Posts Tagged ‘Canon’

So the old Elph is no longer, which means we’re lacking in the Diaper Bag Camera department.  I need to replace it soon as the D70 is a pain to haul around everywhere.  Seeing as it’s home will be the diaper bag, I need something small, durable, low in features, and pretty cheap.  I’m thinking [...]

Here are some tips for shooting successful pictures at the aquarium with nothing fancier than a compact camera.


Hurray, I have a new camera! I went to Samy’s Camera this morning thinking I would buy the Canon A640, and I came home with a completely different camera! It’s soooo pretty and so little. It’s a Canon PowerShot SD800 IS ELPH, with 7.1 megapixels and and an image stabilizer in [...]

I’m ready to buy a new digital point-and-shoot camera. My compact Canon camera croaked out a few months ago (big bummer), and I’ve been lugging around my Nikon DSLR in my purse ever since. After some research, I’ve narrowed it down to two models, and I’d love some help in choosing. [...]

I did an experiment last night at the suggestion of my father-in-law, Jim. We took some tulips from the dinner table, placed them in a spot of sunshine on the floor and shot pictures with both my Nikon D70s Digital SLR (6.1 megapixels) and his Canon PowerShot A510 digital handheld camera (3.2 Megapixels). [...]

Robgalbraith.com had a story about a place for online lens rentals. Intersting idea if they can significantly beat the local guys.  I’m not really a renter (mostly because I don’t normally need anything that I don’t already have) I’m all for driving the price of photography down.
Rentglass.com rents Canon EOS lenses online and ships them [...]

Are you debating between the Nikon D200 and Canon 30D? Then you have to read this. I’ll spoil the ending my telling you the amazing truth: They’re both real good!