13 October 2008 New Camera
So, I sold my venerable Fuji S5 Pro. I was very sentimentally attached to it, as it’s a great people camera that I bought it expressly to shoot my kids with. However, Nikon came out with something I couldn’t resist. The new D90 takes video, and is the first SLR in the world to do so (Canon has a new camera that does as well, but it’s not on sale yet and costs more than twice as much).
The S5 had great dynamic range and skin tones, which I loved. The D90 has better resolution, speed, high-ISO performance, and video. It was worth trading in the S5 and a lens. I’m not ordinarily big on video per se, but with Genbo and Zoe so young it seemed like a perfect fit. There are some times when video does justice to young kids more than photos, and although I have a video camera, like 99% of video camera owners it stays in the closet all the time.
This is part of the reason I have not posted in so long. I’ve been figuring out my new camera. At the same time I’m switching from Aperture to Lightroom, and transferring all my photos is a huge pain. Aperture is nice and I have no complaints, but a friend of mine is a Lightroom developer and made me an offer of free lifetime personalized support, including coming over to my house late at night to fix any inconsequential problem that might arise. And, I’ve always thought Lightroom had a slicker interface. So.