My digital camera evolution

[toddb]

I just thought I'd share a couple of shots with the three digital cameras I've purchased in the last 8 years. I always thought my Sony DCS-P1 3.3MP camera took beautiful shots, but now after shooting with the 10D for that last few months, I have a different perspective.

My digital camera camarison. (http://www.toddburke.net/still/comparisons/diff.htm)

[John_T]

That's great! Those pix just about say it all.

[Belmondo]

The difference is startling. Thanks for reminding most of us where we've been.

Tom

[barnold999]

LOL yah... it is amazing... I had a Casio QV-10 way back... 320x240 (it was right at the time that 640x480 came out) then I got the DSC-P51, and I thought that was great... and now the 10D blows them all out... now if I had the 1Ds heh

[thomascanty]

Wow, you too, huh? I had the Casio QV-10 also. Then I went with a Sony FD-73, a Ricoh RDC-4200, an Olympus C-3000Z, an Olympus C-4040Z, a Canon PowerShot S330 and finally the 10D.

(Message edited to include the PowerShot in the list. I forgot about it because I stopped using it almost immediately because of it's disappointing color rendition.)

[ron chappel]

These examples don't surprise me at all..it is nice to be reminded though,thanks

Any progress on the upgrade of that low level crossing?B*start urban planners! They've been promissing a safer crossing for years but still matchbox cars are getting mangled

[MarkH]

For me it was the Kodak DC-50, then the Nikon CP-950, now the Canon 10D. Though several years before the Kodak I had a Nikon F401, but sold that cause I couldn't afford the film and developing.

The Nikon F401 cost money for film and developing, and I often had to wait till I finished a roll of film so I could get it developed. Good res though.

The Kodak DC-50 was an expensive toy, the res was too low and colours came out blotchy.

The Nikon CP-950 produced excellent pictures at a good resolution, but didn't have enough control over settings and the shot to shot lag was seriously lousy.

The Canon 10D brings me back to the versatility of an SLR, but with the advantages of digital. The shot to shot lag is so small that I need a microscope to see it :) The res is good. The control of the settings is excellent. In the first 3 months with it I have taken more pics than 4 years with the CP950. In fact I have taken more pics in 3 months with my 10D than what I took with the previous 3 cameras in total over about 8 or so years.

Sorry no pics of the same subject from the different cameras.

[CyberDyneSystems]

I have come a long way too,.

the first Digital I got was a $90.00 Mitsubishi "gadget" that took like 480 x 200 files. It had TWO buttons,.. the on off switch and the shutter. (Beleive it or not it actually had a CF card though, a whopping 2 megabytes!)

Then it was an Agfa 1280,.. a "Nikon twisty body" lookalike. This was an actual camera though,. (unlike the Mitsubishi) and is responsible for getting me interested in Digital....

Finally I went for a "real" Camera,. $800.00 on an Olympus C2100UZ. I got it for it's 10X Image Stabilized zoom lens :D and loved it. I used this camera for over three years and learned a lot with it.

But when the 380mm "equivelent" telephoto became too short for wildlife,. I began dreaming of a DSLR.

At first it was pure dreaming due to price,.. but then the D30 arrived on the scene folowed by Fuji's S1 and I felt I had a fighting chance of one day owning one.

But it wasn't untill the 10D that I could actually afford to make the leap... little did I know what Pandora's box was being opened by having a camera onto which one can install a variety of lenses!!!! :D

[zebron]

HP C200
Kodak 4800
HP 618
HP 912 (yes I used to work for HP...)
Canon S100
Nikon 880
Canon Rebel

What I have learned: Kodak 4800 is still the best compact digital that Kodak has made IMHO. I do not recommend buying HP cameras now or in the near future. Canon S100 is best all around camera for recreational use, fits in your pocket easily. Nikon 880: decent camera but wish I had spent the money on a lens for my... Rebel: Only had it for a week but what I have noticed so far is the unbelievable noise free results at ISO 400, but I still have a LOT to learn about DSLRs...

Z

[Belmondo]

My first camera was a Kodak DC25. I bought it brand new and spent a fair amount of money for it as I recall. I took maybe a dozen pictures with it and threw it in my photographic junk box. It turns out that 493 X 373 resolution just doesn't give really great results. Who knew? Sometimes you pay a steep price for being the 'first on your block' where new technology is involved.

I waited a year or two before trying again, and bought another Kodak---the DC 290. This was actually a decent camera, and I got some fairly good pictures with it, but not good enough to get excited about nor to show off here the 3X optical zoom was pretty exciting----NOT.

I finally got smart and started reading reviews in photo magazines and online. Based on what seemed to be industry consensus at the time, I next bought a Nikon 995. I really liked that camera a lot, and when I finally replaced it, I sent it to my brother who is still taking very respectable pictures with it.

Wanting to make the jump to 4 megapixels, I then bought a G2. Again, this was because of consistent high praise throughout the industry. I eventually bought two of them---essentially one for work, and one for play. Okay, it was really two for play. Anyway, the G2 is an excellent camera, and I still use it today.

In between, I bought a Nikon 775 and a Canon S230. Those were the real work cameras. Both have since been given away to friends and/or relatives.

Finally, I bought the two 10D's. I had been waiting for an affordable camera with interchangeable lenses, and the 10D was the perfect solution. I can add nothing new to what’s already been said about the system. It’s marvelous, and that’s a generally accepted fact.

I don't know where the next stop in this little odyssey will be. I suspect it will be a full-frame Canon SLR, probably in a couple years. By then, chances are the successor to the 10D will be such an appliance. If not, then the 10D will serve me for many years more, I’m sure.

[tony723]

My DC history is :
1. Sharp MD-PS1 - P&S camera with VGA resolution; first trial and suffer from battery problem

2. Nikon 900 - very good camera indeed at this time and takes many photos during my travel; however no manual control and still suffer from battery problem

3. Canon G1 - very very good camera and I still use it now

4. Canon 300D - enters into DSLR world

[Vince_Z]

Wow! My 10D is only my second digicam. Previous one was a Oly D490 (I think it's C990 in Europe).

[scollins]

This is a great thread. It's interesting seeing what cameras everyone has used. Here's my stuff:

Apple Quicktake 100 (OLD VGA camera, but cool for the time)

HP C20 (VGA)

Olympus D460 (I loved this 1.3mp camera)

Canon G1

Canon G2

Canon D30 (this will be the last digital camera I ever buy......yeah right!!!)

[reggie0326]

My journey started with:
1st Sony Dcs-70 3.3 mp
2nd Canon G2 4.0 mp + 6 49mm filters, Bogen Tripod, Canon 420ex Speedlite
Currently: Canon Digital Rebel 6.3 mp

[phidong]

Lol.. so much difference between the shots. Its amazing, but at the same time the 550EX flash is almost half the cost of one of those sony's MSRP's .. :p

Heres where I've been.. *sniff sniff*

Largan crappy digital camera

[Jesper]

I would like too see shots like this to compare the PowerShot G3 and the EOS 10D, because I'm about to sell my G3 and get a 10D!

Anyone??