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Pier 39, Fisherman's Warf

This is a perfect example of the F10's lack of dynamic range. In the first shot I metered the background and the figure became too dark, but look what happened in the second shot when I metered the foreground--the background gets totally blown out. Although it's a tricky metering situation for any camera, my Canon 1D MKII would've done much better--although it's at a very different price point.

 

 

Richmond district

 

Although both of these were taken at ISO 800, look at how much cleaner the one of the left is in terms of noise. When I set the ISO to automatic, it often picks ISO 800 even when it's relatively bright--which is what happend to the photo on the left.

 

Crocker Galleria

 

Downtown

It's really easy to blow the highlights with the F10.

 

Union Square

 

San Francisco Shopping Center

 

Marnee Thai restaurant in Sunset District--one of my favorite restaurants in the city.

At ISO 1600, the pictures are way too soft, however the lack of noise is quite impressive. The in-camera noise removal algorithm is most likely what's causing the softness.

 

A mediterranean restaurant in Palo Alto

At ISO 800, the images already get pretty soft.

 

Chevy's in Foster City

The flash strength of the F10 can't be changed, which is kind of annoying--as demonstrated here. Yes, that is food from Chevy's--totally grossed Elena out with how fattening everything was.