My view of the world and anything that might interest me.
Today is Heritage day in South Africa and also National “Braaidag†(For my non-Afrikaans friends, that is BBQ day). The weather is playing havoc with us here in Cape Town. This is what it looks like from my balcony.
Definitely not a great day for Braaing. At least my braai is on my balcony and under roof but it is unpleasant there. Will have to see if I get around to it. Time to find somebody with a indoor braai.
Photokina is currently on the go and here are some photos of some of the new Canon cameras:
Canon Powershot SX1 IS front: 
Canon Powershot SX1 IS back: 
Canon Powershot SX1o IS front: 
Canon Powershot SX1 IS back: 
Canon EOS 5D Mark II front: 
Canon EOS 5D Mark II back: 
A while ago I blogged about buying a new digital camera. At that time it was the Canon EOS 1000D that got my attention.
Over the past week Canon announced the Canon Powershot SX1 IS and that seems, for what I need, a much better camera.
Although it does not have interchangeable lenses, it does come with 20x optical zoom which equates to a range of 28 – 560 mm. If I wanted the same on the 1000D, it would mean some big zoom lens which will cost an arm and a leg. The SX1 comes with the same CMOS sensor and DIGIC IV processor as the 5D Mark II which gives this Powershot 4FPS continuous shooting and full HD 1080p video at 30 FPS.
The SX1 just seems a much better option that 1000D at probably the same price range. The one thing the SX1 does not have is RAW shooting but an amateur like me does not need that.
There is the SX10 also that is very similar than the SX1 but with a CCD sensor and without the HD video.
Although the 1000D is available now, I will wait a bit (December) till the SX1 become available. The SX10 should be available around November. I will then pay ORMS a visit and compare these cameras.
Comments welcome – what do you think?