I decided that yesterday was the day that Beth & I got a new digital camera. Our old one still works, but it 6 years old and has certain personality disorders that drive us absolutely crazy when we're picture taking. The worst of which is a 1-2 sec shutter lag that cost us a personal memento photo with Robin Williams, not to mention countless other shots that passed us by before the damn camera was ready. Well, no more! After doing a bunch of research, a lot of wishing, and a lot more waiting, I decided to buy a Canon S5 IS. It seemed like the perfect mid-point between a point & shoot and an SLR. Plus the price was in the palatable range. I'm quite the novice photographer, but am interested in getting better. Having several friends who are quite good provides added inspiration to take better shots as well.
OK, now to my retail story...After looking at many many websites, I realized that Circuit City had the best price. An added bonus is that they allow pick-up of on-line orders at their stores, which is nice since I have one a few minutes from my office. So I ask myself a simple question..."If they allow on-line pickup, then they'll surely honor the on-line price in the store, right?" WRONG! The same camera was on the shelf at $50 more than on-line. I ask a few of the floor sales people WTF? They told me "why don't you just order it on-line at this computer? You'll be able to it up in 5 minutes from the counter." Needless to say, I stood there dumbfounded. Being the engineer that I am, I stood there for a few minutes trying to figure out how they could do this and stay in business. I think I've got an explanation but won't bore you with it. :-) Bottom line, I got it at the price I wanted so that made me happy.
The silver lining is that the new camera ROCKS and I can't wait to post a few new galleries with it. Today is General Montgomery Day in the village, so there will be plenty of opportunities.
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Yes - that camera totally rocks! If I had not decided to buy a new dSLR, I would have gotten that Canon instead. A couple of folks that I work with have this camera, and I've used it a couple of times. You will absolutely love the tilt screen (but if you want to maximize battery life, stick with the regular viewfinder).
I went to Showcase Photo today and bought a nice super zoom (28-300 - almost 11x zoom) and am external flash for the new Canon 5D. Now I'm even more excited about it. BTW, click over to my photo gallery and check out the Dragon*Con and Zoo Atlanta pictures from the past few days.
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