What camera do you use?
I've got a Konica/Minolta Dimage A2, which is a pretend DSLR. It produces wonderful quality pictures for me, and I am very happy with it.
Natalia has a Canon Sureshot compact (I forget which one) which is also great at what it does.
I must say the camera in my iPhone has also impressed me. Yes, it is only 2MP (not much these days...) with a tiny lens, and no flash whatseoever, but the quality is surprisingly good for what I use it for (taking pictures of things before I dismantle them, and snapping anything funny or interesting while out and about, and that big bright screen means it is even usable in bright sunlight, where many other LCDs wash out completely.
When I was about 13 I was given my first serious camera, a Russian фед 3 rangefinder. I was amazed at the quality of the pictures it took compared to the 110 and 126 cameras I'd had previously, and loved it, but being a boy I soon managed to kill it - trying to cure a rattle it had, I took it apart, and couldn't get it back together [:'(].
When I was 17 or so, I went to many places, saw many things and wished I'd had a camera with me. Now, I always have one, little exciting ever happens....
Today only Pentax ist DS; but managed to earn money using :
Pentax K-1000, MX, ME super, Canon canonet QL-17, Minolta CLE, russian copies of Minox GT...
a B&O serene ! .....................................;-)
besides that : Canon EOS
I have recently bought a Digilux2!
I have been watching the prices on the D2 and recently they have took a bit of a tumble with the launch of the D3.. that said users/owners of both are stating a clear preference of the D2 over the 3! and I guess this will be a camera to own in years to come.
Picture quality is amazing and having owned a D1 it is such an improvement and the pictures are stunning. Still learning how to manipulate the functions on the camera but some results so far have been fantastic but I fear I have bought one with a failing sensor..... the dreaded magenta blur has appeared a number of times. Leica are still repairing the sensor under warranty which is good but I need it to die before I can send. I still own the Dlux3 which is good but simply pales in comparison to the D2.
One complaint I have though is regarding the official camera bag, was fortunate enough to buy one of ebay but... I have marked the camera a couple of times taking it out! Not impressed!
Well I couldn't believe it but I found a Nikon D40 on Amazon for £205 and bought it immediately. I have had great fun using it this weekend, the hunt for a good lens has begun!
I'm sure it won't compare with the new D90, but I thought this was an excellent price.
Anders, may I ask what software you prefer using to edit your digital photos?
I use an Olympus E-510. Had it for one year now and like it.
Speed and handling is great and if it dies I'm going to buy the next Nikon D-SLR.
Before I used a Sony F707. It was one of the best cameras I ever used. The laser autofocus is absolutely amazing and beats all systems on the market. It's very sad that Sony now only builds big D-SLRs ...
I used it for 6 years and upgraded to the D70. I still have the Sony and I love it!
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