Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi Unboxing
Posted by mandy | Filed under Photography, Technology
I received a Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi from school for my Photography classes that I’m going to be taking starting Monday. Here are some unboxing pictures for your viewing pleasure:
Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi Unboxing
Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi Unboxing
Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi Unboxing
Canon EOS 400D
Canon EOS 400D
Canon EOS 400D
Canon EOS 400D and 18-55mm kit lens
Canon 18-55mm kit lens
Canon 18-55mm kit lens
Canon 18-55mm kit lens
Canon EOS 400D Accessories
I’m a native Nikon user (fear not Canon-lovers, I’m not here to bash you) so this is all very new to me. Everything seems so foreign and backwards at first glance: The buttons and icons are pretty different compared to what I’m used to, however it’s probably a good idea to familiarize myself with both brands anyway. No such thing as too much experience! :) A few things I don’t like right off the bat are…
1. The lack of clarity in the [very small] viewfinder; it’s very difficult to tell if the camera is in focus or not.
2. It has a very cheap plasticky feel to it.
3. The on/off switch is in a weird location.
4. Sensor cleaning system is terrible. I just got the camera yesterday and theres already tons of dust on the sensor.
I may be biased, but I definitely won’t be switching to Canon any time soon. This camera makes me appreciate my Nikon D50 & Nikon D300 so much more! Here are a few test shots taken with the Canon:
Heritage Park Lake
Heritage Park Lake
Tags: camera, Canon, Canon EOS 400D, Digital Rebel XTI, Photography, unboxing
iPhone 3G Unboxing
Posted by mandy | Filed under Technology
I ordered an iPhone 3G (with free 2-day shipping) through AT&T’s website hoping it would be shipped and delivered to my house by the time that I got home from New York. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case, and it wasn’t delivered for 6 days. So finally it arrived and after 3 days of intense use, I absolutely love it. I have 6 pages full of USEFUL applications, none of that iFart or Fingerprint Scanner garbage. I love being able to leave home and still be “connected”. Fore those of you that still don’t have an iPhone (i’m sorry), here are a few unboxing pictures to tease you even more :)
iPhone 3G Unboxing
iPhone 3G Box
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3G and Accessories
iPhone 3G!
I’ll have more exciting pictures in the weeks to come so stay tuned :)
Tags: 3g, at&t, iphone, iphone 3g, Mobile
First blog post on iPhone!
Posted by mandy | Filed under General, Mobile
Testing!
Sent from my iPhone
Tags: blog, iphone, Mobile, test
Mama Mia!
Posted by mandy | Filed under General
Jeff and I trekked to New York City today to see Mama Mia on Broadway! He had seen it once before when his family traveled to London when he was little, but this was my first time. It was excellent; good music, lots of energy, and we had good seats! About 30 minutes into the show, between “scenes” two of the props crashed into each other resulting in a 10 minute break for them to come out and inspect the problem and fix it. The tech guys came out and everyone laughed– it’s not every day a Broadway show has to be stopped because the props have a mind of their own. They quickly fixed it and the show continued. After the show we made our way back to the subway and went home exhausted (as if we were a part of the performance).
Here are some mobile pictures from todays fun-filled adventure:
Building in NYC on the way to Mama Mia!
View of Times Square on our way to see Mama Mia!
Finally at Mama Mia!!
The Stage at the Winter Garden Theater
Waiting for the train, on our way home
Tags: broadway, mama mia, new york city, nyc, performance, show
A Day at the Park
Posted by mandy | Filed under General
Hover over the images for a description/title, or click them to go to the Flickr photostream :)
iPod Touch Trick
Posted by mandy | Filed under General
I just found a neat little iPod Touch trick, quite by accident. Apparently you can take a screenshot without having to install any 3rd party applications. All you have to do is press and hold the round Menu button, and press the Power button at the top. The screen will flash, and your screenshot will appear in your Pictures folder.
Try it!
Tags: apple, ipod touch, trick
My Trip to NY – In Pictures
Posted by mandy | Filed under Photography, Travel
For each image description, move your mouse over the picture.
Tags: new york, Photography, Travel, trip
Internets on a Plane
Posted by mandy | Filed under General
Yesterday, Jeff dropped me off at the airport and I checked in, went through security and sat at the gate until my plane arrived. I wasn’t exactly looking forward to the flight home, considering there were 30 or 40 little camp girls on my plane all going home. I wasn’t too happy about that. When we were called to board, I looked out the window and noticed that I was boarding the JetBlue BetaBlue aircraft, one of their planes that offers free email, shopping, and instant messaging services to it’s passengers above 10,000 feet. Maybe this trip won’t be so bad after all. I made my way to my seat and noticed a sticker on the seat in front of me that indicated there was a wireless signal.
We took off and before I knew it we were at cruising altitude. I turned on my iPod and opened Safari, where I was greeted with a page to log in to their network. I typed in my name, seat number, and email, and was directed to a page that said “Welcome to BetaBlue!”
I opened a new page in Safari and tried “mail.google.com/mail/” for Gmail, which kept erroring for about 30 minutes and then finally decided to load. I also tried “mobile.live.com/hm/” for Hotmail which also loaded extremely slow. After another half hour of trying to send a message, I was able to send my mom an email on Hotmail, and one to Jeff on Gmail. Unfortunately, the service came to a screeching halt whenever we ventured over water, and I lost communication altogether.
It was fun to test out but, like anything in the Beta stage, it has a LONG way to go. Click here for more information about BetaBlue.
Tags: betablue, flight, internet, jetblue, plane
JPG Magazine Submission – “Heaven”
Posted by mandy | Filed under Photography
It’s time to vote for the photos to be published in the next Issue of JPG Magazine (Issue 19: FAITH) and this is my submission:
“Heaven“
All you have to do to vote is signup by clicking here (just use a fake email) and VOTE HERE !! Voting closes on October 7th, which leaves 54 days left to vote! Get your votes in! I appreciate all the support, lets hope I get published! (Current Statistics: This photo has 813 Views and 36 Yeahs.)
Calumet Photo of the Week
Posted by mandy | Filed under Photography
I woke up this morning to find a huge spike in my page impressions for Perfectography. Intrigued by this, I opened my analytics page to see where they were coming from. I saw “calumetphoto.com” and immediately thought, “no way!” So I headed over to the Photo of the Week page and freaked out when I saw that my photo “Heaven” was selected for the Photo of the Week!! I’m absolutely stunned and ecstatic! I can’t believe my photo was picked! I’ve gotten an overwhelming amount of pageviews because of this, which is excellent exposure for me! All thanks goes to usrbingeek who is the only reason I knew about Calumet Photo of the Week! Thanks Steve!
Also, I should be finding out the results of the Artists Wanted Contest any day now! So keep checking back for an update on that!
Tags: artists wanted, calumet, contest, heaven, mandy, perfectography, photo of the week
