We went on a road trip for the kids' spring break, visiting the Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. This time I had three cameras with me: the M9, the SL66, and Google Glass. I was reserving the SL66 for visiting the White Sands National Monument, but we couldn't get there in time so it stayed unused. The Glass was really just an experiment to see how comfortable I can get with it, and see what pictures I would take as results.
I think the lesson learned here is that the Glass is not a camera replacement. While it was nice to have a camera at the ready all the time, it was unreliable in terms of the image quality and ease of framing. I liked it as a wide-angle substitute that I don't have with the M9, but when I reviewed the shots I took with it, I didn't like most of them. The caverns wasn't the best place for the M9 either... I cranked the ISO up to 1000, manually selected the shutters around 1/15 second, and was able to get a few acceptable photos. However, no photos can do the stadium-sized halls and rooms any justice, you simply have to see it with your own eyes. Below are a few shots from the caverns, and you can see the full set of our trip [HERE].
I think the lesson learned here is that the Glass is not a camera replacement. While it was nice to have a camera at the ready all the time, it was unreliable in terms of the image quality and ease of framing. I liked it as a wide-angle substitute that I don't have with the M9, but when I reviewed the shots I took with it, I didn't like most of them. The caverns wasn't the best place for the M9 either... I cranked the ISO up to 1000, manually selected the shutters around 1/15 second, and was able to get a few acceptable photos. However, no photos can do the stadium-sized halls and rooms any justice, you simply have to see it with your own eyes. Below are a few shots from the caverns, and you can see the full set of our trip [HERE].
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