In my life I have only ever owned two cameras:-
Kodak Ektralite 10 Camera
1) A Kodak Ektralite 10 which I probably used for the last time at my high school graduation in 2000; and
2) A Polaroid PDC 3035 (a gift to my dad which i knew he never was gonna use – so I took it) which I stopped using somewhere around 2006 primarily because I likened it to a piece of crap.
Let’s just say I preferred the Kodak (and yes I just found out that it was made in 1978 – sorry Polaroid).
Polaroid pdc 3035
Now I don’t particularly like to take pictures i.e be the subject of a photo, what with all the posing (how awkward must I be made to feel), fake smiles and what not. Neither do I particularly like to take pics of other people (primarily in public) because somehow I am the one who ends up feeling self conscious. But I figured I needed a new camera anyway, you know, for candids, landscapes, macros and the occasional posing stuff… you know, “moments”.
If you’re like me, decisions do not come easy and choosing a camera what with all the choices and features and options out there can be a little daunting. It took me a good couple of months – maybe even a year – to decide on a camera and because I didn’t really have the luxury of going to stores for a hands on experience and so all my research was done via the internet.
Since I haven’t tested my new camera yet (too busy and sick), I can’t say if I made a good decision, but so far I haven’t regretted choosing it over another camera. You know how sometimes you make a purchase and keep thinking on the way home or waiting for delivery “man I should’ve chose that other one” but yet try to convince yourself you made a good decision? That hasn’t happened. Thank God! Cuz returning it is not an option.
I say all that to say that I’ve decided to do a couple posts on my camera shopping/research/selection/use/performance experience. Why? Absolutely no idea, but I figure it might be useful to someone. Stay tuned.
And the camera I chose was… « a stranger sense of being Said:
on January 1, 2011 at 9:47 pm
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