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First.

Okay, looks like we have a new category here - Photography.
And since no posts have been done yet, I'll go first with this one:



It's really quite a simple still life and I'll try to break it down for you.
It is all arranged in my kitchen, with light coming in through a window on the left, about a meter away from the subects.
On top of the kitchen tablle, I have arranged the objects to form this composition as you see it.
And that's it.

So, what kind of super-duper camera did I use to take the picture with ?
Well - I didn't.
The camera I used was this one:



Yes, a 12 MP point-and-shoot.
Sensor size = Same as in a mobile phone.
No viewfinder - there's a screen on the back - and no interchangeable lenses - it's equipped with a fixed 4.5 - 18 mm lens with 4x zoom - and it's about the size of your palm.
Set on a rickety, bloody cheap, amateur tripod that isn't level in any way at all, no matter how you arrange it.

So you don't need a big camera equippment to make interesting photos.
Any camera will do  and I bet you got one in yor phone.
Because it's not the camera that makes the photo.'
It's you !

- John -

Re: First.

Reply #1 –
If you would be a salesman for Olympus, I bet you would the best sellers from all!

Olympus has been my favorite since ever, got my first over 30 years ago.

About the photo, I really love the light, gives the wood a touch of cherry tree (or maybe it is cherry tree?)
Wonderful soft and clean, just beautiful.
Handle with care, I'm easy distracted with a woozy mind

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Reply #2 –
Added to it - it's a tough little thingy.
You can drop it in straight down in the pavement from around 2 meters.
Without anything added, you can take it down under water to a depth of 15 meters as is.
So it's thoroughly weather sealed. Dustproof, waterproof, sandproof, freezeproof, you name it.
It is built to handle with no care at all.

I had it with me in my pocket when I went to Rome for 15 days.
All I had was that one and two spare batteries - in another pocket.

I took 1600 images with it and made 8 photobooks of that journey.

It also records video in 1080p.
It can do 4K, but I've never tried it.
I don't want to fry the batteries ... :)

... and yes, the old 13x18 cm "travel" cam is made of cherry wood.

- John -

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Reply #3 –
Now I wanna have this cam even more, but I checked, not at amazon and at ebay 600 dollar or approximately NOK 5,593.71
+ $173.64 shipping

Well, it seems, I have one more reason to sell this farm  8)
Handle with care, I'm easy distracted with a woozy mind

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Reply #4 –
Yeah, the TG5 is "yesterday" and now replaced by TG7.
And the price of a second hand is close to when I bought it brand new.
The TG7 is quite a lot more expencive, but is it better ?
I doubt that ...

- John -