Question for camera people - Pics in post #40

[Catlady711]

Those pictures look pretty good to me. I have a digi camera, Canon, forget how many pixels but it does take some pretty good shots if I keep remembering to change the batteries, stop moving and zoom in...lol

Yeah, batteries are important. lol Keeping still is what makes the sharpest pictures regardless of how expensive the camera is. A tripod is your best friend in most cases.

[Catlady711]

As a comparison of megapixels I found another pix for you guys to compare.

I'm kina a photo buff (very expensive hobby) and I'm fortunate that my hubby can get phenomenal discounts on used cameras. lol

Here's one I took with my Canon S1 point and shoot, with a measly 3.2 megapixel. This was only a step up of just over ONE megapixel.

[Catlady711]

Now, here's a quiz for you....

Which pix was taken with the 2 megapixel A40, the 3.2 megapixel S1, the 6 megapixel S3 point and shoots, or the 10.1 megapixel XTi DSLR???

Can you guess???


Bug catagory

[Catlady711]

How about guessing which megapixel camera on these?? (no there are no trick questions, I took each pix in each set with a different camera)



Fireworks catagory








Sunset catagory (yes same location, slightly different view, different year)

[Catlady711]

Ok, how about these??


Beach catagory (yes same beach, different crop, different year & weather)









I'll give you guys a couple days to make some guesses, then I'll give you the answers to which megapixel camera took which in each set. I think the answers may be eye opening.

My point is all 4 of my cameras produce equally good pictures regardless of how expensive or how many megapixels.

[Catlady711]

Oh, and for reference, I do NOT own Adobe Photoshop.

My processing program is an off brand name, and about equivilent of maybe Photoshop Elements I think, it only cost $100. I don't know how to use half of the things it does. My photo editing is minimal and consists of mostly basic stuff with mostly the auto settings in the program.

[jennielynn1970]

Wow... I never knew that the mega pixel size had to do with printing out. I thought it had to do with resolution that you saw?? I mean, if you want it to get really really up close, is that something different?

Your pics look fantastic. I would never have guessed that a lower mega pixel camera took them.

I still want to see what my mom and dad's old sucker will do. I know it's a 35mm camera, it's not digital at all. She said the lens itself was over $400 and that was in 1988, so geez, that was really expensive for back then.

If they say it's going to take a few hundred to refurb it, just for the dust and dirt, I may just choose to not do that and return it to my mom and dad. I just don't have the cash to do that, and on a fixed income it would be silly to throw money at a camera for me to just see what it does. If the circumstances were different, well, then I'd probably choose to refurb it.


As for the savings, I'm trying to do what I can. I did stop my 403b just for while I'm out of work on sabbatical. That was $75 a pay, but too much for me to absorb for these 3 1/2 months. As soon as I'm back at work full time, the 403b will go back on as a deduction. For those not familiar with retirement accounts, the 403b is a tax-sheltered annuity. Some places have 401k packages, but from what I understand with our school, because we're in education it's a 403b. I could be wrong through, cause I'm not really that up on what their differences are. I know it's taken out before taxes, and that unless I want to make an early withdrawl, which has to be for hardship, I am not taxed on the money that it's earning, investment wise. My financial planner is actually a woman who does rescue work herself, lol. I met her through Jen Luckenbach, and when Kathi started working for Lincoln Financial, I switched to her. She knows what she's doing, and keeps in contact about everything, so I feel really confident in her (unlike the last guy I had who only ever sent me a Christmas card once a year). Hopefully by the time I want to retire, I'll actually be able to afford it.