Gamma-Ray Productions
Camera Equipment Evolution
Originally, of course, I would have taken this with my mother's camera, but as soon as I had everything ready (including having the camera on for other uses) all the batteries went dead as soon as I turned it on. No other batteries, however new, would power the camera up.
So I had to use the low-resolution screenshot from my camcorder. But in essence, here is what everything is:
Far left: The original camera I got for Christmas when I was a child, a Canon Snappy LX film camera. It was my first camera. Got it when I was probably 7 or 8, from my aunt.
Left: My second digital camera which came with my Lexmark Printer, also for Christmas, in 2006 I think. This one, a Vivitar ViviCam 3785, had 3 megapixel resolution, could take pictures inside a building for once, and wasn't a bad camera. Some of my photos on here are actually from this camera (though old photos). It could zoom out about 3x, but in reality it was zooming into the image resolution, not using the lens, so images taken on the zoom were quite low resolution.
That camera could also take video, but it had no sound (some old videos of mine on YouTube put into compilations were shot with this camera, particularly time-lapse videos).
Right: Kodak EasyShare Z1275, a camera I'd gotten for my 17th birthday June 22 2008. I'd been going crazy for a "proper" digital camera that had more options and could shoot better pictures.
It could zoom out (5x optical zoom) and into the image resolution, and it was 12 megapixels. When I'd gotten this camera it was when I'd started a sudden, huge interest into photography, and I was taking photos everywhere with it. Every photo on Flickr from August to December 2008 was taken with this camera, and now and then I upload a random photo I'd taken with it. It came with many options, could shoot high-quality video (with sound), and do many other things. I really loved this point and shoot and it was pretty reliable until recently. The problem with it now is the fact that it sucks up battery power so fast that its use can only be brief. We came back from San Diego in August 2008 with a ziploc bag full of used batteries that were done within an hour.
Far Right: Canon Digital Rebel 1000D SLR camera. The camera I use currently today. I got this Christmas 2008 when my interest in photography had proceeded to me wanting to upgrade to the more professional aspect, and I was amazed and intrigued by the options and beauty of images taken with this kind of camera. It works beautifully and I love every aspect of it. Every image here on Flickr since December 2008 has been taken with this camera. It's 10 megapixels, and the zoom depends on the lens, another great feature of SLRs. The lenses can be interchangeable. In this shot, a Sigma 10-20mm lens is mounted on the camera, and its the lens I use most often today (got it Christmas 2009).
The camera cannot shoot video (today many SLRs are being outfitted with the capability to produce video) but that's perfectly fine as I have a camcorder among many others. It's fast, reliable, and a great camera.
Missing is the Labtech camera I had which was my first digital camera (got it for Christmas 2004 I believe). Its resolution was extremely low, could not shoot at all in low light (only outside) and wasn't very good.
Behind the SLR at the right is a Nikon F-601 film SLR camera outfitted with a Nikkor 35-70mm zoom lens, which was handed down to me by my aunt when I took grade 11 photography in grade 12. Produced some great images.
The lenses I describe in the notes.
Camera Equipment Evolution
Originally, of course, I would have taken this with my mother's camera, but as soon as I had everything ready (including having the camera on for other uses) all the batteries went dead as soon as I turned it on. No other batteries, however new, would power the camera up.
So I had to use the low-resolution screenshot from my camcorder. But in essence, here is what everything is:
Far left: The original camera I got for Christmas when I was a child, a Canon Snappy LX film camera. It was my first camera. Got it when I was probably 7 or 8, from my aunt.
Left: My second digital camera which came with my Lexmark Printer, also for Christmas, in 2006 I think. This one, a Vivitar ViviCam 3785, had 3 megapixel resolution, could take pictures inside a building for once, and wasn't a bad camera. Some of my photos on here are actually from this camera (though old photos). It could zoom out about 3x, but in reality it was zooming into the image resolution, not using the lens, so images taken on the zoom were quite low resolution.
That camera could also take video, but it had no sound (some old videos of mine on YouTube put into compilations were shot with this camera, particularly time-lapse videos).
Right: Kodak EasyShare Z1275, a camera I'd gotten for my 17th birthday June 22 2008. I'd been going crazy for a "proper" digital camera that had more options and could shoot better pictures.
It could zoom out (5x optical zoom) and into the image resolution, and it was 12 megapixels. When I'd gotten this camera it was when I'd started a sudden, huge interest into photography, and I was taking photos everywhere with it. Every photo on Flickr from August to December 2008 was taken with this camera, and now and then I upload a random photo I'd taken with it. It came with many options, could shoot high-quality video (with sound), and do many other things. I really loved this point and shoot and it was pretty reliable until recently. The problem with it now is the fact that it sucks up battery power so fast that its use can only be brief. We came back from San Diego in August 2008 with a ziploc bag full of used batteries that were done within an hour.
Far Right: Canon Digital Rebel 1000D SLR camera. The camera I use currently today. I got this Christmas 2008 when my interest in photography had proceeded to me wanting to upgrade to the more professional aspect, and I was amazed and intrigued by the options and beauty of images taken with this kind of camera. It works beautifully and I love every aspect of it. Every image here on Flickr since December 2008 has been taken with this camera. It's 10 megapixels, and the zoom depends on the lens, another great feature of SLRs. The lenses can be interchangeable. In this shot, a Sigma 10-20mm lens is mounted on the camera, and its the lens I use most often today (got it Christmas 2009).
The camera cannot shoot video (today many SLRs are being outfitted with the capability to produce video) but that's perfectly fine as I have a camcorder among many others. It's fast, reliable, and a great camera.
Missing is the Labtech camera I had which was my first digital camera (got it for Christmas 2004 I believe). Its resolution was extremely low, could not shoot at all in low light (only outside) and wasn't very good.
Behind the SLR at the right is a Nikon F-601 film SLR camera outfitted with a Nikkor 35-70mm zoom lens, which was handed down to me by my aunt when I took grade 11 photography in grade 12. Produced some great images.
The lenses I describe in the notes.