kadyellebee

The Kodak’s had an advantage right off because that’s what I had previously. And plus, I *loved* their interfaces on the cameras, they just looked good and like I would be able to figure out what I was doing even WITH the advanced options. But when it came down to it, the cost for that was too much, and didn’t provide nearly the quality I wanted for the more money. The Lumix were a very close contender, but I had a hard time finding one to actually look at, and they weren’t as highly reviewed as the Canon in several instances. E really liked how the canon had a screen that flipped around, and I was a little worried about that being easier to break, but it does seem nice to have the screen protected.

Oh, and Circuit City is where I ended up getting it. They had a great online deal and then you can pick it up in their store. I got a camera bag, and a memory card, and some rechargable batteries while I was out at diff places throughout the weekend. So I’m totally set for some great picture taking in my *ahem* spare time ;)

It is so pretty. And everything I’ve taken so far with it, I’m quite pleased with. I’ll upload more, but for now, I wanted to see what Flickr was gonna do with my EXIF data so I tried that first.

So the big fun comes now in learning all of the options on the dial. I’m definitely more comfy with point and shoot, but I think I could really enjoy learning more. Anybody got any tips or books I should be reading about P, Tv, Av and more? I’m making my way through the manual, and so far, much of it is sinking in, but I have a feeling to be REALLY good, I need to learn more. My bday’s coming up, and I could add some books to my wishlist to give some great ideas to my family and friends.