Happy Solutions

My Traveling Solution

Back in January 2008 I did a post on Not Your Every Day Point and Shoot that focused on the Canon G9. This has been a really good camera to take flying with me and will continue to serve me well. What I found  though is that I am taking more pictures when I am on a layover and walking around.

Now this is a multistep post so stick with me because with life, cameras have an evolution to them. Not that a Canon will become a Nikon but a Canon is still a Canon.

Back in late 2007 we started Peek Digital Photography with an Canon EOS Rebel XTi or the 450D for those not in the US market and kit glass which rapidly turned into some good L glass. As far as the glass, I have never looked back and have stuck with L glass in the EF (full frame) line. I was waiting for Canon to announce the 5D Mk II when a parking lot hit the Xti. So with no camera it was now shopping. That ended up being a Canon 40D with an EF 28-135 IS lens. It was not too long after, the 5D Mk II hit the market and we picked up that body. So I had a good combination of full frame and APS-C sized sensor cameras and a nice mix of L glass. I did send the Xti off to Canon and had it repaired for about what a point and shoot costs.

So back to the G9 and my random layover walks. I wanted something that could stretch with me photographically on the road. With the XTi I can expand the quality of shots I take on the road. The fact that it is a DSLR will not help composition, but depth of focus will be much more flexible and with the 28-135 reach on that lens it's just a better package. The biggest improvement will be in the sensor. The G9 has 12.1 MP packed on that tiny sensor and while the XTi has an APS-C sensor, it is larger and holds 10.1 MP providing for a larger bucket size per pixel. Color is good!

I am out on the road right now and have not had a chance to use the XTi in this configuration yet. The images were taken with the G9 on my desk in the hotel room last night. No the desk is not blue but the brown just didn't look good for a backdrop.

Hey, we will see how this goes. Take care for now!

Cya... Doug