Saturday, January 05, 2008

New Camera

I have a new camera!!!!!!!!!
I was feeling very lonely without one.
I spent an afternoon at The Camera Shop, Best Buy, Circuit City and Meijers.........
I will NOT return to Circuit City or Best Buy - did not get waited on in either store.

Our first digital camera came from The Camera Shop 3 years ago. It had 3 pixels and 3x zoom and cost $399 plus the memory chip, case, etc. I liked the pictures taken with that FinePix camera and that brand has good reviews in Consumer Reports Magazine and JD Powers ratings.
My big dilemma was going small ( the new digital camers are soooo small) or going "chunky" --------I chose chunky and have 7.1 pixels and 10x zoom....... I feel like I have a camera in my hands.
Last evening we learned the basics is using it - there are so many features....I hope I can use half of them!!!!!!!
Today I put the software to download pictures onto the computer - and now can add pics to blog entries!!!!!!!! I am signed up for a photography class with Ron St. Germain at Woldumar Nature Center - thru the Delta Township Arts program. The class says I will learn how to be in creative control of my photographs..........we'll see!!!!

Oh yes.....this camera cost just under $200 - with many more features than the old camera. Including a chip that will allow me to take over 1,100 pictures!!!!!!

Just goes to show you how far digital photography has come in three years!!!!

1 comment:

beanie g said...

Linda,
Great camera! Just wondering if you have the pattern for Allison's shawl that you knitted. It's lovely and we have a February wedding for which Ana has a sleeveless dress -- to avoid the longsleeved T-shirt underneath her dress, I think a shawl would be appropriate. Let me know, Eileen.