Today I am starting something I have wanted to do for a while now. It may or may not be a secret that I have a lot of cameras. And I mean A LOT. I'm into the hundreds in fact. And they are all over the board. I have so called "Toy Cameras", many, many point and shoot film cameras as well as a healthy dose of point and shoot digitals. I have bridge cameras and of course a few SLR and DSLR models. I even have a handful of Rangefinders. Displaying such a collection is rather difficult. But I don't want them to become forgotten. So I came up with an idea. Here goes...
I will share them with you right here on my blog. One at a time of course. While I will not really be doing a review I will be showing the camera to you and do a quick overview of it. In addition I will share pictures made with the camera. This means of course the film cameras will require a little more work. And expense. There is film to be purchased and then developed. The prints then need to be scanned. Not a problem really just time consuming. This being said I am starting with something a bit easier. One of my digital point and shoots.
Please keep in mind that most of these cameras were purchased in used condition and may look as so. I try to clean them the best I can but sometimes there is only so much I can do. All of the images of the cameras are made by me unless otherwise stated.
Today we take a look at the...
Canon PowerShot SD 600 Digital ELPH
The SD 600 Digital ELPH is a very compact digital Point and Shoot model that is mostly intended to be used in Full Auto mode but does allow some limited Manual adjustments. The images I made for this post were made using some of these manual settings and have not been altered in any way. They are Straight Out Of Camera (SOOC).
I acquired this SD 600 at a yard sale this past Summer. In fact it was right here in my own neighborhood. I think I paid something like US 5.00 for it. The battery was kind of shot but I was able to get a really good deal on Amazon for an aftermarket replacement that included a charger. So for all intents and purposes it is ready to go.
Sample Images Made With The SD 600
My take on this camera is that for a rather obsolete 6 Megapixel Point and Shoot with a small image sensor it performed rather well. The White Balance is a tad toward the bluish side but that is something that can be corrected in post processing. And keep in mind that I was tinkering with it's Manual settings and Auto may perform better. With it's size I would say this is a good camera to have on hand when you don't want something bulkier like a DSLR or do not want to use a camera phone. I wouldn't use it for serious photography but would not think twice about using it for snapshots.
Now, here is Yesterday's View...
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| Sunday December 31, 2017 |
And here is another video from yesterday's Cafe video shoot. Pay close attention at about 1 minute into the video. Things get up close and personal.
And there you have it. I hope you enjoyed my first post of the new year. I also hope to see you again real soon.
Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
I use a Cannon Power Shot ELPH 190 IS. I find it gives me all the options I need at this point in my photography. I'm really happy with it. Yours must be a much older model than mine.
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