Backward or Forward?

I’ve been feeling like I haven’t been taking enough pictures. At first I thought it was that I just wasn’t inspired. But I got to thinking it’s also probably because I just never have my camera with me now that it’s a minimum of 3.5 lbs. just for the D70 and a lens. That and I’m just lazy. So when Canon announced their new PowerShot G10, I got a little excited. 4 years ago I was so ready to get rid of the crappy “prosumer” point and shoot camera and move up to a full-on DSLR and here I am thinking about the G10. Blah blah blah and 3 weeks later I have my new toy.

Check out those cool rangefinder-like controls! The feel is nice too with a leather/ette thingie on the hand grip. The start-up time was unexpectedly quick; a snappy surprise. Weight-wise, the G10 is a breeze to carry. Although not as high-res as the D90’s screen, the G10 does have a higher res screen than most other point-and-shoots. Lastly, a few notable improvements from my old G3 are the built-in lens cover and 28mm wide angle. Unfortunately, the lens is slower at f/2.8.

I’m still a little conflicted though since it really does lack a lot of things, say, a new D90 would have. We’ll see how much I actually miss a DSLR. The good news is that I sold two more images recently which easily covers the G10 … or a new lens. Weird if you think about it that way: a G10 equals a lens in cost. Haha.