Cameras

I am a complete sucker for cameras.  I really like taking pictures.  I really like reading about them.  Lens specifications are more interesting to me than a great many other things that have far greater consequences.

After a lot of careful consideration and purchases made under the auspices of research, I have decided to bring the following with us to Asian:

Canon SD1000
Canon SD1100
Superheadz Slim Devil 22mm
Digital Foci PhotoSafe
AquaPac Small Camera Case

If you have already experienced more model numbers and camera geekery than you wanted to, I suggest you stop here and wait for the next post.  The geekery continues below...

In the last four years I have owned the following cameras.  Each time I bought one of the digital cameras below, I thought that it was going to replace the SD1000/SD1100 (these are essentially the same camera in 7 & 8MP versions respectively).

Other Digital Cameras:
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
Canon G10
FujiFilm JZ300

In some ways these are all better cameras than the SD1000.  Certainly, the first two have significantly more features and allow for greater control.  The Lumix in particular is a really nice camera, but the interface is not intuitive.

I can not overstate how much I think that Canon has the best digital camera interface.  The photos from the SD1000 and G10 are comparable, but the G10 weighs a lot, has a much larger footprint and is difficult to shoot with one hand.  I would also say that the combination of Exposure Compensation and ISO control make for a decent (though imperfect) substitute for full manual control.  Lastly, at 7/8MP our photos are going to take significantly less time to upload to Flickr/backup online.


The Superheadz is the simplest possible execution (fixed lens, single shutter speed, no batteries, no flash), so I think it will make a good backup.  It's basically an instant camera that allows you to replace the film.  I do like the quality of the lens though.

(You can see examples from all of the above mentioned on my Flickr page.)