06-17-2012, 02:27 PM
trepidation makes the heart grow fonder...
The SX40 does not disappoint (& shoot).
With the zoomy thingy going full blast, it may not deliver quite as shallow a DOF as a DSLR's behemoth fixed focal length tele that cost as much, or more than your old Maserati did when it was new, but it will deliver a nicely exposed shot at any reasonable shutter speed.
Try more test shots in the garden. It's a learning process; you need to know what all the various settings do to impact the resulting photo. As you learn, the photos will keep getting better and better. Somebody will recommend a good book/guide for you that has a bunch of exercises. It will help. FWIW, some lenses, and P&S's are just softer than others, which sometimes is a good thing, and sometimes its a bad thing. I don't think are are many opportunities that you'll come across where the SX40 would ever let you down... other than maybe running out of battery, and I've found some third party batteries that get like 1200 shots on a charge, so even that would be tough to do.
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The SX40 does not disappoint (& shoot).
With the zoomy thingy going full blast, it may not deliver quite as shallow a DOF as a DSLR's behemoth fixed focal length tele that cost as much, or more than your old Maserati did when it was new, but it will deliver a nicely exposed shot at any reasonable shutter speed.
Try more test shots in the garden. It's a learning process; you need to know what all the various settings do to impact the resulting photo. As you learn, the photos will keep getting better and better. Somebody will recommend a good book/guide for you that has a bunch of exercises. It will help. FWIW, some lenses, and P&S's are just softer than others, which sometimes is a good thing, and sometimes its a bad thing. I don't think are are many opportunities that you'll come across where the SX40 would ever let you down... other than maybe running out of battery, and I've found some third party batteries that get like 1200 shots on a charge, so even that would be tough to do.
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