$15 Walmart Digital Camera Challenge

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

11/09/2005 11:44:42 PM · #1

Let's get rid of our expensive digitals for a challenge and shoot with a really low budget digital keychain camera or something for a challenge.

gurlwithapen

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

11/10/2005 12:00:05 AM · #2

could be really fun.....likes holgas or something, but obviously digital...lol

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/10/2005 12:06:34 AM · #3

Yeah, exactly, a "toy" digital camera. You can get cheap digital cameras everywhere for under $15.

JRalston

Canon EOS-20D

11/10/2005 12:07:06 AM · #4

I did buy my almost 4 year old a $20 digital camera from Walmart for Christmas...LOL He is always imitating me with the camera.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

11/10/2005 12:18:47 AM · #5

Can I use my daughter's HP photosmart 435 ? It was more than $20 .. but she's moving up to the Olympus FE something or other .. obviously can't remember what I'm getting her for Christmas until I get to the store LOL

gurlwithapen

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

11/10/2005 12:35:08 AM · #6

thats awesome

hankk

Canon EOS-5D

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

11/10/2005 07:47:51 AM · #7

How about cellphone-cameras? They're not cheap, but they aren't high quality either.

Prof_Fate

11/10/2005 09:54:42 AM · #8

Give me more info on these $20 toy cameras - I have been considering a jamCam off ebay for my son - i had one way back when and think he'd like it

11/10/2005 01:28:03 PM · #9

Originally posted by Prof_Fate:

Give me more info on these $20 toy cameras - I have been considering a jamCam off ebay for my son - i had one way back when and think he'd like it

Most large retail stores, I know Walmart does, carry slim cheap digital cameras. These cameras can take pics at VGA resolution 640x480, take short video clips, and work as web cams. I've seen key-chain digital cameras at K-mart also.

11/10/2005 01:29:22 PM · #10

Originally posted by hankk:

How about cellphone-cameras? They're not cheap, but they aren't high quality either.

Yeah, and a lot of us have them. That goes with the theme. A challenge using low-end cameras and cell phones are definitely in that category.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

11/10/2005 01:31:16 PM · #11

I was just thinking that a challenge like this could give some of those No camera, just voting users involved.

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

11/10/2005 01:46:57 PM · #12

Konador's last couple of entries were taken with a camera/phone:

Proof that it's about the photographer much more than the hardware.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

11/10/2005 01:50:55 PM · #13

Phone cams have EXIF data? Didn't know that, LOL... I assume if we ran this challenge it would have to be a no-editing challenge, right? What would be the point otherwise?

R.

11/10/2005 01:53:01 PM · #14

Originally posted by strangeghost:

Konador's last couple of entries were taken with a camera/phone:

Proof that it's about the photographer much more than the hardware.

That's what I'm talking about, those are awesome.

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

11/10/2005 01:54:56 PM · #15

Originally posted by bear_music:

Phone cams have EXIF data? Didn't know that, LOL... I assume if we ran this challenge it would have to be a no-editing challenge, right? What would be the point otherwise?

R.

I believe I'd stay with basic rules, adding that it can only be taken with a very low-end digital camera or camera phone.

coolhar

11/10/2005 03:04:22 PM · #16

Do cell phone cams record EXIF data into the image file?

11/10/2005 03:13:48 PM · #17

Originally posted by coolhar:

Do cell phone cams record EXIF data into the image file?

My Sony-Ericson does.

11/10/2005 04:33:36 PM · #18

I don't know if my Treo 650 records that data

12/06/2005 03:44:35 PM · #19

bump

12/08/2005 07:31:31 PM · #20

bump - hoping we might get some interest

DjFenzl

12/08/2005 07:38:52 PM · #21

weird, I just got back from Walmart and picked up a $15 phillips digital camera while I was there. Sat down, opened up my browser and saw this thread for the first time.

I guess it's a sign. I'm in.

12/08/2005 07:43:34 PM · #22

SC, what are the proceedures for submitting a challenge for consideation?

12/08/2005 07:48:06 PM · #23

Ok is this the same as the other thread? Cuz I said yes over there :)

12/08/2005 07:51:07 PM · #24

Originally posted by mystopia:

Ok is this the same as the other thread? Cuz I said yes over there :)

NAH, that was a camera on auto thread, this is a really cheap camera challenge. I appreciate your willingness to let the photographer shine though. Those other folks are just skeered :-)