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10/25/2007 04:47:53 PM · #26 |
Well this was my first shot on MY digital camera. I haven't touched it because I kinda feel like it's bad voodoo to edit it or something. Still, I think if I were to crop it, it might actually look okay :)
Taken on July 11, 2004 when I was 15.
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10/25/2007 06:47:06 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by Brad:
Had to go digging, and think this is one of my oldest:
[thumb]604661[/thumb] <--over 8 years ago! |
Yeah, smoking in public dates that one. :)
Would be interesting to do a study of how much society has changed in the timeframe since the advent of the consumer digital camera - roughly only 17 years.
Originally posted by Wikipedia:
The arrival of true digital cameras
The first true digital camera that recorded images as a computerized file was likely the Fuji DS-1P of 1988, which recorded to a 16 MB internal memory card that used a battery to keep the data in memory. This camera was never marketed in the United States, and has not been confirmed to have shipped even in Japan.
The first commercially available digital camera was the 1990 Dycam Model 1; it also sold as the Logitech Fotoman. It used a CCD image sensor, stored pictures digitally, and connected directly to a PC for download.
In 1991, Kodak brought to market the Kodak DCS-100, the beginning of a long line of professional SLR cameras by Kodak that were based in part on film bodies, often Nikons. It used a 1.3 megapixel sensor and was priced at $13,000.
The move to digital formats was helped by the formation of the first JPEG and MPEG standards in 1988, which allowed image and video files to be compressed for storage. The first consumer camera with a liquid crystal display on the back was the Casio QV-10 in 1995, and the first camera to use CompactFlash was the Kodak DC-25 in 1996.
The marketplace for consumer digital cameras was originally low resolution (either analog or digital) cameras built for utility. In 1997 the first megapixel cameras for consumers were marketed. The first camera that offered the ability to record video clips may have been the Ricoh RDC-1 in 1995.
1999 saw the introduction of the Nikon D1, a 2.74 megapixel camera that was the first digital SLR developed entirely by a major manufacturer, and at a cost of under $6,000 at introduction was affordable by professional photographers and high end consumers. This camera also used Nikon F-mount lenses, which meant film photographers could use many of the same lenses they already owned.
Also in 1999, Minolta introduced the RD-3000 D-SLR at 2.7 megapixels. This camera found many professional adherents. Limitations to the system included the need to use Vectis lenses which were designed for APS size film. The camera was sold with 5 lenses at various focal lengths and ranges (zoom). Minolta did not produce another D-SLR until September 2004 when they introduced the Alpha 7D (Alpha in Japan, Maxxum in North America, Dynax in the rest of the world) but using the Minolta A-mount system from its 35mm line of cameras.
2003 saw the introduction of the Canon 300D, also known as the Digital Rebel, a 6 megapixel camera and the first DSLR priced under $1,000, and marketed to consumers.
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10/25/2007 08:42:17 PM · #28 |
I still like this first shot, and it's one of very few that I have framed in the house. There's another one I took the same week that also ranks among my faves (image #143).
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10/25/2007 08:56:37 PM · #29 |
[thumb]604724[/thumb]
January 1998
Original Resolution 640x480
Camera: Kodak DC200.
Edited: Photoshop 1.0
I was living in Spain and this is the plaza in front of my office building, Torre Picasso.
Why I took it: I have no earthly clue.
Hey, isn't it about time for a "Best of 1998" Challenge?????
Message edited by author 2007-10-25 21:10:46. |
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10/25/2007 10:09:47 PM · #30 |
Here are two that are among the first:
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These were certainly among the first. Way back in September '03 I bought the canon S50 and took it to Wildcare, a place that shelters injured birds. This pelican was prancing around and made a great subject! I knew nothing about Ps at the time, so all I knew how to do was crop. I haven't touched the images since. I'm still amazed at the quality.
And that series sold me on digital. As soon as a DSLR came out (in my price range) film was "oh, so over...". |
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10/25/2007 11:31:30 PM · #31 |
| hehe, my first shot with my E-500 was done in raw cause i heard of how cool it was, then i got home and i couldnt open the file on the computer cause i had no software. in the recycling it went:( wish i woulda put them off to the side now |
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