If you look at a famous painting, you don't wonder what brand of brushes the now-decomposing artist used. Of course, if you go to a painters forum, you'll see passionate debates about which brand of brush to use.

Only a poor craftsperson blames their tools, but a good craftsperson will tend to get better results with better tools.

I'm primarily a film shooter, even though outside of photography, I'm quite "digital". My tastes in cameras are best described as somewhat idiosyncratic. I like to own reasonably priced cameras that can be made to produce excellent results.

Hotshoe flashes for a Canon G7 or S5 IS
Two recent high-end Canon P&S cameras that seem to be popular with the buying audience have hotshoes. The G series of Canons have always had a hotshoe, but the S series hasn't until now.
Strobist: Canon G9: The New Polaroid?(via)
And here I thought I was a little oddball for wandering around with my G7 and my RB67... but apparently everybody else does that too.
New Canon announcements... and new features here
Canon announces the 1Ds Mk III and the 40D... my G7 is obsolete... and I add commenting
Disaster Time! Part II: The Canon G7
So, my Canon A95, which was part of the Wirehead family between December 6, 2004 and June 10, 2007, with 11,800 pictures taken, was officially not repairable...
The Canon G10... and other P&S cameras
The G10 was announced... and it's pretty much like the Pop Photo advance leak.
Some random Canon G7 thoughts, observations and tips
Some thoughts after using the G7 for a while
How to outshine the sun
The idea of making light that's brighter than the sun is a source of constant amusement whenever I use it. If I wanted to do this sort of stunt with video, we'd be talking the sort of lighting gear that they used in the days of Technicolor that left actors and actresses complaining about eye damage from the bright lights...
Slice of snowcapped mountain
A snowcapped mountain against the green grass, near Mt. Hamilton in Silicon Valley.
Fourth of July Fireworks
Fireworks taken with the Canon G7
Stevens Creek Reservoir
The Stevens Creek Reservoir, seen from the boat pier
Biking and taking panoramas
Power lines, a mountain bike, and the trail downhill.
15 Second exposure
A 15 second exposure taken with the G7
Picture of the Canon G7
A picture of the G7
Mimu Daymoon
Mimu in a red dress with the moon in the background.
Overflown by a 737
This is the maximum zoom range with the optical lens.
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