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Canon S90 digital camera

At OHA’s birthday party about two weeks ago, I realized I’m going to want a pocket camera for our planned Caribbean cruise this December so I ordered a Canon S90 for $336 from Amazon.com.

Then I flew to Kansas. The S90 was waiting for me when I returned.

It’s really quite great. There’s no comparison between it and my Casio Exilim EX-V8, which is still good for video (and zooming while recording, which is why I bought it). The Casio’s still images are crap compared to what comes out of my Canon S90.

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Big Weekend, Photographically

Last weekend, we had our daughter’s first dance recital, which was spectacular, a baptism for the twins and a birthday party. Packed.

I shot the recital with my 18-200 VR. It did okay.

I shot the baptism with my 50mm f/1.8 AF Nikkor. It was so great for all the group portraits.

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18-200 VR Redux

Two days ago, Heycraig notified me of a Nikkor 18-200 VR for sale on Craigslist. I made the guy an offer. He declined. After one more round, he accepted. I took delivery of it last night. I’m happy with the lens condition and price. I’m excited to begin using it again. I traded my old 18-200 VR toward my F4i two years ago (also in April) and I’ve missed it ever since. The pictures I got from it just popped. Sharp, great color and consistently good.

30 May 2010 Update: A little over a month since acquiring it, my 18-200 VR is going strong. What a wonderful, wildly versatile lens this is! It doesn’t replace my 50mm f/1.8 Nikkor for available light photography but it’ll even do for that in a pinch, just with higher ISOs.