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My current camera kit for this summer. Granted some are getting more love than others.

Starting from the front smallest camera and moving towards the back are as follows: Kodak Charmera, Pentax Optio H90, Sony alpha A6000, Sony Digital Mavica FD-88.

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I pulled the families Sony Digital Mavica FD88 out of storage and was shocked to discover that it still works. And takes better photos than my Pentax Optio H90. Which isn’t too much of a surprise since I can’t hold that Pentax still enough to take a clear shot even when it’s in a tripod and has the anti shake feature turned on.

Though the Sony Mavica FD88 only has 1.3 megapixels to shoot with , but the photos look amazing when viewed digitally. Printing them might yield worse results. I was also impressed with the micro focus capabilities from a camera that is almost 25 years old. It has me questioning what was I doing with the camera when it was new.

I was given a harsh and somewhat rude reminder about film capacity while I was wondering around our back yard. Even though I’ve tweaked the file size settings I can still only get 12 shots per 3.5 floppy disk. But it’s better than the four to six I used to get when I was trying to print these photos out years ago. Just have to relearn to be more picky with what shots I want, something my phone and Sony alpha camera has trained me away from with all the storage space available.

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So Amazon is terrible at suggesting impulse purchases and I couldn’t say no to the Kodak Charmera. It may just be a toy camera and a passing fad, but if it’s fun and gets me making art that I want to share then it’s worth it.

I guess I’ve been bit by the retro camera bug as well by playing with this little gimmick camera. So I may have to bust out some what would be considered antique digital cameras now.

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Spent the weekend watching old Dino documentaries which of course lead to more sketches, only this time in blue crayon. I’m going to have to find my old sharpener soon if I want more details. Or just buy a new one if they are still making those.