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Any Sony F717 Users?

I shoot with a Sony F717 and absolutely love it. Anymore F717/F707 Shooters out there on this site? I would love to see pictures from all the other F717 photographers. I love the intense colors that are captured with this camera. Some like a bit more subdued color look, but I favor the spark I can get with this camera. It's all in personal taste. The F717 can put out fabulous detail.
Have any great tricks, user tips you can share????
LCC
Rancho Mirage, CA
(loving the Sun)

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I was also amazed I did not see more 7X7 cameras on here. That has been a killer camera over the years. And I will admit that both 5mp cameras can hang even with todays best.

Nice camera, I used on for a while and really like it. But I was just looking for a few more features, and ended up getting married to my Fuji 602 instead of the 717.

But I to find the colors of the 717 to be nice...

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Yea, another 717 user here, love the thing. Prob. the most flexible single lens system i have ever used. Only got 2 pics on here, but i agree, the range and color are great

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....well, not quite a 717 user....just a 7o7 user i am! ;-)
Indeed... one of the BEST digital out there!
I will post soon some pics here! hope u will like it(or not)!

cheers nemo66

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I have been a Sony user for many years. Started with the Mavica, traded in for a DSC-F70 and now own the 707. I am thrilled with it's versatility and with the results.........although I am now considering the new Canon Rebel as i want to make the leap to Digital SLR

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I also us the Sony DSC-717.. Great camera! May I ask JCW3 what features the 717 doesn't have you were looking for? It is a pretty full featured camera... I like it for the full manual controls

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Sorry for the late post...just got to it. I also use the F717....at first i did not care for it. Most of the pics in my gallery are from the DSC_S75 and about a 1/3 are from the f717. I found this camera to produce to soft of images straight out of the camera. My S75 were great out of the camera. I am slowly started to really like the f717...but I noticed (at least for me) that it has a larger learning curve. visit my gallery and let me know what you think.



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Yeah.. I think it needs a bit of post processing.. but I still like it... It is a bit noisey at 400 and up ISO IMHO.. atleast in comparison to a dSLR, even the Canon 300D.. But overall it is a great camera and really worth the $$ since the drop in prices IMHO.

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My first digital was the Sony DSC-F707, and I loved it. My wife and I travel to the Caribbean every year and I have taken some stunning pictures with it. I found it's performance to be flawless. Now, I'm no professional, so some of the more advanced features were lost on me. I now have the F828, and am looking foward to taking it on vacation and taking even better pics. I've heard a lot of criticism of Sony digital cameras on other boards, but mostly from folks who don't own one. It kills me how folks think that what they choose to shoot with is the best and everything else is junk.

-Deacon Ed Stanley

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I shoot all my nature pictures with my sony, I have found the macro feature amazing on that camera.

Other than that I use a Nikon N-80 and an Olympus C-2100 ultrazoom

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Just started shooting the Sonyf717 - any particular notes to follow?

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Originally posted by Tony Ward
Just started shooting the Sonyf717 - any particular notes to follow?

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Macros.. lots of macros..hehe.. Try to shoot in one of the modes versus P&S.. will take a little to get used to but will get better results IMHO.

Deacon I think one of the big criticisms Sony is getting right now is due to the CA/PF problems of the F828.. It is a definite problem IMHO.. I looked at it as an upgrade for everything else except for Macros (keeping my F717 for those).. But decided on the Canon 300D.. Really needed the ability to change to larger lenses I think Sony kinda has a slight mismatch between the lens and the sensor on the F828.. Because I have never seen Zeiss glass produce that high of CA/PF before.. I guess we will all find out if that si the case or if it is the actuall sensor being used when the Nikon 5800 (i think that right model) comes out as it uses same sensor as the F828.

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Count me in too.

I just bought an F717 because I'm selling all my Canon DSLR stuff for now.

Now I just need to know which external flash to get for my F717. I hear the Sunpak 383 is a popular choice for this camera.

True?

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IF any one is looking for a 717 or thinking about one, Circuit City just put them on sale for $473.

Great camera for that price!!!

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F717 user here! Love the camera!

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