Canon A80

[kiev4a]

Took our Canon A80 digital (4 megapixels) along as a backup on our cruise, It did a credible job, especially when a litlle flash was needed for close up people pictures or when the light was pretty even. It had trouble, however dealing with situations where there were deep shadows on mountainsides and snow on the tops. Also, any vivid colors came out extra vivid--like we were using enhanced color analog film. Below are couple of shot the camera handled well:



My mate and my best friend, Al, in a fishing boat on a rainy morning near Ketchikan.



A Holland America ship trails us into the Ketchikan harbor at 6 a.m. on an overcast day.

[GeneW]

Looks like your A80 did a fine job as supplementary camera, Wayne! The images look as if they could be sharpened just a tad in a photo editor. When the col seems a bit too vivid, I desaturate the image a little in PS and that restores a natural, more neutral look.

Gene

[kiev4a]

I did desaturate some already. My wife's coat was burning a hole in my computer screen--and it's still hot! Also I tried to sharpen but was using the film settings and evrything looked like crap so I forgot about it. Photos look like made for TV video tape rather than movie film--too clean, too bright, too. . . too. well you probably catch my drift.

[GeneW]

Yup, getting good dynamic range out of digital is a challenge! Still the Achilles Heel of digital, imo. I sometimes use the film grain filter to add some texture.

On the other hand, when it all comes together right, digital reminds me of medium-format creaminess.

Gene