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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Yes. It has a "night shot" mode that would be much more powerful if they didn't deliberately cripple lots of the settings in that mode because that feature in an earlier model could be used to see through people's clothes.
http://www.eso.org/~rfosbury/home/ph...maging_ir.html
http://www.bermangraphics.com/coolpi...gallery707.htm
Also, the swivel body allows me to make macro images that I simply couldn't make with a fixed position lens like on a DSLR-- most of my plant and insect close-ups are taken at angles that would either demand that I either take the photos "blind" or be a contortionist dwarf. Hence, rather than wanting a new model, I want another of the same 8-year-old camera. |
IR photos are a style I often enjoy (I like b&w in the first place, and like the "fantasy" element IR adds, while subtracting). I'm a DSLR person now, though currently shooting film through a rangefinder, however my first digital camera was an Olympus c5050z (I still have it). I loved its limited swivel screen (later models got less limited, which would have been nice), for the reason mentioned (also, I like candid people photos, which the swivel is great for) and its ("Super-") macro mode is great (with the extended DoF of a small sensor making garden macros carry much detail, as yours show).
I did try some IR with it, but was not impressed with the results. It has not the sensitivity to IR as yours. Still, perhaps I gave up too early. I should use its macro again - I got some nice, detailed, sharp garden shots from that, thanks to its close-focussing and swivel screen.
Cheers,
Marc