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I had a good luck!
Sep. 14th, 2011 09:22 pmMaybe more than just one. .^^
For a little while now I've wanted a new camera. While I can usually take ok pictures with the one I've had, it's been frustrating me. Usually I have a difficult time getting it to focus, especially if I'm doing a closeup shot, or if there isn't absolutely perfect lighting. I've almost thrown it out the window on several occasions, that's how frustrated it makes me. And also, more and more in the past year and a half I've been wanting a camera that can record video... with sound. The old camera has a video function, but they apparently forgot to put a microphone anywhere on the thing. So if video is recorded, it's silent. And really... what's the point of that?
I've been thinking of getting a DSLR. Yeah, they're expensive, but they can do great things. Right? In fact, on Saturday I was in Ginza for a dentist appointment, so stopped by the Bic Camera there. They had a very large selection! But... none of the DSLRs I played with would focus. I fiddled with a few different ones, but couldn't get any one of them to focus on anything. Not anything up close, nor far, nor anywhere in between.
Now, I know those are just floor models, touched and abused by anyone who wanders in. And even more than that, I know that I don't actually know how to use a DSLR. I was probably just doing it wrong or something. I've used nothing but point-and-shoot cameras for...ever, so it really was probably just me.
I know they were just floor models, but...
But...
But those floor models are what's supposed to sell the product to me, and they didn't do that. They failed to wow me, so I decided to pass on a huge, fancy DSLR after all.
Plus there's the fact that after spending $500+ on a camera like that (and that's for the cheaper ones), I would then have to spend another $450 for a macro lens. And I just can't do that.
But I still wanted a new camera, so on Monday I decided to go up to the Yamada Denki after work. The bank was closed by the time I got out of work, so I couldn't get any money (and I didn't feel like going to 7-11 and paying a fee to use their ATM), but I went to Yamada anyway, just to look.
I found a camera that I loved.
It was a Panasonic Lumix, which is what the old one is, but this was a higher quality model. It's touch-screen, and the focus can be chosen by touching a subject on the screen. It has a higher iso, while still producing less noise. And, if I'm feeling silly, it can color in makeup right on the camera. =P
At 22,000 yen, the price wasn't bad at all, so I decided I would research it a little more on the internet that night, and probably go back and buy it the next day.
Tuesday I sneaked out of work before the bank closed and got some money from the ATM, then headed back to Yamada. When I got there I played around with the Lumix some more, then called over a worker person to get one for me. And I was actually able to answer all but one of his questions! =D
It turned out - and this is the good luck - that the camera went on a short, 4-day sale starting that day. =D So by not being able to buy one on Monday, I actually saved money. And on top of that, I had a bunch of points on my Yamada Denki point card (from when I bought the Wii), so I used those, and saved even more! Yay!
Then on my way home, every single traffic light I crossed was green. .^_^
( So what was the first picture I took...? )
And that's the story! And since it has a video mode, I can do a tour of my new apartment, with sound!
... Once I clean it. .>_>
For a little while now I've wanted a new camera. While I can usually take ok pictures with the one I've had, it's been frustrating me. Usually I have a difficult time getting it to focus, especially if I'm doing a closeup shot, or if there isn't absolutely perfect lighting. I've almost thrown it out the window on several occasions, that's how frustrated it makes me. And also, more and more in the past year and a half I've been wanting a camera that can record video... with sound. The old camera has a video function, but they apparently forgot to put a microphone anywhere on the thing. So if video is recorded, it's silent. And really... what's the point of that?
I've been thinking of getting a DSLR. Yeah, they're expensive, but they can do great things. Right? In fact, on Saturday I was in Ginza for a dentist appointment, so stopped by the Bic Camera there. They had a very large selection! But... none of the DSLRs I played with would focus. I fiddled with a few different ones, but couldn't get any one of them to focus on anything. Not anything up close, nor far, nor anywhere in between.
Now, I know those are just floor models, touched and abused by anyone who wanders in. And even more than that, I know that I don't actually know how to use a DSLR. I was probably just doing it wrong or something. I've used nothing but point-and-shoot cameras for...ever, so it really was probably just me.
I know they were just floor models, but...
But...
But those floor models are what's supposed to sell the product to me, and they didn't do that. They failed to wow me, so I decided to pass on a huge, fancy DSLR after all.
Plus there's the fact that after spending $500+ on a camera like that (and that's for the cheaper ones), I would then have to spend another $450 for a macro lens. And I just can't do that.
But I still wanted a new camera, so on Monday I decided to go up to the Yamada Denki after work. The bank was closed by the time I got out of work, so I couldn't get any money (and I didn't feel like going to 7-11 and paying a fee to use their ATM), but I went to Yamada anyway, just to look.
I found a camera that I loved.
It was a Panasonic Lumix, which is what the old one is, but this was a higher quality model. It's touch-screen, and the focus can be chosen by touching a subject on the screen. It has a higher iso, while still producing less noise. And, if I'm feeling silly, it can color in makeup right on the camera. =P
At 22,000 yen, the price wasn't bad at all, so I decided I would research it a little more on the internet that night, and probably go back and buy it the next day.
Tuesday I sneaked out of work before the bank closed and got some money from the ATM, then headed back to Yamada. When I got there I played around with the Lumix some more, then called over a worker person to get one for me. And I was actually able to answer all but one of his questions! =D
It turned out - and this is the good luck - that the camera went on a short, 4-day sale starting that day. =D So by not being able to buy one on Monday, I actually saved money. And on top of that, I had a bunch of points on my Yamada Denki point card (from when I bought the Wii), so I used those, and saved even more! Yay!
Then on my way home, every single traffic light I crossed was green. .^_^
( So what was the first picture I took...? )
And that's the story! And since it has a video mode, I can do a tour of my new apartment, with sound!
... Once I clean it. .>_>
