Photography Week in Review for January 13, 2007-January 20, 2008

If you have you ever wondered why some manufacturers design almost identical cameras and sell them at different price points or whether you should purchase a camera with more bells and whistles than you are accustomed to, or if you are better off investing in a pocket camera that packs a ton of power? Then you’ve come to the right place. Those questions and more were answered in this week’s Photography Blog. Take a look: January 14th—–A Powerful Pocket Camera. If you have the means to drop 450 bucks on a pocket-sized camera then you might consider getting the Canon … Continue reading

More Ultra-compact Digital Camera Options

Regular readers of this blog know I am not a huge fan of ultra-compact digital cameras. It’s not because they lack the ability to capture frameworthy photos. The reason I don’t own one is because ultra-compacts simply don’t fit my shooting needs. Conversely, my swinging single brother who is not a snap happy parent like myself swears by his ultra-compact camera and never leaves home without it. (And why should he considering the camera is practically as small as his wad of credit cards.) I’ve reviewed ultra-compacts in previous blogs, but I recently had a chance to experiment with a … Continue reading

Why You’ll Love This Camera

Now that you know that I take about 150 pictures a month it’s time to run down the equipment I use to capture my “Kodak” moments. I have about three cameras that I use regularly. This blog will be devoted to reviewing my Canon EOS Rebel K2 (check back for future blogs on the rest of my equipment, including a review on my favorite video camera). Let me preface this blog by adding that like my co-blogger Nicole I do not normally shoot with a digital camera. My Canon is a handy automatic AF SLR camera that packs a ton … Continue reading