20 November, 2009
Posted by Lis
Gear: Meet Eleanor, the New Camera
Today I received a very exciting parcel from the FedEx dude. Inside of it was the much-anticipated (and much needed) replacement for Heidi, the Sony A100 that has gotten me through the past few years. But Heidi has been ill for quite some time now, and finally landed herself in a coma earlier this week.
Her replacement is Eleanor, a Sony A850.
Eleanor is a full-frame camera, which is SO exciting. I have a strong aesthetic for wide-angle shots, and full frame lets me do this in a way I’ve never done before. In fact, I may no longer use my 19-28mm lens as the daily carry and may switch over to the 28-80mm for standard use.
I’m also now working with 24 Megapixels… which is big!
I have no complaints so far… this camera is absolutely amazing. The quality is so much better than the A100. Some of this is due to it being first generation (The A100) and some of it is due to being professional grade (The A850). It feels so much sturdier and is a bit heavier, as well as larger. It’s faster and handles things more smoothly. I’m just really, really excited.
I also figured you all would like to see some example photos. So I snapped a bunch today while we were shooting some video at work. What do you think?
7 Comments
20 November, 2009
Ooooh. Shiny.
24MP?! HOLY FUCK.
20 November, 2009
Man, that’s a nice tie that Duck’s wearing.
20 November, 2009
Wow, that’s a nice hunk ‘o camera from the sound of it. Have fun!
20 November, 2009
And to think I was excited about having 10MP! LOL
20 November, 2009
YAY! happy shooting!
21 November, 2009
(a) NICE camera. (b) Speaking as a percussionist … oooh, you do such nice work.
(c) And outside of percussionistic art … you still do such nice work.
Thanks for sharing.
26 November, 2009
#1) CAMERA. ENVY.
#2) ooooooh, bokeh!
#3) I concur with BatSteve. Duck’s tie? AWESOME.
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