So much going on I didn’t know which way to turn. It has taken me days to decide just what the “weekend post” would be of/about. Thus it’s a sampling because I couldn’t make up my mind.
I’ve been ‘trying out’ the Canon lately to evaluate it as the next ‘main camera’ to use. I like using it but it simply can not do the things the Nikon P610 ‘bridge’ camera can, so I find myself repeatedly grabbing that instead when going out.
I have stopped using the Olympus for now. Not just because the battery is failing and I’m loathe to put money into it, but also because I need to force myself to evaluate the future of photography for me and it is unlikely the E410 is the answer no matter how much I like using it.
What with everything everywhere being as bad as it is (yes, my wife is still in England with no return date even guessed at) switching to “artistic” photography only is about all I can do. I loathe the idea of it as I do very much like taking wildlife photos. You know: pictures of birds I can’t actually see because they are small, far away, and hidden in tree branches. Do I need to mention the failing camera + failing eyesight thing again? No. Not going to say anything about the triple digit inflation rate around here either.
Just trying to keep my sanity together. Remind me again exactly why I should do that.
More analysis coming up. Er, camera analysis that is. I could probably do with the other kind as well, to be honest.
Wandering Words 
Hi Marc, I dont know about analysis, but those are really decent arty farty shots … I was thinking about your situation regarding the loss of sight… and wondered if this may be an option… I wonder if there is such a programme available that allows you to “pick” frames from say a 3 minute video… if so then maybe the answer would be to video the situation and then review later and pick from the video shots that you like… I suppose if that is available you could then put those shots into gimp and clean them up a tad…. maybe you are sitting on a camera that has excellent video capability and would be ideal for the above idea… who knows… but its a thought thats all…as I really find it sad that you may have to pass up on your hobby just because of failing eyesight… which also leads me to this question… “what do others who have failing eyesight do with regards to photography???” as if that question could be answered firstly then it would possibly save a hell of a lot of time faffing and messing about with what you already have… maybe you could pool them all and put it towards “the camera” others use with failing eyesight…. Kind regards… Lynd…
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Lynd, the main problem I have is that the ‘ideal’ camera for me doesn’t exist; it simply isn’t made. So rather than search for the perfect solution I tried to adapt from the resources available (an all-too-familiar scenario for me). It sure would help if I could sell off something, but even an influx of cash wouldn’t overcome the non-existence of what would best suit my needs. As the King of Siam said: “Is a puzzlement!”
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