What was your first digital camera?
Feb 18, 2017 07:33:01 #
My first digital camera was a Sony Mavica, used floppy discs as media, 640 x 480 resolution.
Feb 18, 2017 07:34:29 #
A Kodak EasyShare Z760; 6.1MP; Schneider Lens. It took reasonably good photos. Drawbacks were JPG files only, no RAW; the lens is only a 3x optical + 4x digital zoom. I should have spent a bit more for a similar Kodak model with 8x optical. I gave the camera to a good friend and she is still using it!
I replaced it with a Kodak EasyShare P712; 7.1MP; 12x optical + 5x digital Schneider Zoom Lens; JPG, RAW, TIF output files possible. The selling points for me were the Schneider lenses. I'm familiar with the brand from Enlarging and Large Format film photography. Even though this camera in theory should create better images, it actually does not. With a good amount of Photoshop processing I can bring them up to the level of the Z760's JPGs. I still have this camera but it does have electronic and mechanical issues and so is not dependable any more.
Other than a few Kodaks at the time I might have bought a Canon something PnS. I had looked at Canon as well.
I replaced it with a Kodak EasyShare P712; 7.1MP; 12x optical + 5x digital Schneider Zoom Lens; JPG, RAW, TIF output files possible. The selling points for me were the Schneider lenses. I'm familiar with the brand from Enlarging and Large Format film photography. Even though this camera in theory should create better images, it actually does not. With a good amount of Photoshop processing I can bring them up to the level of the Z760's JPGs. I still have this camera but it does have electronic and mechanical issues and so is not dependable any more.
Other than a few Kodaks at the time I might have bought a Canon something PnS. I had looked at Canon as well.
Feb 18, 2017 07:35:40 #
Feb 18, 2017 07:37:43 #
Mine was the Sony Digital Still Camera Mavica MVC-FD71. The one that used a floppy drive to store images I thought it was a toy and went back to film for a long time.
Feb 18, 2017 07:45:43 #
TriX wrote:
That is a cool shot.
Thanks TriX.
The Mavica did very well for its resolution. Sony seems to nicely on the greens. My H-1 (which I still use) and my wife's S-60 render greens equally as true.
Feb 18, 2017 07:47:14 #
alandg46 wrote:
Mine was an Olympus C2000Z, two megapixels and $800. I still have it. I think it still works. I would have to hunt around for a card reader for Smart Media. This is one of my favorite images of all time.
I had a Pentax ZX5n with me at the time, but it had a telephoto lens on it and I knew I didn't have enough time to swap out lenses before the boat would not be where I wanted it.
I had a Pentax ZX5n with me at the time, but it had a telephoto lens on it and I knew I didn't have enough time to swap out lenses before the boat would not be where I wanted it.
Beautiful shot!
Feb 18, 2017 07:54:45 #
Basil wrote:
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Mine would have been a Minolta Dimage Xi
Feb 18, 2017 07:59:20 #
A Fuji that came with a Nikon mount and a free card which at that time cost $500
Feb 18, 2017 08:13:26 #
Basil wrote:
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First bought Canon 10D. Used others before that but not bought.
Feb 18, 2017 08:17:37 #
Feb 18, 2017 08:24:03 #
A 3 mp Fuji Finepix. I still have it, and it takes nice jpg's yet today.
Feb 18, 2017 08:26:39 #
This camera. Sold it a few months back. It served me well. Before that, I had a Minolta 70 35mm (still have) and a Maxxum 7 (stolen). 6 megapixels, but a decent all-around camera.
Feb 18, 2017 08:28:50 #
Canon A95. Still have it and it takes good pictures, but I just couldn't live with the shutter lag. So I got a Nikon D40 which opened a whole new world to me.
Feb 18, 2017 08:29:54 #
Sony - F707 - 2001. Sold it to KEH and in 2005 and bought my first DSLR - Canon 20D
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Basil wrote:
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Feb 18, 2017 08:35:07 #
Agfa ephoto CL50. 1.3 MP, 1 second shutter lag, 10 seconds to process each shot. It came with a 4MB Smart Media card that held 36 shots. $500 in 2000.
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