Guess who’s back? That’s right. The Canon Powershot SD10.
You know, that camera I bought back in March-ish 2004? Well, the SD30 I replaced it with when the SD10 died tragically just didn’t cut it– though it was similar in size, sported a 5 megapixel CCD and actually had an optical zoom, the image quality turned out to be rather disappointing. (I have the feeling that having a fixed focal length on the SD10 allows for greater image quality in a package that small). And though the Powershot SD800 IS that I replaced the SD30 with had a few more shooting modes and better image quality than the SD30 (and lots more megapixels), it still just didn’t hold a candle to the SD10 for overall image quality, especially when it came to macro photos. That and it was just big enough that I couldn’t keep it in my pocket all the time.
So every now and again I’d check ebay and see what used SD10’s were going for, since they can no longer be found new. They would frequently go for awfully near what they retailed for back in the day (up to the $200 range), always over $100 in any case. Well I happened upon one being sold by a more casual seller with a buy it now price of about half of the lowest I’d seen any others. Checked on it, seemed like the camera was in good shape, and now it’s mine 😀 This one is copper colored rather than black, which is fine (that beauty is skin deep anyways, right? It’s what’s inside that counts, hehe).
So this means more photos and especially more macro and food posts. You know, 2004 was a good year for this blog, lots of colorful photos. I hope 2008 can be similar– I’m making a commitment to take a lot more photos this year.