I agree that you get what you pay for. None of my Canon L's creep, some of them 18 years old.

I have 3 of them, ranging in nine years to five years. They all work perfectly, but I'm extremely careful with them and don't keep them plugged in unless I'm backing up or finding something on them. Highly recommend them !

Eneloops last me forever. I have four sets of four and have been using them for five years, rotating them. I use the hell out of them on my real estate shoots and get over 200 flashes before I have to change them. When I get home I charge them fully and so it goes.

I almost never use HDR for interiors anymore. Sometimes, in an important room I would do it both ways and usually the non-HDR turned out better. Even outside, I often do it both ways and use the non-HDR shot. In small rooms I use one flash directed at a corner wall/ceiling joint. I can usually nail the shot at 100 ISO with a few bracketed shots, but sometimes I use 800 ISO on a huge difficult room.

I use a Canon 6D and sometimes my 5D MK IV when I want an interesting closeup of something remarkable. The 6D usually has my 16-35 lens on it for everything.

I wouldn't let an expensive house intimidate you. Rooms are rooms, exteriors are exteriors. They're all handled pretty much the same way. My RE gallery enclosed here. https://www.ellenzaslawphotography.com/portfolio/G0000w8BozsWFkBs

Best of luck with this.

I'm a bit confounded too ! 😳

Just call Canon and they will walk you through it. 800 828-4040.

It's a great shot with and without the feet !

They're not accurate. I've tried several of them. They give you a reading. When you get that, if you go out and take a bunch of photos and count what you took, and then go back and do the shutter count again, you will see that they are way off the mark. All over the place... 😳

Miami? All over the place, especially street photography.

Since I started with film in the '60s and the cameras didn't have any bells and whistles, you had no choice in the matter, as far as the cameras I used. When the 35mm cameras started having some auto features, I wasn't interested. Now with the Canon 5Ds and all the auto functions, I still use manual even though I'm paying for the bells and whistles, but never expect to use them. Manual is for the control freaks, like me 🤗

If it's bad, I have a little process that doesn't take long.
Duplicate layer - Go to Gaussian Blur to about 15 - Put the blending mode to Color, Make a layer mask and paint out the CA.

Op Tech ! Love them. They're about $20 and have some give and padding. So comfortable ! I have a nice collection of useless Canon Straps. They're pretty, but you'll need a good physical therapist to counteract the neck and shoulder injuries.

WD has lasted five years with no trouble. I have four small Seagates that haven't given me any trouble yet, ranging from three years old to one year, but I hear all the problems people have with them, so my next ones will probably be WD. I'll keep buying one or two a year just in case, and keep my photos backed up on all of them. They're inexpensive and I want that kind of insurance. I had three of those rugged little orange LaCies and they all croaked a horrible death. I didn't drop, bump overheat or even keep them plugged in except when I was backing something up. They suck, but I was told that Seagate bought LaCie which makes Seagate now questionable to me.

I've used Apple Powerbooks, Macbook Pros and iMac for about 15 years. Never had a virus or any problem at all. (Not even close to what I'd have to say about the PCs I used before that.) I think Apple computers are more stable and the Apple Care warranty is unbeatable. All questions and walk-throughs are fast and thorough when you call in. You may also want to invest in a tablet. I've used a Wacom Cintiq tablet for 15 years.

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Best of luck with your decision.

One of the best point and shoots by Canon ever ! Buy it ! I'm sorry I sold mine.