First Shots With The New Camera

I got the camera yesterday but held off on using it because I wanted the first shot of it to be a memorable one. As it was my mom's birthday today, I thought it most appropriate to make that first one a photo of her. Then I took a number of other test shots with it, some of which are shown here.





With a multitude of new features, I feel like a kid let loose in a toy store and encouraged to play with all the toys!

Update: Here's a review of this camera by a professional photographer on a trip around Japan.

And In With The New!

With an upcoming trip I'm taking, I thought it was due time to get a new camera. The one I selected was the Canon Powershot G9. It's an AMAZING camera, with a multitude of new features that my little Nikon only dreamed about! I have a lot to learn but rest assured that there'll be some spectacular photos posted on here in the coming weeks & months.

Out with the Old

On my 40th birthday, back in September 2004, I was given this Nikon 5200 digital camera. It was my first digital camera ever and I absolutely loved it! I have no idea precisely how many photos I took with it but I bet the number is somewhere between 30,000 to 50,000.

As you can see though, it has suffered a little wear & tear over the years. In fact, I *may* have dropped it a few times ... though I'll never admit to that!

Technology Improvements

Some are aware that I take a "few" photos once and again. Okay, maybe more than a few. Since I received my digital camera as a birthday present in 2004, I've had it equipped with a 512MB memory card. Today I upgraded. I just couldn't resist the fact that 2GB (2,048MB) SD cards were on sale at NCIX for just $15. So I now have 4 times the storage space. Considering that I'm shooting a lot more video these days, the extra space is much more needed than ever!

So the camera gets the new one, my Pocket PC gets the old one, and the old, old one gets put in the ubiquitous technology drawer!