Something to consider...

I was taking pictures for a while before I got a decent camera. I had an APS camera that Rene got me, that took good pictures, but developing the film, and not having a clue how they were going to turn out was time consuming and expensive. So when they came out with an affordable digital, I was really happy.

The first digital was less than 2 mp at its best. This is an example of one of the pictures. Dirty... small, and just not good quality, but I like how the kids were being kids. It served me well. I got to document Emerald's being 7-8 and Anya being born... bwtn my APS and the digital.

The following year, I got my tax return and splurged on a 2 MP camera. I considered a more expensive model, but for $250 bucks, this would be enough. After all, I wouldn't need anything bigger or nicer than this could do... LOL This is pretty decent and I was happy with it.

For Christmas that year, Shawn thought I needed a nicer camera. So he got me a 3.2 mp Sony. Nice. I didn't think I needed it though. Soon after Emerald got sick. I took as many pictures as I could with that camera. We went to Disney, I took pictures of her last days... I really got Shawn's moneys worth out of that camera.

After Emerald died, I realised that I had all these pictures, but I couldn't use them as high resolution images. They just look grainy and bad when blown up. Now, when I am trying to find a great picture for a gift, I can find one, but I end up not using it, because it just doesn't look right. I ended up buying a more expensive camera. And after that an even better one. Now, I think I am a convert of good cameras. Not to mention that with the cost of cameras being so cheap, you can get a 6 mp camera for what I had gotten a 2 mp camera for! Just crazy!

So, in the way of cameras... make sure you buy the best you can. Pictures are sometimes all you have left of someone's life, and you want them to be the best they can be. ;)