New Camera - Canon S90

[bigmick22]

Pacman - if you use firefox to browse the forum then you can get a plug-in called 'Exif Viewer' to view the data for posted pics

As an example, here's some of what I could get from SNick's 1st pic on this thread

Exif IFD0

* Image Description =
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* Camera Model = Canon PowerShot S90
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* X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
* Software / Firmware Version = Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
* Last Modified Date/Time = 2009:12:10 07:58:28
* Y/Cb/Cr Positioning (Subsampling) = co-sited / datum point (2)





Exif Sub IFD

* Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/25 second ===> 0.04 second
* Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 20/10 ===> Æ’/2
* ISO Speed Ratings = 3200
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* Original Date/Time = 2009:12:09 09:25:09
* Digitization Date/Time = 2009:12:09 09:25:09
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* Compressed Bits per Pixel = 3/1 ===> 3
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Aperture = Æ’/2
* Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/3 ===> 0
* Max Aperture Value (APEX) = 64/32 ===> 2
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[Snick]

Thats cool - didn't know about that plugin.
I was using Photoshop to view the EXIF data.

[bigmick22]

RXPharm posted about it last year (credit where it's due - this is how I found out about it)

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3905

[Thaime]

Hey koykaeng,
who is the girl in the second picture of your post?  Is she a Cascade girl?  I think I barfined her from Cascade's this past May and can't remember the name.  Thanks

[pacman]

(Snick @ Dec. 10 2009,21:22) You paying my Bar Tab ?

Last nights research wasn't cheap  

I'm sure it wasn't but I will accept a photo taken from your window tonight.

Any night scene will do, ladyboys are optional. And I will buy you a drink when next our paths cross...        

Thanks      

[pacman]

(bigmick22 @ Dec. 11 2009,06:54) Pacman - if you use firefox to browse the forum then you can get a plug-in called 'Exif Viewer' to view the data for posted pics

Goddam, do the CIA know about this?

(Could this mean the end of civilisation as we know it? The final erosion of our freedom?     )

Thanks Mick & RX, what a terrific little add-on!!

[LadyboyCrush]

Those look pretty decent, Snick... How much better is it than the Sony T100s we have?

...and does it come in Pink?

[Snick]

Much better than the Sony, its only sold in Black - put you could always paint it with your nail polish.

[rxpharm]

The Canon S90 is a superior low light performer to the Sony T100. Amazing what a difference 2 years make in technology!

Here are some photos Snick posted from Obsessions with the Sony T100 from 2007, judge for yourself how much better the Canon S90 is.







Would be interesting to see how it compares to the Fuji low light cameras -  F30 Fd and F31Fd which have been generally praised as some of the best low light point and shoots.

[fanboy]

Get the new Fuji F200EXR or F70EXR. It's better than the F31fd.

[farang_oz]

I bought the S90 in pattaya last month a very nice little camera, the f2 lens is superb in low light a perfect bar hopping camera.

[koykaeng]

(Thaime @ Dec. 11 2009,07:26) Hey koykaeng,
who is the girl in the second picture of your post?  Is she a Cascade girl?  I think I barfined her from Cascade's this past May and can't remember the name.  Thanks

Her name is Anne, and she works in Carnival, Nana Plaza

If you look back at Snick's original group of photos at the start of the thread, you will see her pictured standing on top of the mechanical bull.

Cheers
Koykaeng

[Snick]

(koykaeng @ Dec. 12 2009,02:29)

(Thaime @ Dec. 11 2009,07:26) Hey koykaeng,
who is the girl in the second picture of your post?  Is she a Cascade girl?  I think I barfined her from Cascade's this past May and can't remember the name.  Thanks

Her name is Anne, and she works in Carnival, Nana Plaza

If you look back at Snick's original group of photos at the start of the thread, you will see her pictured standing on top of the mechanical bull.

Cheers
Koykaeng

Anne ? ?, I thought her name was T'Pol

[koykaeng]

(Snick @ Dec. 12 2009,04:04) Anne ? ?, I thought her name was T'Pol

Is that short for Tadpole ?

Now I'm confused ?

Cheers
Koykaeng

[pacman]

I had a play with an S90 yesterday & I am suitably impressed.

For a true pocket camera, nothing comes close to the picture taking power of this thing.

It doesn't go beyond 3200 ISO but that is ample given that noise levels can be unacceptable below that.

It is only f2 at the shortest focal length - 28mm but that is a nice wide angle for taking close shots of people. And isn't that its main raison d'etre?

According to reviews on DPreview, the weakest link is a slightly loose wheel on the back adjustment ring which can easily be knocked while handling the camera.

That plus the recommendation not to bother with shooting in RAW as there is some barrel distortion that needs adjusting in Photoshop while shooting in JPEG means the camera's own software adjusts the image automatically.

I know what I would prefer.

What did surprise me was the new Ricoh GXR, a revolutionary approach to compact cameras which we are bound to hear a lot more about. The first one in town had arrived yesterday & I was offered it for only $2000...    

A lot more money than the already expensive S90 (here at least) & definitely not something that will slip into your pocket.