Cameras, My Kit and Sensor Sizes

My first 35mm SLR was an Olympus OM10. I got some great pictures of dinosaurs as they roamed the earth.

The Nikon F50 was a big step up, offering programable modes.

Delving into digital, next came the Kodak DC280.
Announced June 99.
Sensor Size: 7.32 x 5.49mm
Pixels 2 Meg

Next was this little beauty, bought to take pics of my brother's wedding.                                      Announced Aug 2002                                        Sensor size 7.18 x 5.32mm                             Pixels 4 Meg

The Nikon Coolpix S200. Is a great handbag camera, I usually have it with me.            Announced  Feb 2007                                  Sensor size 5.75 x 4.31mm                                    Pixels 7 Meg

Nikon D90                                                               

This is the main camera I've used for the C and G course.

Announced July 2008.

Sensor Size 23.6 x 15.8mm

12 Meg

I chose this camera for many reasons, but a priority was that I could use the lenses from my old 35mm film camera. They have auto focus and the camera body drives it, they work well and properly set up I often found that auto focus is better than my eye sight and is very quick.

The Live View mode is very useful especially for macro photography. It also allows you to talk to your sitter for portrait photos without them thinking you are peering through the lens at them.

I find Nikon menus quite intuitive, probably just because I'm used to them.

It's a robust body and the 18-105mm lens gives me a good range, although my brother's 18-200mm was great for out and about photography.

For the future, whoever said digital is cheaper needs a rethink. I'd like to have a full frame sensor, but it's important to consider the Ying and Yang balance (Tom Ang).

Ying - female, light, airy, minimal. Nikon S200

Yang - male, heavy, complicated Nikon D3x