optio s

By anders pearson 18 Jun 2003

i finally broke down last week and got a digital camera. i already have a really nice manual 35mm SLR that takes fantastic pictures. it’s just big so i never carry it around, setting up shots takes too long so whatever i wanted to shoot is usually gone by the time it’s ready, and i tend to just scan the pictures in anyway so i can put them on the web.

so my priorities for a digital camera were that it be small so i could easily carry it everywhere and automatic so i don’t have to spend a lot of time setting up a shot. with a little help from <a href=”http://www.thegogglesdonothing.com/“>peter</a>, i settled on the <a href=”http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pentaxoptios/“>Pentax Optio S</a>. it’s 3.2 Megapixels, has a 3X optical zoom and is small enough to fit in an empty Altoids container.

so far i’m quite pleased with it. it really is tiny and light. i can just stick it in my shirt pocket and have it with me 24/7 in case i see anything photo-worthy (like the <a href=”/nodes/4601”>ass pizza</a>) while i’m walking around. the pictures that it takes are high enough quality for my purposes (i’m not exactly planning on doing poster size blowups anytime soon). i’m just worried that since it’s so small, i’ll end up losing it.

but until i lose it, expect to see more pictures posted here.

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