Time to blog again!

It's been a while since I've blogged about a topic, so I figure I'll start up again when I get my new camera. The decision on what type to get was a tough one, a "bridge camera" or an "dslr".  The price difference between a low end "DSLR" like the Nikon D5100 and the  Fuji HS30exr aren't that  

great. Most of the time you are going to get better results with the Nikon, however the opportunity to capture more exceptional photos are greater with the "Fuji HS30exr.

The choice for me really  boiled down more to the type of photos I like to capture. Since most shots I take  usually are with a telephoto lens, this is what made me go with the HS30exr.

 I see a lot of various wildlife around my house, most of which can't be captured with a normal lens size. The lens I would need to duplicate the fuji telephoto  range would cost me another $900. This would put the nikon camera I like  in the a $1600 range. Somehow it makes the  $359 price tag of HS30exr seem like a bargain. Also should I drop it in the lake, river or ocean, I wouldn't be nearly as upset if I dropped a $1600 in the drink.  Since I'm not or profess to be a great photographer, my skill set can live with the $1200 difference and the risk of getting one of those rare shots while kayaking down a moving river. htpthotography-school.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Fujifilm-Finepix-HS30EXR-back.jpgTTTThe Fuji HS30exr offers a lot of features you find in the DSLR. Last year I learned to use all the manual controls on my camera. It really my photos 100 percent, now I never use any of the auto features.

 I'm sure I'll be tempted to try a few on the new camera. All the manual features on the HS30exr have buttons which make using them a lot easier. The telephoto zoom is  manual, the camera also allows you to shoot in RAW format(a feature I doubt I will use, since I'm not that much into editing photos after the shot).  I do know the basics of Gimp and Photoshop to tweak anything I need boost some. The manual zoom  will  allow for faster focusing. 

There is also a Panoramic feature I know I'm going to love. I  look forward to using it more with some awesome sunset shots.

It's been 7 years since my last bridge camera, so come Monday, I'll be like a kid getting his first bike at Christmas. There will be a learning curve I'm sure, but something I look forward to.. Hopefully in a year's time, I will have mastered all the features of the HS30exr.


My next camera probably will be  the Nikon D5200. I came so close to getting the D5100 this time, it was the "wildlife photos that made me rethink my decision.  I know the D5200 will be even more awesome when it's released.  Anyway I plan to put the camera on my 2013 wish list. Now should Fuji bump the size of their bridge camera's sensor, it could very well be another fuji camera. I hope my  tin the brown suit arrives early tomorrow, I certainly would hate to miss him.  For some reason  should I not like the Fuji, I have 30 days to return it with no questions asked.  I'll certainly  be putting it through a lots of photo  tests between now and then. Stay tuned for future posts regarding this camera. Click here for  the latest review I found on camera.  I loved the earlier review I found on UK's CNet http://goo.gl/y26TT