Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Yummy411: Tag I'm It-- What camera do I use?


Thanks Lakahna! She tagged me to answer the question: "What type of camera do I use?"

I currently use a Kodak Easy Share c816. My Samsung Digimax that I used prior to BabyYum's bday was my go to cam that I bought when he was born to capture all of the memories (*tear*). It did a great job, but I didn't do a good job at protecting my images in this digital age. Many of BabyYums memories died with my old laptop. *sigh*
When the battery door broke on the Samsung, keeping the batteries insecure, I had to find something. As much as I wanted a Canon PowerShot or something Nikon, (I was supposed to be saving up money to invest in a good quality professional digi cam) I had to get a digital point and shoot at an affordable price. I thought I was digi-cam savvy enough for the higher specs, but what it all came down to was if it point and shot a clear image and if it had macro settings (what cam doesn't?). I also wanted something user friendly and not something that I had to constantly refer to the manual for and adjust settings to get something done. On my Samsung, I only relied on the auto and macro settings, so I figured with higher megapixels, I'd be okay. While this Kodak has more settings and megapixels, I still would prefer my Samsung. The only downfall of my Samsung was that the battery life of the rechargeables was horrible! I can go a week or so now with my batteries in the Kodak before having to recharge them. The downfall of the Kodak? I hate the lag between the pics! You seriously have to wait almost a whole minute or so before you can take the next pic. Wtf?! You'll miss quite a few things during that time! Oh well.. any other reasonable cam you'd recommend? (I still have my 90 day receipt!)

In memory of the Samsung and the hundreds of other photos and video clips lost of infant BabyYum, here are a few that I still have and adore!:

Tag: Slvrlips, Karen, Rocketqueen, Lilan, Marsadie, Mischo, Connie, and Jen of Fifty-cent Head, you're it!

18 comments:

Amina said...

aaaaaw!
I need to get a camera, that way i'll be able to do FOTDS...but they seem so complicated and i hate taking pictures but i love to steal them..lol..
your son is so cuuuute!! I love your big smile in the picture :)

beautylogicblog said...

Your son is adorable! oh my God! God bless him.

yummy411 said...

@ nywele: yes girl you need to get one. do you all have cvs or walgreens.. they have those disposable digi cams! thank you!

@ dominican enigma: thank you! thank you! i always thought i wanted kids, but the older i got i felt like "kids be damned!" but this one changed my mind.

B said...

Babbbbbyyyy, look at him! You sound like me, Yums. "Kids be damned!" LOL!

Product Junkie Diva said...

I need a new camera one with more mega pixels and I was just thinking about this today. Now I come here and see this great post...lol
thanks
Product Junkie Diva

Sass said...

awww i love the way he is looking up at you in the 2nd picture.. big up to all the baby boys that take care of their mommies :)

Christiana Divine @ Memoirs of A Shopping Addict said...

awww... your son is a cutie. :)

yummy411 said...

@ divine blackness: LOL! you know?

@ product junkie diva: you're welcome!

@ sass: i hope that doesn't bite me in the butt when he's older LOL!

@ christiana divine: thank you!

All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said...

the little one is adorable, dang arent kids the ish

SeZ said...

Oh my goodness he looks so sweet and happy in your arms too. That almost made me want another one. But then I recall the pain and I'm good. Love the pictures.

You've been tagged Yummy
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Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...

HE IS TOOO CUTE!!! I hate that they grow so fast :/ I'm squeezing the heck outta them before they can run, lol!

microbrother said...

....your proud uncle is nominating yummy411 for an award at blackwebawards.com.

yummy411 said...

@ torrence: thank you! yes they are!

@ sez: hahaha! thanks sez! oh good stuff. I'll check out your blog. thanks for tagging me =)

@ mrs. lynne: thank you! i know~

@ microbrother: thanks uncle microbrother!!!

Melissa said...

Oh my gosh what a beautiful baby!! He is just adorable. You must be one proud mom!

yummy411 said...

hi mudiva! yes i am! LOL thanks!!

JANE said...

I really like my Canon. Maybe you can invest in an older version of Canon so it's more afforable?

Your baby makes me wanna HUG him!! I love the second picture when he's looking up at you, like he's saying, "That's my mommy!" How adorable. I'm sucha sucker for babies :D

Brown Girl Gumbo said...

Your son is TOOOOO cute!!! :-) I can't wait to have kids one day...hopefully soon!

yummy411 said...

@ ladyjane: great! i'll be sure to check one out soon!

@ BGG: thank you! i'll keep my fingers crossed for ya! ;)