Got an old DSLR or small Format Digital Camera - Show Us How it Still Performs

If you have an old DSLR or other digital camera AT LEAST 10 YEARS OLD - so it's a moving target with time - please do post some information on the camera and some sample shots showing how it performs now.

Why did you buy the camera?
How do you think it holds up - strengths and weaknesses?
Is it still relevant, and if so, how could it be used today?

Please make sure that the images you post have the EXIF data included if they are not automatically posted by the system.

CANON POWERSHOT G1: Vintage 2000

I have disposed of very few of the cameras I have had since I began my photography almost 40 years ago. Today, I had a reminder of the earliest digital camera I got when I saw a throwback review by Gordon Laing of the Canon PowerShot G1, released in 2000: https://www.dpreview.c​om …r-old-powershot-g1-camera

I still have mine, with box and all the various attachments, including wide angle and telephoto lens add-ons. So, I decided to dust my copy off and see if it would still work, and if so, how it would behave.
I still have the original batteries and they still work perfectly, so after making sure everything was charged up, with the date and time reset, and making sure I was shooting in RAW - an almost unique feature of the camera at the time, I popped in a 2GB CF card and went in search of some sample images.

Now, with the very dubious weather - sunny bursts that could lull one into a false sense of security before squalls descended, I decided to stay in my garden, thus limiting the range of images available. Still, I got a few shots out that confirm it still works as well as it did over 20 years ago! I even got Boris, my garden helper to pose for me as he took a break from his busy work schedule.

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CANON EOS D30: Vintage 2000

Polaroid i737, Point 'n' Shoot. Had some good features, a nice vignetting, but not very good photo quality

Canon PowerShot A550, good manual settings, needs some extra contrast in PP, nice camera but drains the batteries very fast.
With the macro setting:

But instant gratification! Thank you for posting!!!

Sony W15

Shot with Canon G2. I still have the camera, it still functions just fine. This shot was actually taken in 2004, but the fundamental photo quality has not changed after 17 years, so I felt it was valid to post.
It was shot spontaneously, stopping on the side of the highway in Ireland, no tripod. Two shots taken, with the idea of merging the two into a panorama, but with no special fixtures to rotate the camera about the lens node position. Two 4 MPixel shots merged into one (the posted shot a deliberately low res rendition to discourage unauthorized internet usage) Like OP, I still have the WA attachment and the tele attachment lenses that screw in in front of the built-in lens.

Canon 50D (2008) + EF-S 17-85 (2004).

Purchased used in 2015 for $420 CAD. Definitely showing its age at high ISO. Still, the sensor retains more detail with less noise than my iphone 8 (2017) which is 9 years newer. 50D performs well in daylight. Center AF point focused quickly and accurately in twilight. It's slow to write to CF when using raw+jpg. Pairs well with EF 70-300 v1 for birds, sports, airshows, etc.

Good beginner camera for kids/teens although 5D2 + 24-105 can probably be found for reasonable price that might justify spending a bit more for a better sensor and video capability. Main 50D downsides are basic feature set compared to today's devices and no video with Canon firmware. Apparently Magic Lantern works for video although I haven't tried it.

1. ISO 3200. LR6 camera standard profile. No exposure adjustments, no NR applied.

50D (2008) vs iphone 8 (2017). Newer phones probably perform much better than my old iphone but still interesting to see how a 13 year old APS-C sensor holds up. Despite 9 years of development, small sensors are small sensors.

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InPhoto wrote in post #19266703
Canon PowerShot A550, good manual settings, needs some extra contrast in PP, nice camera but drains the batteries very fast.
With the macro setting:

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Great shot. Love the colour and the composition.

Thank you!!

Sony V1 5MP

Sony V3, 7MP

My camera must have the IR filter removed or jammed away so it becomes a full spectrum camera