If I were to get a new camera...

Well..

After some research, (and much cajoling from my friends) it looks like I need to find an older model Fujifilm F series camera this year. These cameras seem to be rated "the best" when it comes to taking photos in low light, which is what I love to do, plus one or more of the models has image stabilization. Yay! No more blurry dark photos! But what I have learned is that Fuji abandoned this great camera with subsequent models when the race began to make cameras with higher and higher megapixels. You know 8, 10, 12 Megapixels in a little camera like this seems impressive, but actually that destroyed what made this camera such a stand out.

Here is an example of what I can do with my circa 2005 Olympus..


It is a cool photo but I feel lucky


It looks like the best bet for my style of photography is going to be the the Fujifilm Finepix F30fd, F31fd, or F45fd....

If you are a technology geek like me then you are going to want to read all about it by reading the links below. But the proof is really in the photos which are too good to be true, and no wonder this $200 camera now sells for over $700 - that is if you can even find one.

See here:

http://www.takegreatpictures.com/fujifilm_f_series.fci

http://www.amazon.com/review/product/B000EJVWGS/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?_encoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1




(Photo borrowed)

Let me try yours so I can see how great it really is...

2009 New Year's Resolutions and what's new

Yes

It is time to reflect on last year a little and set some goals for the new year.

hmm...

But first see here. A quick stop into the Tone Zone. One of the last big classic rooms in Chicago. And literally a quick stop, since I was with my friend Sam, and he had to drop off some equipment as we were traveling around.



Sam tells me this place uses ProTools and a SSL console.

It looks really cool inside and I think it would be great to have an EARS meeting here.. err even better I mean it would be great to track a song of mine here. If I can pull something together that would have a few horns and other acoustic instruments, so you can really hear the sound of the room. This ties in with my New Year's resolutions that I am working on..

Next up, it was the EARS annual Holiday Party. This time held at a great Italian restaurant in Wicker Park.


The food was great. The wine was great. I was introduced to a Malbec wine called Neu Direction that was totally tasty. See here: http://winecask.blogspot.com/2008/11/neu-direction-malbec-2005-wine-review.html



Pictured above, some esteemed veterans of the industry.
Top row: Mike Konopka, David Moss, Michael Kolar, Tim Swan
bottom row: Hudson Fair, Jack LeTourneau, and Harry Brotman.


The party was a lot of fun and everyone seemed to like it. If you have an interest in audio, consider joining EARS.

OK one of my resolutions is to get a better camera. I like to take photos in low light and because of that, a lot of them come out blurry.

Another resolution is to watch my diet and exercise more.

(to be continued)