rtphokie
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The question about what caused each of us to switch to a dSLR got me thinking about previous digital cameras I've owned. My list is moderate:
The first one I used was in 1996, a borrowed
The Apple Quicktake 150
It had a whopping 640x480 resolution and a flash that blinded unsuspecting subjects
A few weeks later I purchased a used:
Kodak DC20
I paid $125 for it which was a bargain over the $350 street price new at the time. But it was a step down in a resolution of 320x240 and had an 16 photo capacity (that was halved when set to a slightly higher resolution). No flash on it either but this was far more portable and far less than the $600 the Apple cameras were going for.
I used that for a year or so then graduated in about 1998 to the
Sony Mavica MVC-FD7
Not only did this have an actual screen to review images and shoot with (no viewfinder), it's capacity was unlimited (with an unlimited supply of floppy disks). I added the wide angle lens and got a lot of use out of that camera. When my wife and I toured Europe for 2 weeks, I brought along a box of 1000 floppies and filled them all.
After that I missed shutter and aperture control too much and moved on in 2001 to the
Canon Powershot G3
which I still have and still use. Next step was the Canon Rebel XT in either 2005 or 2006. It was right at the point where the Rebel XTI was about to be announced causing a sudden inventory clearing drop in the XT's price.
The first one I used was in 1996, a borrowed
The Apple Quicktake 150
It had a whopping 640x480 resolution and a flash that blinded unsuspecting subjects
A few weeks later I purchased a used:
Kodak DC20
I paid $125 for it which was a bargain over the $350 street price new at the time. But it was a step down in a resolution of 320x240 and had an 16 photo capacity (that was halved when set to a slightly higher resolution). No flash on it either but this was far more portable and far less than the $600 the Apple cameras were going for.
I used that for a year or so then graduated in about 1998 to the
Sony Mavica MVC-FD7
Not only did this have an actual screen to review images and shoot with (no viewfinder), it's capacity was unlimited (with an unlimited supply of floppy disks). I added the wide angle lens and got a lot of use out of that camera. When my wife and I toured Europe for 2 weeks, I brought along a box of 1000 floppies and filled them all.
After that I missed shutter and aperture control too much and moved on in 2001 to the
Canon Powershot G3
which I still have and still use. Next step was the Canon Rebel XT in either 2005 or 2006. It was right at the point where the Rebel XTI was about to be announced causing a sudden inventory clearing drop in the XT's price.
I used various film P&S cameras until DS was born....then upgraded to a Nikon N60 (film). Used that until January of 2009 when I finally (after much scrimping & saving!) bought my Nikon D90. So the D90 is my first, and only, digital camera.
