Damp rose

[bugmeister]

This was taken in the grounds of Colchester castle with the background being the dark, out-of-focus, underside of a hedge some distance back

 

 

Canon EOS 300D, Tamron 28-300XR @ f6.3 @ 1/250s @ 238mm. No flash

[FUJI]

Now, that IS a beaut Bugsy....

 

FUJI

[David]

Lovely clear photo of the rose, really stands out against the dark background, And raindrops always look so classy on roses. Nice photo all round

[annie]

it's gorgeous bugs..

[Black Pearl]

EOS300D - the first affordable DSLR from Canon. That and the Nikon D70 were the tipping point for digital and we've never looked back. 

[bugmeister]

EOS300D - the first affordable DSLR from Canon. That and the Nikon D70 were the tipping point for digital and we've never looked back. 

Too true, although, it being just under the £1000 mark was still a stretch at the time, and compare that to what you get now on an entry level camera for only a fraction of that money!

 

It was that camera that switched me from film to mainly digital when I realised I would spend the same amount, if not more, in film and processing costs over the next two or three years.

[Black Pearl]

Same for me, I went the D70 route as I had a bag of Nikon glass and have never looked back. 

 

Things have changed like.

For £1000 you got 6mp - a 1.5" low res LCD - 1600 ISO (which was nasty to say the least) - a couple of frames per second with a tiny buffer - a handful of focus points........I absolutely loved it. 

[KateW]

That is perfect!

[ChrisLumix]

Too true, although, it being just under the £1000 mark was still a stretch at the time, and compare that to what you get now on an entry level camera for only a fraction of that money!

 

It was that camera that switched me from film to mainly digital when I realised I would spend the same amount, if not more, in film and processing costs over the next two or three years.

 

The Minolta XD7 (world's first multi-mode camera, and the first with any kind of 'programmed mode') was nearly £300 on release at the end of 1977. In today's money that's between £1200 and £1500. A great, classic camera, but apart from build quality, offered nothing that even quite basic cameras offer today.

[NannyFerret]

Beautiful shot, Bugs.