As Far As I Can Tell


New Camera

I don’t take a ton of photos but I want to start doing it more, and more consciously. I recently bought a new camera, my third digital model. My first was the Nikon Coolpix 900, which I really liked but the technology quickly outgrew it. That was back before they measured cameras in mega-pixels and just listed the resolution. My next purchase was the Canon S200, sometimes called the Digital Elph. The attraction was entirely size; I can slip it in my pant’s pocket and have it with me anywhere. Lately I’ve been disappointed by it’s features and quality though, which brings me to my latest buy, the 8 mega-pixel Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom.

Some of you probably thought I was leading up to a digital SLR. After all the DSLR is the professional choice, and with its larger sensor size it takes crisper pictures in a range of ISO settings that can’t be beat. I was considering it for a while, weighing the options and nearly getting either a Nikon D70 or the Canon Digital Rebel.

The reason I went with the Olympus is because it has all the manual controls, but still feels like a digital camera. I want live preview, I want a constantly updated histogram, and although more serious photographers always deride it I want to take crappy little video clips. The C-8080 has the best of all worlds for the way I use digital cameras. I’m blown away by all the options on this thing, and I haven’t played with half of them yet.

So maybe I’ll start posting more photos to this weblog, or start a photo-blog. Who knows.

Bruno's Pizza Outdoor Sign


 

Comments

your color scheme is so patriotic.

Posted by: meredith on November 23, 2004 10:20 PM

When I picked this color scheme at the beginning of the month I was hoping to be happy about that.

Posted by: Simon on November 23, 2004 10:21 PM

if you ever feel like unloading one of the old ones, you now know who to call. (mainly because i love what mike doughty does with his blog: http://www.superspecialquestions.com/blog/ )

Posted by: jim on November 24, 2004 12:57 AM

I miss Brunos. I might be the only one in the world that truly likes Brunos. Will you bring me Brunos when you come to Chicago?

Posted by: ivo on November 30, 2004 12:02 PM


As far as who can tell?


Chicago, IL

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