Comments on: I’ve Set My Mind On Canon PowerShot SX1 IS http://macro-photography-blog.com/2008/10/02/ive-set-my-mind-on-canon-powershot-sx1-is/ Point, Click and Shoot Digital Macro Photography Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:48:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jaxon S http://macro-photography-blog.com/2008/10/02/ive-set-my-mind-on-canon-powershot-sx1-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Jaxon S Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:23:57 +0000 http://macro-photography-blog.com/?p=354#comment-1591 No, not at all. In good lights, the SX1 IS is capable of shooting good macro photos and I'm okay with it. Looking forward to seeing your Fuji shots :) No, not at all. In good lights, the SX1 IS is capable of shooting good macro photos and I’m okay with it.

Looking forward to seeing your Fuji shots :)

]]> By: Brian http://macro-photography-blog.com/2008/10/02/ive-set-my-mind-on-canon-powershot-sx1-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Brian Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:05:44 +0000 http://macro-photography-blog.com/?p=354#comment-1574 Hi Jason, Don't let my comments put you off your Sx1is, like i said I may have been one of the unlucky ones and its possible there are a few bad uns. I have seen some fantastic shots taken with the SX1is which makes me even more convinced about some may not be 100% fault free but you'd never get Canon to admit it LoL Its a shame because I too was looking forward to using the HD video etc. So never mind I'm very happy with the Fuji S100fs. Cheerio and have fun Brian Ps look forward to seeing some of your macro images and once i have worked out how you use the Raynox 250 i'll pop some Fuji shots on here! Hi Jason,
Don’t let my comments put you off your Sx1is, like i said I may have been one of the unlucky ones and its possible there are a few bad uns.
I have seen some fantastic shots taken with the SX1is which makes me even more convinced about some may not be 100% fault free but you’d never get Canon to admit it LoL
Its a shame because I too was looking forward to using the HD video etc.
So never mind I’m very happy with the Fuji S100fs.
Cheerio and have fun
Brian
Ps look forward to seeing some of your macro images and once i have worked out how you use the Raynox 250 i’ll pop some Fuji shots on here!

]]> By: Jaxon S http://macro-photography-blog.com/2008/10/02/ive-set-my-mind-on-canon-powershot-sx1-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Jaxon S Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:20:49 +0000 http://macro-photography-blog.com/?p=354#comment-1573 Too late, my friend... I've bought the SX1 IS and will have to live with whatever quality the camera is giving me. I decided not to return it because it doubles up as a camcorder. My next camera will definitely be a DSLR. Too late, my friend… I’ve bought the SX1 IS and will have to live with whatever quality the camera is giving me. I decided not to return it because it doubles up as a camcorder. My next camera will definitely be a DSLR.

]]> By: Brian http://macro-photography-blog.com/2008/10/02/ive-set-my-mind-on-canon-powershot-sx1-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Brian Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:27:14 +0000 http://macro-photography-blog.com/?p=354#comment-1476 I have just returned my SX1is due to poor image quality, It amazes me some of the great stuff said about this camera and after reading many reviews decided to buy one, Big mistake! I tried it on every setting including total auto everything and although the images looked ok on the LCD screen (on the camera) once on my PC HD Monitor it told a different story. At most iso settings if you zoomed in slightly there was lots of graininess and one shot of my car had purple fringes on wheel rims. I have mentioned this to many people and had pro photographers test my camera and all came back with the same reply "Get rid of it" Not what i wanted to hear after spending £400 on it? Ok I may have one of a bad batch circulating as I'm not alone with these problems? I replaced it with a Fuji S100fs which although doesn't have as long zoom and HD video it is a very good camera and anyone thinking of buying the SX1is should definatly go to a shop and test both cameras before buying. I'm very disappointed with Canon after this and although I have a Canon 1dmk2 + big lenses (300-800mm) I will never buy another Canon compact. The camera is basically a point and shoot (with a few clever options) and it basically didn't! I had a friend who was going to buy the same camera for her holiday luckily i got her to change her mind! imagine how she would feel when she reurned home with memory cards full of unusable shots? lucky escape i say And before you say "Oh the guy doesn't know what he's talking about" I sent some images to a Canon technician and he agreed they were poor quality nuff said. I have just returned my SX1is due to poor image quality, It amazes me some of the great stuff said about this camera and after reading many reviews decided to buy one, Big mistake!
I tried it on every setting including total auto everything and although the images looked ok on the LCD screen (on the camera) once on my PC HD Monitor it told a different story. At most iso settings if you zoomed in slightly there was lots of graininess and one shot of my car had purple fringes on wheel rims. I have mentioned this to many people and had pro photographers test my camera and all came back with the same reply “Get rid of it” Not what i wanted to hear after spending £400 on it? Ok I may have one of a bad batch circulating as I’m not alone with these problems? I replaced it with a Fuji S100fs which although doesn’t have as long zoom and HD video it is a very good camera and anyone thinking of buying the SX1is should definatly go to a shop and test both cameras before buying.
I’m very disappointed with Canon after this and although I have a Canon 1dmk2 + big lenses (300-800mm) I will never buy another Canon compact. The camera is basically a point and shoot (with a few clever options) and it basically didn’t! I had a friend who was going to buy the same camera for her holiday luckily i got her to change her mind! imagine how she would feel when she reurned home with memory cards full of unusable shots? lucky escape i say
And before you say “Oh the guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about” I sent some images to a Canon technician and he agreed they were poor quality nuff said.

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