Tag: Canon

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Camera stuff

I did a factory reset on my Canon, and a couple of test shots this morning appeared to have fixed the issue with whatever settings I screwed up.

I also picked up a couple of new memory cards (64GB) since they were on sale, and the 32GB card that I was using was producing a ‘cannot read card’ error message.  I initially thought that the off brand replacement battery may have been causing the error, as some folks had been stating online, but it happened when I used the stock battery with the camera as well.

I need to start taking pictures again.  Maybe my toy rocket will go on a mission this weekend.

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Flash!

I’m not sure if I’d continue to use my camera often enough to justify getting a flash for it, let alone that new Auto Intelligent bounce model that comes out soon.

Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI

$399.99.  Flashes aren’t cheap.  Neither are lenses, but I got more use out of the two extra lenses I have than I think I would from a flash, either this one or one with less bells and whistles.

And how often do I do portrait photography, anyways?

Ah well, maybe I should get back into taking candids/pictures in general, and then decide if I want to invest in new gear.  I hardly use my monopod, for example.

As I tell people, I take pictures.  I’m not a photographer.