as I've never had a flood with my Canon housing (well one little one due to a single fine hair) - that would be your advise? Damn, more freaking equiptment in our already buldging luggage. I really wish there was some kind of micro-strobe for travelling with. Also I would really like less in the water with me, not more. But you probably are right, that the problems I have with slow focus in close macro work are due to low light and no focus beam.
I supose the s100's smaller package would mitigate the extra bulk of a strobe, but I have become quite fond of the G series form factor, it seems very 'right' in my hands on the surface and I am loath to give that up. Sadly the GX1 seems just a tad too big to travel with, but the case work is super grippy. Maybe get the s100 and bulk it up with duct tape...
Funny what you said about the class 10 card... the folks a Vistek here in Toronto (3 or 4 years ago and by all accounts a pro shop) told me that anything over a class 6 would be a waste in my Canon. They may have said video was more demanding, do you think a Class 10 is of use in stills AND video?