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Couple of old ones
Jacket + Shadow by Roger Evans, on Flickr
Cafe DSCF6396 bBW by Roger Evans, on Flickr
DSCF6450 BSq by Roger Evans, on Flickr
DSCF6436 BSq by Roger Evans, on Flickr
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
kevistopheles
Top Veteran
cast away by kevin dixey, on Flickr
little bräu boots by kevin dixey, on Flickr
feelers by kevin dixey, on Flickr
I really like this little thing. That's why I'm taking the it on my upcoming road trip while the OMD is going to be sitting home in the closet. I have nothing against the OMD, it's a fine tool but I find the X10 works really well for me and I am able to make images I'm happy with. The OMD...not so much.
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DSCF6453 BSq by Roger Evans, on Flickr
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
Village life #8327469837
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SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
Village life #8764987
Lemons in a Blue Glass Bowl DSCF6475 iR by Roger Evans, on Flickr
I love this thread. It seemed to arise because someone dumped a bunch of older model used cameras on ebay for cheap and everyone rediscovered how good they are. It's just such a counterpoint to the normal two year cycle gear obsessions. Of course, the pictures are also really good.
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
For me it's mainly because the X10 is my first compact camera that does almost everything I need as long as I don't need shallow DOF and larger than A4 color prints (for critical usage). The B&W images from the X10 are about on par with what I used to get out of 35mm B&W film back in the day ... incredible for such a tiny camera. Add the wonderful, fast zoom lens w/(super) macro, handling, speed, excellent DR and very respectable low-light performance, the great colors and you've got a combo that's good enough for a lot of stuff and will be good enough for another while to come.
Take the image below ... the original file has enough resolution for an excellent 9x12 print (I'd need a loupe) and would still look very good on A3 and somewhat larger.
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kevistopheles
Top Veteran
We've all been down the camera upgrade path that's for sure and it is nice to rediscover that you can make pretty cool images with gear that is considered outdated. What I have been most surprised using my X10 is that not only is it quite capable (even in 6mp mode) but I prefer it to other options that I have. So much so that those other options are sitting around gathering dust.
kevistopheles
Top Veteran
That is absolutely terrific. While I agree with everything you listed, you left out one thing...it's a really fun camera to use as well.
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
Couldn't agree more about the fun part, Kevin. I literally don't leave the house without it and more often than not my larger cameras stay where they are.
SnapDawg
Rorschach Test Pilot
- Location
- Canary Islands
- Name
- Ken
About two weeks ago a humpback whale visited our harbor and was filmed in the same area as the two ships above. Sadly I wasn't there at that time.
Here's a little video:
kevistopheles
Top Veteran
Same here. It's with me every day.
