Potter Girl

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Originally uploaded by stylonp

Katie is wearing the clay from her Christmas potter's wheel. --Christmas 2002

I used manual mode and no flash to capture the light through the window on one side of her face. The original was in color, but I prefer this shot in b/w.

Taken with the Fujifilm MX-700

Christmas Afternoon

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Originally uploaded by stylonp

Katie's Rag Doll watches as John is fading on Christmas afternoon. Ken appears to have partied a little to hard the night before. -- Christmas 2002

This photo was taken in color and was translated to b/w in Aperture. I shot manual and without flash.

Taken with the Fujifilm MX-700.

Self Portrait

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Originally uploaded by stylonp

This photo was taken with the light from a lamp sitting on the computer desk. One thing I learned with the MX-700 was how much more color saturated the end product would be if I could use the manual settings and turn off the flash. And find a very still subject.

Taken with the Fujifilm MX-700.

Sissy <3 Brother

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Originally uploaded by stylonp

Katie is loving on her Brother... while he plays with his sandbox shovel.

Taken with the Fujifilm MX-700

Katie & Lucky

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Originally uploaded by stylonp

Katie has been swimming and is now napping with Lucky (at least Katie is acting like she is napping while Lucky is acting like he would like to get up and run).

Taken with the Fujifilm MX-700.

Swinging

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Originally uploaded by stylonp

Here's an example of the thousands of shots made with this camera. John has been swimming and is stomach swinging with his robe and goggles.

Taken with the Fujifilm MX-700.

Fujifilm MX-700

My first digital camera was the Fujifilm MX-700.  I believe this was the first (or one of the first) "megapixel" cameras.  It had a 1.5 megapixel sensor and would capture a 1.3 megapixel photo.  Mine was a surprise Christmas gift that made for a number of years of happy shooting. It had a b/w mode and performed fairly well in low light.  It is a metal body, heavy camera that feels like a precision instrument.  It has a viewfinder and a small color LCD.  It didn't cycle or respond too quickly, so it was a challenge to get shots of kids.... But I learned a lot from this cam and with practice shot many priceless photos of my children, landscapes, and macros.  It has a manual mode and good (although small) glass.  It is still functional, except for the flash.