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The Beginning Of A Beautiful Relationship

Since 2009, aside from my smartphone cameras (Palm Centro then BlackBerry), I have been using a Nikon Coolpix L100, which I *adored* until this last year.  More often than not, it started freezing up, not capturing images and refusing to focus when using the zoom, no matter the setting or conditions.  I've been making do until we could afford for me to upgrade to a new camera.  (Which means I haven't been using the Nikon much at all, just my BlackBerry and that hasn't been cutting it creatively for me recently).  I expected my new camera to be a Nikon as well.

But, yesterday, I happened upon a great sale, plus I had a coupon for an extra 15% off and a $10 balance leftover on a gift card.  A $300 camera for half price (before tax). A $300 camera for half price?!  With the specs I was looking for.  (Meaning it was an improvement on the Nikon I have).  Hhhhmmm...  I was a little nervous, but, for that price (which ended up being $100 less than what I paid for my Nikon in 2009), I had to give it a try.  And so, I'm now the proud owner of a Polaroid iS2132 16mp digital camera with 21x zoom.  (My Nikon is a 10mp with 15x zoom).

I was sold on it as soon as I tried it in the garden and it worked on zoom.  (Doesn't take much to make me happy some times!)  But, when I saw this photo that I took with it, I fell in love with my new camera:

  
Wow!
And then I went through some of the comparison shots I took in the garden yesterday:

Nikon

Nikon

Polaroid
Polaroid


Admittedly, the following are equally beautiful:

Nikon

Polaroid
 These shots inside impressed me:

On one of the bookshelves (Polaroid)

On our mantle (Polaroid)
I know, I know, you get the point!  I'm having a lot of fun testing the Polaroid. I think this is the begging of a beautiful relationship.

But, I'm sad about putting the Nikon to rest.  It's been a great companion these last 4 years and has seen a lot with me, both good and bad.  I won't be getting rid of it.  It's going back in its' original box which I'll put on the top shelf of my closet.  (Yep, I can be such a sap sometimes!)
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Lisa Eldred Steinkopf said…
I need a new camera so bad. I want one with a crazy zoom. This is so nice1 Where did you get it 1/2 off? I'm all over it. I want to take very up close pictures of my houseplants!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:03:00 PM EDT
Bloomin'Chick Jo said…
Kohl's of all places! I've never seen this kind of camera in their small electronic gadgets section before, even at Christmas, and there it was for Mother's Day!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 10:05:00 PM EDT
Unknown said…
21x zoom - very nice! The photos look great.
Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 11:49:00 PM EDT
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