Tag: digital camera

  • The Kodak V570: A True Digital Lomo?

    The Kodak V570: A True Digital Lomo?

    I realize it may be click-baitey to call any camera a “Digital Lomo.” But I’m quite serious and not at all baiting for clicks. (What good would they do me, anyway? There’s no advertising on my site. It generates zero dollars.) For reasons I’ll explain I think the released-in-2006 Kodak V570 meets my criteria for…

  • Why I Still Use My 8 Year-Old Sony NEX-5 Digital Camera

    Why I Still Use My 8 Year-Old Sony NEX-5 Digital Camera

    I love electronics and gadgets. This includes digital cameras. Do I get excited about the newest advances and models? Yes I do. At the same time I’m aware of how easy it is to get on the upgrade cycle treadmill. When the new 42 megapixel full-frame wonder hits the streets, it’s easy to start thinking…

  • Surprised to enjoy my Panasonic ZS6 travel-zoom camera

    Most serious photographers like having a pocket point-and-shoot camera to throw in their bag or keep in a pocket, so that they’re rarely without a camera. It’s the idea behind the adage, the best camera is the one you have with you. However, if you are serious about photography you tend to like to have…

  • Sony teases me with their new, but frustrating NEX digital cameras

    Digital photography turned me into a photography enthusiast. Although I’ve been shooting video ever since I first got my hands on a black-and-white 1/2″ reel-to-reel VTR as a kid, for some reason still photography never interested me much in high school or college. But in 2001 when I got my first miniDV camcorder which also…