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$1299.00
from Best Buy Summary: I shoot a lot of pictures while kayak fishing and wanted something that was lightweight and durable that could stand up to the rigors and demands of saltwater exposure. I keep it in a Pelican box when not photographing. I bought this from Best Buy as a package and it came with Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens and Canon - 55-250mm f/4-5.6 Telephoto Zoom Lens. It also had a Lowepro Slingshot 100 Bag and a Sunpak Platinum Plus tripod. I also purchased a Sandisk Ultra III 8 GB with a transfer rate of 15 MB/s. I went to a different place to buy a UV Filter and a Circular Polarized Filter.
Other than that I love the setup, and its very light when compared to some of the full frame cameras.
Strengths: I take it out on the water and photograph the sites I see like alligators, Herons, lighthouses, and general guys catching and releasing fish. I really like the camera and it has some great standard settings for someone like me who is too busy with different activities to become a really mediocre photographer let alone a good one. This camera has helped me to overcome some of those obstacles. It takes photographs that are good enough for me to get published in magazines, and on different websites.
Weaknesses: have recently tried to take pictures of night skylines which REQUIRES you to use the manual settings. This thing will not even snap a shot in the basic configurations at night except with the Flash, and then it does not always work. I am also disappointed that I cannot leave the shutter open for no more than 30 seconds unless I keep my finger on the shutter button in the BULB mode. However this creates camera shake and seems pretty ridicules that 30 seconds is the maximum exposure.
Similar Products Used: Olympus 720SW and the Sony HDR-SR7 Customer Service: I have not had to use it but hte website has all of the manulas and software on it.
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