tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-343536622024-03-14T00:46:15.656-07:00Contact Photo ArtsFrom the twisted and colorful minds of the CPA staff.Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-69703585903215443102011-04-24T10:31:00.000-07:002011-04-27T13:14:10.039-07:00<b>Lost Nikon Coolpix P5000</b> what happens if you lose your camera when traveling? My daughter has lost hers while walking the el camino santiago pilgrimage. I am trying to help her find her camera, I am hoping another pilgrim would have picked it up and may try to find who it belongs to. If this person tries to search this lost camera I am also hoping that they will find one of the posts that I have made. I have also found a site that helps people who have or have found a camera. It is a great site that makes it easy to list the camera and location of lost or found cameras, it also provides a gallery to upload photos to help with identification. Great idea, here is a link to <a href="http://www.camerafound.com">www.foundcamera.com</a> Here is a description of where and how my daughter thinks she lost here camera,<div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:'PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif';font-size:medium;" >I had my camera leaving Fromista. I'm pretty sure I also had it in the next town 3.8 km later called Poblacion de Campos. After this town there was a choice to walk along the road or to walk along the river and we chose the path along the river, about 10 km later in Villalcazar de Sirga I went to take a picture and realized that i didnt have my camera anymore. In those 10 km we only passed through one small town called Villovieco, but we stopped other places in the shade along the path and it must have just fell out of my bag at some point. So, it could be anywhere along this 10 km stretch of path beside the river. I should've gone back to look for it, but it was hot and the thought of walking backwards in the sun with no shade overpowered the desire to find my camera. I regretted that later when I was rested again, but well thats what happened. </span></div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-32966782973402421822011-03-05T11:35:00.000-08:002011-03-05T11:46:49.082-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CfHvHx25I2g/TXKR1p7swZI/AAAAAAAAA20/7X4nUf4sel8/s1600/Image_TS3d-001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CfHvHx25I2g/TXKR1p7swZI/AAAAAAAAA20/7X4nUf4sel8/s320/Image_TS3d-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580683239240810898" border="0" /></a><br />In an earlier post I made reference to the change in this blog from cameras to bicycles. It is still winter here in Grand Forks so not to much has happened with <a href="http://www.cycleforfun.ca/">www.cycleforfun.ca</a> but <a href="http://www.contactphotoarts.com/">www.contactphotoarts.com</a> have received their first stock of the new Panasonic TS3. I think this is the camera for me with bike touring. As in the past Contact Photo Arts is one of the first stores to have stock of this new camera. Here is a<a href="http://www.contactphotoarts.com/products.php"> link</a> to their products page, BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-40006360140609929892011-01-24T15:45:00.000-08:002011-01-24T15:50:02.394-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TT4P_urxG1I/AAAAAAAAA2k/Q9ufnvrQFx8/s1600/P1080803.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TT4P_urxG1I/AAAAAAAAA2k/Q9ufnvrQFx8/s320/P1080803.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565903777014291282" /></a><br />One more from the Canary Islands, we were fortunate to catch this traveling exhibit of Rodin sculptures on a street in Las Palmas. There were five in total and they seemed to be enjoying the sun and warmth as much as we were. G1 with 20 BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-41212181724761799742011-01-23T11:27:00.000-08:002011-01-24T15:44:55.111-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyMsKHe66I/AAAAAAAAA2c/wAtGBOLT4AE/s1600/P1090021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyMsKHe66I/AAAAAAAAA2c/wAtGBOLT4AE/s320/P1090021.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565477929780964258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyLRLfuHlI/AAAAAAAAA2U/W_QOsk9k9O8/s1600/P1090038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyLRLfuHlI/AAAAAAAAA2U/W_QOsk9k9O8/s320/P1090038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565476366782963282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyLQ9_EzHI/AAAAAAAAA2M/kTCEXOOjA4E/s1600/P1080821.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyLQ9_EzHI/AAAAAAAAA2M/kTCEXOOjA4E/s320/P1080821.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565476363156376690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyLQmOfmrI/AAAAAAAAA2E/QKIqpptoz8k/s1600/P1080813.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TTyLQmOfmrI/AAAAAAAAA2E/QKIqpptoz8k/s320/P1080813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565476356778597042" /></a><br />Happy New year everyone. I know I am a little late but we have had a very busy start to the year 2011. With this post my blog will began slowly to change. My life is more about bicycles now than cameras. We now have a new business found here <a href="http://cycleforfun.ca/">Cycle For Fun</a> and it has now been one year since we sold Contact Photo Arts. I am still a part time employee for the new owners of Contact Photo Arts and I am still helping people find the right camera for their needs but I also have other interests, two of which are cycling and travel. Cycle for Fun is a retail home based sales business selling recumbent and semi recumbent bicycles. One of these bicycles folds and fits into a suitcase, perfect for taking your bicycle with you on a holiday. We did just that this January taking a Cruzbike Quest folding recumbent with us to the Canary Islands to visit our daughter who has been living there. If it wasn't for this visit I don't think we would have ever discovered the Canary Islands as it is a place few North Americans seem to visit. This trip was my first with a bicycle in a suitcase. I have always dreamed of landing at an exotic airport, opening my suitcase, putting together my bicycle and riding off into the sunset. I know there are other people with a similar dream, if you are one of them I have published an article <a href="http://www.cycleforfun.ca/page2.php">Traveling with the Cruzbike Quest</a>. I did take my Panasonic G1 on this trip with just one lens, the 20 mm 1.7, I enjoyed having just one lens and it was also an interesting travel experience for me because as much as I like capturing photos this trip was not just about capturing those photos but also riding through a foreign and very interesting landscape. I will be posting more photos here and in a gallery at <a href="http://cycleforfun.ca/">Cycle For Fun</a> Happy new year, BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-27665493662017446102010-11-10T14:07:00.000-08:002010-11-10T14:28:59.476-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TNscedYatSI/AAAAAAAAA14/g3Z5QTOS5sA/s1600/P1080514.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TNscedYatSI/AAAAAAAAA14/g3Z5QTOS5sA/s320/P1080514.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538051476390851874" /></a><br />Here is another from the new Panasonic 14 mm 2.5 BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-53452877127922954822010-11-09T15:45:00.000-08:002010-11-09T15:55:49.858-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TNne2MfwZHI/AAAAAAAAA1w/27btmsEttII/s1600/P1080489.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TNne2MfwZHI/AAAAAAAAA1w/27btmsEttII/s320/P1080489.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537702239477458034" /></a><br />Here is my first photo from the new Panasonic 14 mm 2.5 pancake lens. Gus and I are inside near the wood fire waiting for the first snow of the year. This lens if very small and will be nice for landscapes, I will use it to post a photo of the first snow fall, may not be long, Bill<div>P.S. <a href="http://www.contactphotoarts.com">www.contactphotoarts.com</a> has stock, 449.00</div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-31993365025492625012010-08-28T18:49:00.000-07:002010-08-28T18:54:28.431-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/THm9RM4E3bI/AAAAAAAAA1g/z8j1HE4QD30/s1600/P1000044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/THm9RM4E3bI/AAAAAAAAA1g/z8j1HE4QD30/s320/P1000044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510643722276363698" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">There is nothing better than a new camera to try out, this is taken with the new Panasonic FZ40. I am still looking for my deer in the cross walk photo but I am getting close, Bill</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Link to Face Book page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deer-Grand-Forks/149010418449342">Deer Grand Forks</a></span></div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-62197412402688687652010-08-27T11:22:00.000-07:002010-08-27T11:58:58.363-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/THgK2-q6FoI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/VQP83xcCKlo/s1600/e1580_Panasonic-LUMIX-DMC-FZ40-Digital-Camera-with-24x-Optical-Zoom.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/THgK2-q6FoI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/VQP83xcCKlo/s320/e1580_Panasonic-LUMIX-DMC-FZ40-Digital-Camera-with-24x-Optical-Zoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510166083739981442" border="0" /></a><br />Hi, Have received my first stock of the Panasonic FZ40. I do plan on using one over the weekend and comparing the difference in sensor with the FZ100. The cost in Canada is 449.00, cheers BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-67981727087078097632010-08-26T08:40:00.000-07:002010-08-26T08:47:04.214-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/THaMGBJCrPI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/-4N6MbVDDsc/s1600/SAM_0514.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/THaMGBJCrPI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/-4N6MbVDDsc/s320/SAM_0514.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509745229147843826" border="0" /></a><br />Morning light and the Samsung Ex 1, I was waiting for a deer to walk into the photo but they most have slept in today. I still have a demo Ex 1 and have become very attached to this camera. This was using the cameras smart range which captures two files and combines them for a greater dynamic range. BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-84850930307773945792010-08-17T15:22:00.001-07:002010-08-17T15:37:21.496-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TGsOBji2AzI/AAAAAAAAA1I/4rB5Pa2DtOI/s1600/P1050276.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TGsOBji2AzI/AAAAAAAAA1I/4rB5Pa2DtOI/s320/P1050276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506510389274608434" /></a><br />Here is a photo that I took this morning with our trusty Panasonic FZ18. I have a new project that I have titled <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deer-Grand-Forks/149010418449342?ref=mf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Deer Grand Forks</span></a> It is a Face Book page focused on the deer population of Grand Forks B.C. If you have been a long time reader of my blog you will know that Grand Forks is home to many, many deer. Some of the photos that I have posted here in the past I have re posted there but there is also new ones and other peoples deer photos as well. If you have photos of deer in Grand Forks please consider adding yours. If you are a Face Book fan please consider "liking" the page as I would like to build the numbers, cheers BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-19405799296100723872010-08-07T15:52:00.000-07:002010-08-07T15:56:16.474-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TF3kbRqEqNI/AAAAAAAAA1A/dwHEAYzYuW8/s1600/P1000062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TF3kbRqEqNI/AAAAAAAAA1A/dwHEAYzYuW8/s320/P1000062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502805476964083922" /></a><br />Here is one more that I took at ISO 200, the photo below is ISO400Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-62889596754676428662010-08-07T15:16:00.000-07:002010-08-07T15:49:43.467-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TF3g2zoRpzI/AAAAAAAAA04/N9innYGRmRM/s1600/P1000063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TF3g2zoRpzI/AAAAAAAAA04/N9innYGRmRM/s320/P1000063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502801551893309234" /></a><br />Panasonic FZ100, there is quite a fuss about this new camera as introduced in my last post. I was one of the first in the world to post photos from this camera on <a href="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1033&thread=35969529">Dpreview</a> and they have received much attention. Dpreview have also posted their comparison of the FZ100 to other cameras and there is cause for concern. There maybe a problem with their comparison photo or the photo may be an accurate representation of the camera. If the photo is an accurate representation of the quality of this camera's still image then I think we may be seeing a shift in Panasonic's priorities. The camera has a very nice feature set and may be better suited to people using the cameras video mode more than people looking for a ultra zoom camera for stills. For me I am now waiting for the FZ40 to arrive in early Sept. This camera will have the same lens but a ccd sensor and it will be interesting to see how the still images compare. This is a photo that I took while walking to work this morning. I was thinking of the people out there who may be using the FZ100 as a birding camera. Stay tuned for more, regards BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-31623537345527470932010-08-04T17:22:00.000-07:002010-08-04T17:33:54.905-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TFoGLtw8m8I/AAAAAAAAA0w/hneRsVOIqDU/s1600/panasonic_lumix_dmc_fz100-japan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TFoGLtw8m8I/AAAAAAAAA0w/hneRsVOIqDU/s320/panasonic_lumix_dmc_fz100-japan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501716693119704002" /></a><br />It has been a while again between photos but the summer here is so nice and with a bike ride every night and a swim in the river..... well. <div> Here is some exciting news, soon I will have stock of the new Panasonic ultra zoom, the FZ100. The is the first big change in the very popular Panasonic ultra zoom camera since the introduction of the FZ18. I have posted many photos from the FZ18 in the past and for myself felt no need to use the later EZ28 and last years model FZ35. This may change as the new FZ100 has a 24x lens. This will be a very popular camera and you may see some of the first photos taken with one posted here. I expect stock any day now. The cost in Canada is 549.00 Here is a link to the products page on our home page <a href="http://www.contactphotoarts.com/products.php">Contact Photo Arts. </a></div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-59426647350806234472010-07-08T14:48:00.000-07:002010-07-08T14:52:58.219-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TDZImMuydeI/AAAAAAAAA0o/o6NWEcfomCM/s1600/SAM_0381.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TDZImMuydeI/AAAAAAAAA0o/o6NWEcfomCM/s320/SAM_0381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491656616714597858" border="0" /></a><br />With the rain this year the wild flowers are very colorful. This morning light photo has been taken with the Samsung Ex1. BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-7588639686974323112010-07-02T12:09:00.000-07:002010-07-02T12:16:48.636-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TC46M3UgFKI/AAAAAAAAA0g/2MqavVL5LKg/s1600/SAM_0356.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TC46M3UgFKI/AAAAAAAAA0g/2MqavVL5LKg/s320/SAM_0356.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489388988493993122" border="0" /></a><br />One more from the EX1, it is still raining off and on here and summer seems like it will never come but the clouds do make for nice sunsets. The price of the EX1 is still 499.00 for my remaining stock. Bill WilbyBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-70381136592340098282010-06-18T17:47:00.000-07:002010-06-18T17:55:01.714-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBwVVQGeaGI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/vdFtdezIz-Y/s1600/00758_ex1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBwVVQGeaGI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/vdFtdezIz-Y/s320/00758_ex1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484281901073983586" /></a><br />We now have a new cost of the EX1 in Canada, the SRP price is 549.00 and <a href="http://www.contactphotoarts.com/">Contact Photo Arts</a> have a price of 499.00 until the end of June. cheers BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-23159084878818572112010-06-16T10:36:00.000-07:002010-06-16T10:46:01.227-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBkNnbDzr0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/Gy00xUXkNVc/s1600/SAM_0306.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBkNnbDzr0I/AAAAAAAAA0Q/Gy00xUXkNVc/s400/SAM_0306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483428992230076226" border="0" /></a><br />It stopped raining long enough for me to take a few photos, one good thing about the clouds is that they do provide a nice background for the river and trees. This photo was taken with the Samsung EX1 using smart range and editing in camera. I lowered the density by two stops which is the maximum amount. It is possible to edit a photo twice though which I have tried. Bill WilbyBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-22980037382211759672010-06-12T17:34:00.000-07:002010-06-12T18:02:50.520-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBQts5URpPI/AAAAAAAAA0I/YJPEbHM40AU/s1600/SAM_0299.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBQts5URpPI/AAAAAAAAA0I/YJPEbHM40AU/s400/SAM_0299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482056895740093682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBQtsUwNGEI/AAAAAAAAA0A/NwLaQY2qIuw/s1600/SAM_0294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBQtsUwNGEI/AAAAAAAAA0A/NwLaQY2qIuw/s400/SAM_0294.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482056885925124162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBQtrR4gU2I/AAAAAAAAAz4/sOlL4TQS4Sw/s1600/SAM_0297.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBQtrR4gU2I/AAAAAAAAAz4/sOlL4TQS4Sw/s400/SAM_0297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482056867974763362" /></a><br />Today is a nice day, we have been waiting awhile for sunshine and with the flowers and a little heat it is beginning to feel that summer is really on its way. These photos I have just taken with the Samsung EX1, a great little P&S shoot camera. The AMOLED screen is very usable in bright sunshine. I was one of the first in Canada and the world to have stock of this camera as I received stock mid May. It is taking the photo community awhile to notice this camera but that may soon change as <a href="http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/sam-ex1.shtml">Luminous-landscape</a> has just posted their review. This review reflects the experience that I have been having with this camera. I have only one problem, I need to sell cameras and it has been difficult to sell this camera. In our global market place it is very easy for us to see prices of products in other countries. It would be nice to have global pricing but this has yet to happen. Canada was the first to receive this camera and we also have the distinction of having the highest cost. My goal is to be a source for the Samsung EX1 in Canada but this may not happen unless the price of this camera increases in the rest of the world or decreases here in Canada, most of us would like to see the decrease, "eh" BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-86659226695774912010-06-11T10:30:00.000-07:002010-06-11T17:46:30.953-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBJzjl_lPSI/AAAAAAAAAzw/emRuLPGr_BM/s1600/SAM_0261.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBJzjl_lPSI/AAAAAAAAAzw/emRuLPGr_BM/s400/SAM_0261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481570751794724130" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a photo for you Mom, we are still looking for our first fawns but if you look closely at these deer you may see that it may be soon. I am still enjoying using the Samsung Ex1. I have re-sized this file in camera before posting, Bill <div> please note here is a link to this file full size posted on <a href="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1001&thread=35542682">dpreview forum</a>, I had forgot that I resized this as small as I did to post to Face Book, there is a Face Book page for the EX1/Tl500, here is a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Samsung-TL-500-EX1/112861782083528">link</a>.</div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-18500764371988940642010-06-09T15:31:00.000-07:002010-06-09T15:46:45.877-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBAZZJFqmnI/AAAAAAAAAzo/FCglCaMYyEA/s1600/SAM_0251.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TBAZZJFqmnI/AAAAAAAAAzo/FCglCaMYyEA/s400/SAM_0251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480908666237000306" border="0" /></a><br />We have received our Samsung lenses, the 30 mm F2 is very small. Both the 30 mm and the 50-200 feel very well built. There is bundle pricing for the body and extra lenses, 1049.00 including the 30mm and 995.00 including the 50-200. We have stock of the Nx10 with 18-45 at 790.00. This still-life has been taken with the Samsung Ex1, have I told you how much I enjoying using this Ex1, BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-6472730672344134062010-06-03T13:36:00.000-07:002010-06-03T13:51:07.722-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TAgU4NQlSUI/AAAAAAAAAzg/onK6YNjqZOs/s1600/SAM_0211.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/TAgU4NQlSUI/AAAAAAAAAzg/onK6YNjqZOs/s400/SAM_0211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478651902560651586" border="0" /></a><br />I have now returned home and am back to work. I have enjoyed using the Samsung EX1 and will take one on my next trip. Now that I have been able to print my photos I am very happy with the jpeg files and for me see no reason to consider using raw. I am looking forward to using the wide angle adapter and the optical viewfinder and will post photos when I have them in stock. Here is one more travel photo unedited from the camera. I have stock of the Ex1 and I am receiving stock of the 30 mm and 50-200 lenses for the NX10 next week. BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-87961704278410306352010-05-27T21:39:00.000-07:002010-05-27T22:05:45.065-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_9O4XveOHI/AAAAAAAAAzY/LAzg-sUim-E/s1600/SAM_0221.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476182402258581618" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_9O4XveOHI/AAAAAAAAAzY/LAzg-sUim-E/s400/SAM_0221.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_9OLsEuJfI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/c6OwRAbt_1g/s1600/SAM_0223.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476181634622301682" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_9OLsEuJfI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/c6OwRAbt_1g/s400/SAM_0223.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_9OLHSv8PI/AAAAAAAAAzI/dl8AO_V3ino/s1600/SAM_0226.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476181624749027570" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_9OLHSv8PI/AAAAAAAAAzI/dl8AO_V3ino/s400/SAM_0226.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>So here I am in my home town of Alert Bay. I am really enjoying using the new Samsung Ex 1. I think I may have told you that already. Tonight I am walking down the street and a young man asks me "what are your doing?" You need to understand not to many people walk too far in Alert Bay. So I say I'm going for a walk, he thinks about this just a minute and says I think I will go for a walk too, so we start walking down the street together. Then he asks " where you from?" I have to think about this a bit and finally say, from here but a long time ago. Now you need to further understand this person has had just a little alcohol to drink and is now a little confused so he doesn't quite believe me, so I ask him who his parents are. As it turns out I went to school with his father who is the same age and was able to amaze him with a few old details. Alert Bay is where my roots are, even if I haven't lived here for 30 years the 25 that I did put down some deep roots. Alert Bay is the kind of small island community that I don't think anyone who was born here and lived a few years here would ever want to say they were from any where but here, Alert Bay. The photo of the old dock is where I used to tie up my first boat, an 8 foot punt, the other photo is a salmon berry, if you have never tasted a Alert Bay salmon berry I feel sorry for you because you are really missing something special, cheers Bill</div></div></div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-33431193555822135172010-05-24T20:26:00.000-07:002010-05-24T20:46:00.210-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHMnBGaxI/AAAAAAAAAzA/fZQ9Dt_8am8/s1600/SAM_0158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475048053956569874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHMnBGaxI/AAAAAAAAAzA/fZQ9Dt_8am8/s400/SAM_0158.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHMRTMFcI/AAAAAAAAAy4/xwnF4A9nXfU/s1600/SAM_0159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475048048126858690" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHMRTMFcI/AAAAAAAAAy4/xwnF4A9nXfU/s400/SAM_0159.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHMJIPYfI/AAAAAAAAAyw/oCV84U9-zkg/s1600/SAM_0160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475048045933453810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHMJIPYfI/AAAAAAAAAyw/oCV84U9-zkg/s400/SAM_0160.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHLioR7eI/AAAAAAAAAyo/f44vkxKq7WQ/s1600/SAM_0161.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475048035598855650" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_tHLioR7eI/AAAAAAAAAyo/f44vkxKq7WQ/s400/SAM_0161.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I am really enjoying using the Samsung Ex1. Here are a few photos that I have taken in Victoria on my way to visit my Mother in Alert Bay. I am hoping to post more photos of Alert Bay if I can work my way through the list of things I can do for my Mother. I also have received more stock of the Ex1 back in the store, cheers Bill P.S. I see I may need to find a lens shade</div></div></div></div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-46270116720502448002010-05-19T19:11:00.000-07:002010-05-19T19:30:01.267-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_SdDkVVLPI/AAAAAAAAAyI/O8rMJUd0UMo/s1600/SAM_0046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S_SdDkVVLPI/AAAAAAAAAyI/O8rMJUd0UMo/s400/SAM_0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473172131780308210" /></a><br />This seems to happen to me each Spring, the river comes up and things just start to get exciting and I go away and miss it. In this photo we are packing the van and heading out to Vancouver Island. I am looking forward to returning to my home town of Alert Bay and using this new camera, the Samsung Ex-1. There is a chance the river may be high when we return but this is a low water year. This photo has been taken from a bedroom deck and with the 24 mm equivalent focal length lens the Ex-1 is very good for landscapes. The photo was resized in the camera but other than that unchanged. I will post more from this camera as I am traveling. Bill<div><br /> P.S. I do have good stock of this new and hard to find camera, check under products <a href="http://www.contactphotoarts.com">www.contactphotoarts.com</a> </div>Bill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34353662.post-79321124833846675682010-05-06T09:07:00.000-07:002010-05-06T09:25:23.607-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S-LtSUj-zfI/AAAAAAAAAyA/_c1gCuHg9Wo/s1600/resized+river.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dlnPKqm87SY/S-LtSUj-zfI/AAAAAAAAAyA/_c1gCuHg9Wo/s400/resized+river.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468193796594257394" border="0" /></a><br />We are still waiting for spring to come, it was only 2 degrees above freezing this morning. This photo was taken with the Panasonic 20 1.7 lens on my G1. I am still waiting for the Samsung 30 mm pancake to compare. I have used this lens very little and I have taken few photos of late. I noticed the morning light and as I was set to take the photo two Canadian geese saw me with my camera and decided that I really needed them to complete the scene. BillBill Wilby, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740407081187701190noreply@blogger.com0