In with the new..Camera that is

Here is the new camera I got for Christmas!  Ta da!  Nope, not an SLR...which I may regret a little later but I was so tired of lugging around my old camera that I decided to see what I could do with a slimmer version with higher megapixels and less optical zoom than my old camera.  The old camera,  will still be my backup camera...it takes better night sky pictures.  I wouldn't even have replaced it but the latch on the battery compartment is only working partially so it's just a matter of time before it breaks all the way.  It will take me some time to get used to the focus feature on the new camera. and I'll miss the little view finder..it helped me to frame things better....the new camera has no little view finder.    The pictures below were taken by the opposite cameras....:)  with a little help from me of course.  

In addition to the camera change, I'm also changing printers as soon as my ink cartridges get used up.  The feeding mechanism is broken and only allows one page at a time...however, the printouts are so beautiful I'm going to be sorry to see it go...I bought another printer same manufacturer..HP Photosmart but it's an all-in-one..scans, copies, prints and faxes.   I don't know about you but I just hate to change.  Why do things have to break down anyway?  One thing I've noticed about technology is that it's not very longlasting...seems that new gadgets either have hardware problems after a couple of years or become outdated around that time.  It's like they have lifespans like we do only shorter.  The humorous thing about changing my camera is that originally I wouldn't even use a digital camera for the longest time...it seemed so daunting..then one day I started using it and wow a whole new world opened up for me with photography.

 

So there you have it!  My camera switch for 2007.   My next entry will have a picture of some roses I took at my sister-in-law's house with the new camera...this was prior to myfiguring out how to focus it correctly.....but it's a start.   Lighting and focus are key to good digital photos.  Although I may whine a little about technology I do see it as a gift to us in this age.  It's incredible stuff.  This week in Las Vegas it turns out that there is a technology expo with some cool new things coming out.  We really need to appreciate this world we live in with the rapidly developing gadgets...who knows how long we will be able to keep this up?  In many ways, it is an amazing age.....

                     

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