These were the rage back at the time. I lusted after one but couldn't afford it. Later on I picked up a Fujifilm S7000 used and that was the camera that firmly planted me in digital photography for a decade. I'm pretty sure it's still a forgotten reject, and you're just the fella to go find a good working one cheap and smile. (Seriously, that thing took some of my favorite photos from all the 2000s.)
Still have my original S7000. First camera i ever used with an EVF! Digging it out along with a few other CCD digicams i ended up keeping over the years.
Fujifilm always knocked it out of the park with their bridge cameras. 14 year old me for a second hand cheap fuji bridge camera and it was my first experience with manual shooting. I adored it. Like all good and eventually beloved cameras, once you bonded to it and knew its quirks, you could get some amazing results with it.
@@snappiness ccd sensors are not all equal the best ccd sensor is a Kodak sensor which contact digi cams have a Kodak ccd sensor ? I need a good compact with good lens for street vacation
Beautiful images. And it goes to show that good light makes a good image - regardless of what the camera can do. Using a camera with "limitations" actually make it easier to recognize what a suitable situation for a great photograph is.
I had a Powershot Pro1. Cost me $1,000.00. It was stolen out of my car back in 2007. I loved that camera. It took great photos. I replaced it with a Powershot G9, and that thing didn't come close to the Pro1 in terms of image quality. The only thing it did better was video, which by today's standards might as well have been vhs.
Canon Powershot S3 IS. Bought refurbished bought in 2017 to replace the same camera when the zoom started shutting down. Still use it almost every day.
Great review, I bought the camera myself in 2005. I had replaced the Yashica 230AF at that time. With 8MP and the standard zoom of 28-200 I was fully satisfied. I only replaced the camera with the Fuji XT-2 in 2018 - as it had some pixel errors. Looking through my photo books, the Powershot Pro1 has nothing to hide - if you don't zoom into the photos.
Back in 2007, I bumped into a guy who was using one of these. I had a Canon 400D at that time, and we talked for a while about cameras. He loved the Pro 1, and to be honest, I was quite keen on it as well. I love how Canon used PDAF sensors on the front beside the lens, much like earlier film cameras like the Contax T3.
Awesome review! So many good digital cameras from the past that just don't get the love. The colours on that Canon are beautiful. Bridge always fascinated me as a way of getting the best of two worlds, this one is amazing!
Very nice video, i really enjoy your editing and shooting style! Turns out, as long as the optics hold up, any camera can take impressive images given the right operator.
Yep, that's my take too. I've shied away from fixed lens cameras for a few years thinking the optics weren't that good, but there are plenty that deliver really good results!
It is! I didn't think I'd like it as much as I do, but it's really consistent in delivering great results. Can throw it in my backpack and feel confident I'll get some nice snaps.
So envious you got to shoot owl photos with ANY camera.!!!... Just found you. Subbed immediately. Was living in Japan when most of the old cameras you talk about were new.... Fascinating to look back. Still have my first, a Sony DSC P8 which I feel still captures very sharp images, but sadly, no owls...yet!
I actually started photography with my parents' old Fujifilm s1500 that we kept on the shelf for quite a long time. At first it felt a bit limited, but when I got used to it, it genuinely felt amazing to use such an old device and the photos that it took surprised me because of how much better they looked than I thought they would. I now have a Canon 1200D as my main shooter, but I still do come back to the Fuji at times because of it's small form factor, simplicity and film like image quality. I'm amazed by how much life this little camera has even after all those years.
This and the Canon 5D classic use the same BP511 battery so I often carry them together. I have found that as long as you keep ISO at the base of 50 and use external small flash, the pictures are amazing with the Powershot Pro 1.
I am having fun with an old Olympus E-10. I love the results out of it. It is built and has the feature set of a camera clearly intended for the serious and professional photographer. 20 years later the only thing really limiting it is the limited ISO range from 80-320. It also doesn't have RAW files but the TIFF lossless files are often just as flexible for post processing and editing.
Thank you for another great video. I used several of Canon's consumer Powershot compact megazooms, all with CCD sensors: S2is (5 MP), S3is 6 PM), SX10is (10 MP) and SX20is (12 MP). the latter two are still used by us for travel and for casual walkabouts as compact alternatives to our Pentax K20D and K-m.
I've owned the Pro 1 for some months now (aswell as the F828). The Pro1, I agree, is an amazing piece of kit, having an L series lens makes this Canon a big deal, and yes prices are going upward as the Pro1 becomes harder to find in good condition. I paid over £100 for mine but its in mint condition, it also came with the filter ring attachment and hood. I just wish Canon had adopted a manual zoom, as in the F828 and the R1. I'm torn between the Pro1, the Sony F828 and my treasured Sony R1. These three oldies have become my favourites, and I use them every day. They are amazing cameras. Many thanks. Regards Rob (UK).
I really have loved my f828 too. The R1 has been on my list. I missed a deal a year or so back for one for $50 and I've kicked myself since! I'll wait to see if the price goes down again but might be up for good. Thanks for watching!
I'm shooting with a SONY DSC-H3. This is my family's old camera and i disregarded it when first starting using a dslr (Cannon EOS Rebel T7I) but i recently picked it up, and now that i know how to shoot with manual controls i can get some pretty good shots out of it. It does not shoot in raw to my knowledge, but it's better then becoming a phone photagrapher
Olympus E500 has a Kodak 8 mp 4/3 CCD sensor. You can't do much beyond iso400, but in good light, it really shines with a good lens such as the 50mm f2 macro.
I use a Nikon D100 from 2002. Actually I bought it on an mountaineering Expedition in Nepal in 2002, but sold it a few years later in an upgrade. I regretted it a few years ago, and bought one again, and I still like the images from it. The shots from Nepal in 2002 are some of my best images ever.
I have one with the telephoto adapter lens. I used it for many years and it is still in working order. The only drawback I ever found was the lad in the zoom when trying to capture quick moving subjects. At 8 mp it turns out great still images.
I used one for a couple of years. In 2008 I switched to a Nikon D300, and was surprised that it was not really an upgrade in terms of image quality, due, I think, to the Nikon's anti-alias filter obscuring more detail than the added 50% resolution gained. We have a poster hanging on our shop wall that we published of a Stradivari violin body shown full size that is in no way inferior to what I could do today, thanks mainly to the limitations of halftone printing technology obscuring any detail gain beyond a certain point.
I own both this camera and the Sony f828. The only thing I don't like about both is the awful chromatic aberration. But point it away from tree branches against a bright sky and they both get some really great colors.
@@Stan_the_Belgian Well, this camera is a special breed. It's not the fastest, but the lens is really no joke (except it is a bit plasticy and wobbly). RAW files have a lot of potential, even though 8MP are not much by today's standards. For me, that camera is a keeper.
I've been into digital photography for over 20 years now. My first digital was an Olympus D340R (1998) if that tells you anything. Through your videos and a couple of other channels I've been dabbling in this whole "digicam" resurgence for the last couple of months and I've bought a Sony S85 and a Pro1. I found the Pro1 for $47 so I guess I got a pretty decent deal. I remember when this camera came out I wanted one but I had just bought a Canon 10D so I couldn't justify the Pro1's $1000 price in addition to my dslr. I have taken it out a couple of times and I'm loving the results I'm getting with it. Digital photography now is all about the sharpest lenses, the best low light performance, etc, it's nice to not worry about all that and just concentrate on taking photos. It's liberating and I'm loving it. Keep it up! Loving your videos!
Oh man I wanted a Powershot so badly back in the day. We have a newer version of it that has been collecting dust in the living room. Watching this makes me want to shoot with it to see how I feels about it now.
In 2004 I jumped the gun and invested in Nikon's D70 18-70 kit as I was frustrated by the very slow startup time on my Powershot G2. So I have never heard of this model before now, nor that Nikon 8400 you showed at 1:25 . Thx for the nice review and shots. (My oldest digital camera is Nikon's D1, I think I've mentioned already.) These days I'm very much into old film gear esp. Konica, but I love shooting both digital and film.
i've been using a nikon coolpix L25 i got as a gift a long time ago, recently found it tucked away in a box and i am actually enjoying it very much. it has plenty of effects and features but is also simple and not intimidating. a nice little 10.1 mp point and shoot that gets the job done
This video gave me ultimate Snappiness ❤❤❤ so cozy and soothing. The pics look incredible - you're an amazing photographer! Bridge cameras should come back: I bet lots of people rn would love a brain-break from the constant stress of gear-hounding for the next accessory/lens that will change everything. A rugged do-it-all bridge camera would be so so awesome.
This camera has the same 2/3" sensor as the Sony 828, but as you have noted, its body is much smaller. The Pro 1 is a beautiful design. Too bad it was a one-off. I own this camera and the 828. I'm not sure which I prefer, and in truth, I use neither nowadays. But both are worth acquiring as benchmark cameras, and with the 2/3" CCD, both are more than capable instruments.
I have a Minolta Maxxum 5D DSLR. It isn't mirrorless, but that is OK. I really like the images produced by the CCD imager: They seem "softer" than those produced by the CMOS imagers used today. I had no difficulty finding a battery or charger for the camera. I already had a Compact Flash Card for it. Those are still available but are getting a bit expensive. This one is a whopping 8 gigabytes! This old beast goes along with my Sony alpha 6700 on photo excursions.
From time to time I take out my EOS 10D, it’s fairly pleasing to use, I’ve just grown spoiled with the 45 MP of my R5 BUT sometimes its just nice to take out something so mechanical and simple to use.
Also good how this video is about how good the older camera is and not being like no it's old and crappy like most other UA-camrs do here, it's like I wanted to watch about the camera not about calling it crappy all the time😂
Still shooting a Fujifilm Finepix S1500 as backup. I do wildlife photography on 15 - 20 year old Nikon glass n bodies Little S1500 is my grab n shoot in tight situations. Love your content mate !!
My favorite old camera is the Olympus E330 with the F2.8 25mm pancake four thirds lens. Its claim to fame is it has 2 sensors and it was the first ever DSLR to have live-view. It has that nostalgic feeling but still takes nice images.
That one is on my list try :) I sold my e420 with the intention on picking up another similar model, but just haven't yet. Nothing against the e420, I loved it. Just fun to try different models
...the locations you find and your compositions are wonderful. The pic with the huge tree in front of an old barn or building-that should be one of your prized landscape photos. I would like to try one of these cameras...it sounds like a neat camera...and to think it has a flip-out screen from that long ago! Super photos. Thanks for sharing. Be well.
I was shooting with a Nikon Coolpix 995 until it fell out of my jacket like a foot off the ground, and now it won't focus....😅 So I went to the flea market and found a Kodak DX3900 which feels like a disposable camera. With a few touches on Lightroom, the images it produces bring some very y2k nostalgia vibes! Best $5 spent on a camera.
Interesting! The first APSC GR is the only one I've shot with (well, and the GXR) but I've always wondered about the GR digitals and the gx200. Glad you're enjoying yours.
I shoot a Canon PowerShot sx20 is, PowerShot G10, Nikon d70, Nikon D200, Nikon D90, Sony Cyber-shot f828, and a few other ones I have in my fleet. I had a couple of Sony mavicas for a while, but gave them to a friend
Great show, thank you. I'm a photographer that's shoots canon dslrs. My old point and shoot that I still like is the *Samsung Galaxy Camera 2* it has 16mp, 21x optical zoom and the back looks like a cellphone. It shoots great photos and video. Along with voice command it has 4 or 5 shooting mods. The electronic extras are similar to a cellphone. You should try one if you get a chance.
In this video you asked for what old cameras we were shooting with . I have a Sony A 700 which will take the old Minolta lenses (low price good images) although I now have the kit lens from the Sony A100 on it. Don't know if you have ever used one it has lower noise at ISO 800 than the A100 and is comfortable in hand. Keep snappin'.
i’ve been using a leica m8 for almost a year now. 10MP CCD. the rangefinder patch is illuminated by ambient light which is hard to use in low light. and out of hundreds of shots on a few have been some weird lines. so the sensor might be going bad but i might be able to squeeze out a couple more years from it before i need to send it in to leica to have the pixels remapped
I can't believe the quality of the shots. They seem so sharp, no doubt helped by the portrait orentation. Is there an option to change the sharpness? If so, how did you have it set? :)
Great video. Not to date myself but I bought one of these when they first came out. I thought I thought was super fancy because it had the red L series stripe, lol. I loved this camera. Wish I still had one.
I'm shooting with a Canon 400D and the 18-55mm kit lens, I'm really only shooting trains, and I'd say it does pretty well. The sharpness isn't amazing, and further objects are really soft. But the quality for 2006 looks amazing.
Awesome! I am a big fan of those 2006-2008 10mp DSLRs. A lot of bang for your buck and great image quality, especially when you put on some nice glass. Though as you noted you can still get great pics with the kit 18-55.
@@snappiness I'm gonna be getting quite a lot of money in the next few months, so I'm going to buy a Nikon D3100 and 18-105 nikkor, for only like 190$, I've seen a couple people on Instagram take photos with this gear and they look amazing. the canon only cost 65$ and the problem with it is that I don't know how much photos it's taken meaning I'd be too risky keeping it for a long time cause the shutter might break. And the back mirror is already broken so the autofocus doesn't work, which is a common problem in the 350D and 400D
Hi, just found your channel. Maybe you've already done a video on one of my faves, the S5-IS, also from Canon. I still use that for "speciality" shooting such as time-lapse or motion trigger while running CHDK. [ w/ AC power ] I don't know the source of its sensor, but while it doesn't store RAW natively CHDK does allow for that function and I agree that I've recovered incredible detail even with Photoshop Elements v.9.0! Another fave is my Olympus stylus ( Labelled u*-5010 here in Canada but known by other names in various markets ) which still gives me results for clouds at 14 M-Px which none of my Lumixes, Fujis or Canons can quite match. It's thicker, of course, but in the other 2 dimensions a credit card is an accurate descriptor of it's beautifully compact frame. *( "u" actually being the "micro" symbol )
I haven't yet! Looks like it was released a few years after this model was and used a lot of the same tech. Looks like a good one, and cool that CHDK will run on it! My first digital camera was a Canon P&S many years ago and I did all sorts of fun stuff with CHDK. Those were the days :)
I think the Canon Powershot Pro 1 uses the defunct Compact Flash memory card but I believe there are Compact Flash adapters available now that SD cards can be placed inside of for use with this camera.
I wish i would have a CCD camera with raw capabilities, or at least a more modern one than my 2004 point and shoot. Manual focus (+ magnification), more buttons and proper SD card slot i would wish the most over my P100/P200 sony Im actually rocking a Sony P100, my first camera i ever had from 2004 and in addition i got a cheap P200 (7,2 vs 5,1MP, faster startup, focus etc)
I haven't played with Fujifilm much, but the s3/s5 pro has been on my list for a while. And I really enjoy my Sony A100 and Minolta glass and look forward to exploring more of those camera bodies. Good stuff :)
@@snappiness try out a900 or a850, it is the best gear I have ever used:huge clear viewfinder, 24 mp fullframe stabilized matrix with colors that virtually blow you away, and body with perfect minolta ergonomics. It has its cons, like old af system and noizy hi iso, but it means not much to me, it is still a grand pleasure to shoot with those cameras
I bought a pro 1 when they first came out, and still have the camera . My only big gripe was the auto focus. If you haven't tried it you might want to try the 2 macro modes., very impressive. There is also a button that let's you make a raw version immediately. I am still impressed with the little beast. Thanks again
Yes old camera's are still quite good, I've used a Kodak easyshare cd43 from 2005, like 17 years old, with 4mp but the image's from even the camera look it was taken yesterday, I've got my own newer camera but it's meant to be better megapixels but it doesn't look as shape in some aspects even tho it's from 2014 with 20.1 megapixels it doesn't look as nice in some ways but I'm still getting used to it so I used both cameras to get used to it
I am very happy to have found this channel. I find it very interesting. I like to see reviews of old cameras, because I find them very interesting and I think, even today many old cameras have a lot to say. Have you ever tried the sony DSC-R1? I bought one a couple of years ago, and I find it fantastic. Anyway, I congratulate you on the video and the channel.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It's on my list of cameras to try one day :) I have the F828 and F717 which were the predecessors to the R1. Glad to have you, thanks for checking the video out!
My favorite is my Minolta 7d. It’s got a weird shutter lock problem so it’s essentially dead. I went with Sony for a while to use the minolta lenses, but I was never satisfied with the pictures. Tried Nikon, but unhappy, then last year went to fuji and it’s the best experience since the 7d.
No smaller or bridge cameras, but I have an Olympus E300 and E500 and a few lenses. Love the CCD goodness. I also have more recent cameras which also have their place but I missed the old CCD look I got out of cameras like my Nikon D200. Really liking the Kodak CCD. That Canon is pretty amazing for the time. Thanks for the video.
CCD sensors are special. they have a ton of drawbacks, don't get me wrong, but the image they produce is better than a CMOS, and if photography isn't about images i don't know what it is about.. I got an Hasselblad H4d50 for this reason, i tried to change it with a Fujifilm GFX, but hell.. that CCD sensor is just something else.
@@snappiness the battery still takes a charge.. but no much. Im a big fan of the picture output. The handling and menu not so much. But 6iso is a fun option to shoot with
@@TorontoBoris is batteries a problem for those cameras? Are they not made anymore? I know that's been the case with some cameras I've looked into, which always makes it harder.
@@snappiness as far as a I know the batteries weren't great back in 2002. But what rechargables where? And as far as I can find no, no new batteries. New in box old stock is best one can find. If you can find them.
Pro1 is a very uncommon camera. When I worked for a media company at >10 years ago, the Pro1 was my daily camera. Took countless product shots in studio.
i really like snapiness's educational videos ... only, i wish he used a dark (not black, but dark grey, near black) background instead of white, when showing still shots taken by the cameras he introduces and reviews in his channel ... (white backgrounds make the image in the center of the frame look much darker and contrasty as they usually are ...)
Just came across your channel a few weeks ago and have been enjoying your video's.. Keep up the good work..!! I am now looking for the Canon Powershot Pro and the Sony f828 to compliment my K7 and K10D that often have vintage manual focus lenses mounted as well as autofocus lenses too. Don't know if you have heard about how the K7 can provide a simulated Infrared image... use right control pad button to scroll to B&W.. then use down pad to choose filter.. scroll right to choose Infrared Filter.. then go to Menu .. select Digital Filters.. go down to invert colors ... should produce an IR like image, but not as dramatic as a real IR image can be, but kinda cool in a pinch..!
I recently picked up a Kodak EasyShare CX6200 to replace the one I had as a kid. It is basically a digital disposable film type camera with almost no controls and lots of old digicam vibes. It would be cool to see you do a video on this class of camera. I believe I paid like 15 dollars for it on ebay. Still a cheap relic.
I just picked up an old 4mp Sony point and shoot that looked interesting for $10. It'll be my first time in 15 years shooting that basic of a digital camera. Should be fun!
My first digital camera was a Vivitar (3.1 MP) which I bought in 2003 for around $150. Since then I have owned at least 50-60 digital cameras of almost every brand but my best shot is still the portrait I took of my dad with vivitar. Take away point: Right camera settings and lighting will give you the best picture no matter what camera your using…. That’s why Holga is still around😂
I shot with my father powershot a720 is and i love it. Like it's light compact and the image out of it feel organic IDK why and the IS save the life. Some downside like slow autofocus especially at night compared to my modern 250d. i put CHDK on it to have an histogram and raw but yeah. compared to nikon it has IS and it's cheap compared to a lumix. Also the image quality isn't good at 800 and forget 1600. Plus the slow aperture but it takes fun photos of my friends and it's cheap. I'd love to own a g10 more high end build and 14mpx but idk why i can't find one under 100€ Love this video ans hope a day i'll find one like this !!
Powershot S2 and Optio W10. I had a Powershot S1-IS and i loved it but it died the SONY sensor pest, along with a small pile of Minolta Dimage X20. I wonder if i can get the replacement sensor somewhere. I absolutely hate repairing digital cameras but i once had to reassemble an Olympus zoom digicam that i got as a loose bag of parts that someone else disassembled and it worked afterwards, so i would dare say i'm somewhat just a little bit qualified. I do want another bridge, image stabilised camera someday.
Also the social awareness from channels here pick up the values. Thousands of viewers here who would otherwise ignore an item, now have knowledge of what makes that otherwise ignored item special. So when people watch these videos, they want one, so the values get higher due to demand, and low inventory. No mystery here. The vintage audio market has skyrocketed. I paid $350.00 for a reel to reel that is now at $1000.00. Most of it is more awareness, rareness of an item no longer made. Not saying this is bad, but the more it is in everyone's face, the more people want something they would otherwise perhaps ignore. I have an old Olympus E10 from 2000. Any smartphone will wipe floor with it. But the build, the good lens and the warm-ish CCD sensor still make some nice pictures. Only 4 megapixels, but it still a good looker for outdoors, and well lit shots. Low light? Forget it.
Nice video! I haven't tried this one. I have received a couple of G12 cameras. When I list them on ebay for $100 they sell within 12 hours. I guess I should try them more than testing for a couple weeks of shooting. I always like your videos. thanks
Thanks for stopping by as always ;) I haven't ever shot with a G series camera! Crazy. They seem cool though with all those features in such a compact body.
im no good at taking wild life photos with this lil thing but i guess the bald eagles are just too fast for it lol thats my only down side.. i use a 450 d to get photos of those titans
In 2019 I bought a Nikon B500 with image stabilization used for a vacation trip. As long as you compose your shots well to avoid cropping in it takes great pictures. The B500 has more zoom than a 300mm lens on my crop sensor cameras. I bought a Nikon D3200 at the same time and took the B500 because it was more compact and took better photos. This dilemma of a compact camera taking better photos than a DSLR sent me down the path of looking for better lenses than the kit lens and eventually led me to purchasing Pentax KS-1. Going on vacation the end of September. It the B500 was better in low light and with fast moving objects it would have been the camera going on the trip to Alaska.
I have the Canon PowerShot S5 IS. It also has a 8mp CCD. I wonder if it's the same sensor? It takes amazing photos, and I love the colors. I bought it at a thrift store for 15$
Considering there were millions of CCD cameras sold pre 2010 i curious how many are still in use. I am a camera collector but i could not hold on to my early CCD cameras. You only find few old cameras on sale here and there on the internet. I wonder how many ended up in the landfill!
These were the rage back at the time. I lusted after one but couldn't afford it. Later on I picked up a Fujifilm S7000 used and that was the camera that firmly planted me in digital photography for a decade. I'm pretty sure it's still a forgotten reject, and you're just the fella to go find a good working one cheap and smile. (Seriously, that thing took some of my favorite photos from all the 2000s.)
It's already in my search alerts :) been itching to try some of the early Fuji super CCDs out
Fuji has always made a he'll of a camera
Still have my original S7000. First camera i ever used with an EVF! Digging it out along with a few other CCD digicams i ended up keeping over the years.
Fujifilm always knocked it out of the park with their bridge cameras. 14 year old me for a second hand cheap fuji bridge camera and it was my first experience with manual shooting. I adored it. Like all good and eventually beloved cameras, once you bonded to it and knew its quirks, you could get some amazing results with it.
@@snappiness ccd sensors are not all equal the best ccd sensor is a Kodak sensor which contact digi cams have a Kodak ccd sensor ? I need a good compact with good lens for street vacation
Beautiful images. And it goes to show that good light makes a good image - regardless of what the camera can do. Using a camera with "limitations" actually make it easier to recognize what a suitable situation for a great photograph is.
I had a Powershot Pro1. Cost me $1,000.00. It was stolen out of my car back in 2007. I loved that camera. It took great photos. I replaced it with a Powershot G9, and that thing didn't come close to the Pro1 in terms of image quality. The only thing it did better was video, which by today's standards might as well have been vhs.
Canon Powershot S3 IS. Bought refurbished bought in 2017 to replace the same camera when the zoom started shutting down. Still use it almost every day.
Great review, I bought the camera myself in 2005. I had replaced the Yashica 230AF at that time. With 8MP and the standard zoom of 28-200 I was fully satisfied. I only replaced the camera with the Fuji XT-2 in 2018 - as it had some pixel errors. Looking through my photo books, the Powershot Pro1 has nothing to hide - if you don't zoom into the photos.
Back in 2007, I bumped into a guy who was using one of these. I had a Canon 400D at that time, and we talked for a while about cameras. He loved the Pro 1, and to be honest, I was quite keen on it as well. I love how Canon used PDAF sensors on the front beside the lens, much like earlier film cameras like the Contax T3.
Awesome review! So many good digital cameras from the past that just don't get the love. The colours on that Canon are beautiful. Bridge always fascinated me as a way of getting the best of two worlds, this one is amazing!
Yeah, the colors always seem to turn out really nice on this camera. :)
Very nice video, i really enjoy your editing and shooting style! Turns out, as long as the optics hold up, any camera can take impressive images given the right operator.
Yep, that's my take too. I've shied away from fixed lens cameras for a few years thinking the optics weren't that good, but there are plenty that deliver really good results!
This is one of my favorite cameras. Its truly an oldie but a goodie :)
It is! I didn't think I'd like it as much as I do, but it's really consistent in delivering great results. Can throw it in my backpack and feel confident I'll get some nice snaps.
I just bought myself one of these for only €60 in mint condition! Love the output and the way it handles!
So envious you got to shoot owl photos with ANY camera.!!!... Just found you. Subbed immediately. Was living in Japan when most of the old cameras you talk about were new.... Fascinating to look back. Still have my first, a Sony DSC P8 which I feel still captures very sharp images, but sadly, no owls...yet!
I actually started photography with my parents' old Fujifilm s1500 that we kept on the shelf for quite a long time. At first it felt a bit limited, but when I got used to it, it genuinely felt amazing to use such an old device and the photos that it took surprised me because of how much better they looked than I thought they would. I now have a Canon 1200D as my main shooter, but I still do come back to the Fuji at times because of it's small form factor, simplicity and film like image quality. I'm amazed by how much life this little camera has even after all those years.
This and the Canon 5D classic use the same BP511 battery so I often carry them together. I have found that as long as you keep ISO at the base of 50 and use external small flash, the pictures are amazing with the Powershot Pro 1.
This should be pinned. ISO 50? No thx
I am having fun with an old Olympus E-10. I love the results out of it. It is built and has the feature set of a camera clearly intended for the serious and professional photographer. 20 years later the only thing really limiting it is the limited ISO range from 80-320. It also doesn't have RAW files but the TIFF lossless files are often just as flexible for post processing and editing.
Thank you for another great video. I used several of Canon's consumer Powershot compact megazooms, all with CCD sensors: S2is (5 MP), S3is 6 PM), SX10is (10 MP) and SX20is (12 MP). the latter two are still used by us for travel and for casual walkabouts as compact alternatives to our Pentax K20D and K-m.
Fantastic. I don't know all the differences between that line of cameras and this one but they look really similar.
I still shoot my canon powershot G5 from 2003, and it still takes awesome images!
I've owned the Pro 1 for some months now (aswell as the F828). The Pro1, I agree, is an amazing piece of kit, having an L series lens makes this Canon a big deal, and yes prices are going upward as the Pro1 becomes harder to find in good condition. I paid over £100 for mine but its in mint condition, it also came with the filter ring attachment and hood. I just wish Canon had adopted a manual zoom, as in the F828 and the R1. I'm torn between the Pro1, the Sony F828 and my treasured Sony R1. These three oldies have become my favourites, and I use them every day. They are amazing cameras. Many thanks.
Regards Rob (UK).
I really have loved my f828 too. The R1 has been on my list. I missed a deal a year or so back for one for $50 and I've kicked myself since! I'll wait to see if the price goes down again but might be up for good. Thanks for watching!
Why do you need a camera that shoots worse than a 5-year-old iphone?
I have an Olympus Evolt E-300 which is vaguely similar. I absolutely love it! The 8mp Kodak CCD sensor still has it!
4:22 diffraction spikes, but funky for a lens system.
I'm shooting with a SONY DSC-H3. This is my family's old camera and i disregarded it when first starting using a dslr (Cannon EOS Rebel T7I) but i recently picked it up, and now that i know how to shoot with manual controls i can get some pretty good shots out of it. It does not shoot in raw to my knowledge, but it's better then becoming a phone photagrapher
I'm reaching more for my sony dsc-h3 after neglecting it for over 10 years.
Olympus E500 has a Kodak 8 mp 4/3 CCD sensor. You can't do much beyond iso400, but in good light, it really shines with a good lens such as the 50mm f2 macro.
I really enjoyed my Olympus E-420, so I believe it. I've wanted to get another Olympus DSLR ever since I sold that camera. :)
I use a Nikon D100 from 2002. Actually I bought it on an mountaineering Expedition in Nepal in 2002, but sold it a few years later in an upgrade. I regretted it a few years ago, and bought one again, and I still like the images from it. The shots from Nepal in 2002 are some of my best images ever.
I have one with the telephoto adapter lens. I used it for many years and it is still in working order. The only drawback I ever found was the lad in the zoom when trying to capture quick moving subjects. At 8 mp it turns out great still images.
This used to be my family's main camera for many years. It's a beast. I need to take it out for a stroll one of these days.
I used one for a couple of years. In 2008 I switched to a Nikon D300, and was surprised that it was not really an upgrade in terms of image quality, due, I think, to the Nikon's anti-alias filter obscuring more detail than the added 50% resolution gained. We have a poster hanging on our shop wall that we published of a Stradivari violin body shown full size that is in no way inferior to what I could do today, thanks mainly to the limitations of halftone printing technology obscuring any detail gain beyond a certain point.
I still use my 8mp Olympus CCD E-500, love the colors. Cheers!
I own both this camera and the Sony f828. The only thing I don't like about both is the awful chromatic aberration. But point it away from tree branches against a bright sky and they both get some really great colors.
Bought one used and it arrived today. Can’t wait to test drive it tomorrow.
How did it go?
@@Stan_the_Belgian Well, this camera is a special breed. It's not the fastest, but the lens is really no joke (except it is a bit plasticy and wobbly). RAW files have a lot of potential, even though 8MP are not much by today's standards. For me, that camera is a keeper.
I've been into digital photography for over 20 years now. My first digital was an Olympus D340R (1998) if that tells you anything. Through your videos and a couple of other channels I've been dabbling in this whole "digicam" resurgence for the last couple of months and I've bought a Sony S85 and a Pro1. I found the Pro1 for $47 so I guess I got a pretty decent deal. I remember when this camera came out I wanted one but I had just bought a Canon 10D so I couldn't justify the Pro1's $1000 price in addition to my dslr. I have taken it out a couple of times and I'm loving the results I'm getting with it. Digital photography now is all about the sharpest lenses, the best low light performance, etc, it's nice to not worry about all that and just concentrate on taking photos. It's liberating and I'm loving it. Keep it up! Loving your videos!
Oh man I wanted a Powershot so badly back in the day. We have a newer version of it that has been collecting dust in the living room. Watching this makes me want to shoot with it to see how I feels about it now.
This kind of photography you can make with every camera, honestly no problem at all
In 2004 I jumped the gun and invested in Nikon's D70 18-70 kit as I was frustrated by the very slow startup time on my Powershot G2.
So I have never heard of this model before now, nor that Nikon 8400 you showed at 1:25 .
Thx for the nice review and shots.
(My oldest digital camera is Nikon's D1, I think I've mentioned already.)
These days I'm very much into old film gear esp. Konica, but I love shooting
both digital and film.
i've been using a nikon coolpix L25 i got as a gift a long time ago, recently found it tucked away in a box and i am actually enjoying it very much. it has plenty of effects and features but is also simple and not intimidating. a nice little 10.1 mp point and shoot that gets the job done
This video gave me ultimate Snappiness ❤❤❤ so cozy and soothing. The pics look incredible - you're an amazing photographer! Bridge cameras should come back: I bet lots of people rn would love a brain-break from the constant stress of gear-hounding for the next accessory/lens that will change everything. A rugged do-it-all bridge camera would be so so awesome.
This camera has the same 2/3" sensor as the Sony 828, but as you have noted, its body is much smaller. The Pro 1 is a beautiful design. Too bad it was a one-off. I own this camera and the 828. I'm not sure which I prefer, and in truth, I use neither nowadays. But both are worth acquiring as benchmark cameras, and with the 2/3" CCD, both are more than capable instruments.
I have a Minolta Maxxum 5D DSLR. It isn't mirrorless, but that is OK. I really like the images produced by the CCD imager: They seem "softer" than those produced by the CMOS imagers used today. I had no difficulty finding a battery or charger for the camera. I already had a Compact Flash Card for it. Those are still available but are getting a bit expensive. This one is a whopping 8 gigabytes! This old beast goes along with my Sony alpha 6700 on photo excursions.
From time to time I take out my EOS 10D, it’s fairly pleasing to use, I’ve just grown spoiled with the 45 MP of my R5 BUT sometimes its just nice to take out something so mechanical and simple to use.
Agreed :)
Love the content on your channel!! Nikon D40 and LOVE it!!! The colors are just so beautiful!
Also good how this video is about how good the older camera is and not being like no it's old and crappy like most other UA-camrs do here, it's like I wanted to watch about the camera not about calling it crappy all the time😂
Still shooting a Fujifilm Finepix S1500 as backup. I do wildlife photography on 15 - 20 year old Nikon glass n bodies Little S1500 is my grab n shoot in tight situations. Love your content mate !!
Really great vibe! Powershot/bridges has its own esthetic in the design. Ergonomics just amassing.
My favorite old camera is the Olympus E330 with the F2.8 25mm pancake four thirds lens. Its claim to fame is it has 2 sensors and it was the first ever DSLR to have live-view. It has that nostalgic feeling but still takes nice images.
That one is on my list try :) I sold my e420 with the intention on picking up another similar model, but just haven't yet. Nothing against the e420, I loved it. Just fun to try different models
@@snappiness I would like to try a model with more autofocus points but these models seem to go for a premium e.g. E-3, E-620.
...the locations you find and your compositions are wonderful. The pic with the huge tree in front of an old barn or building-that should be one of your prized landscape photos. I would like to try one of these cameras...it sounds like a neat camera...and to think it has a flip-out screen from that long ago! Super photos. Thanks for sharing. Be well.
Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate the kind words.
I was shooting with a Nikon Coolpix 995 until it fell out of my jacket like a foot off the ground, and now it won't focus....😅 So I went to the flea market and found a Kodak DX3900 which feels like a disposable camera. With a few touches on Lightroom, the images it produces bring some very y2k nostalgia vibes! Best $5 spent on a camera.
The 8 mp of Olympus is also awesome.
Damn, anywhere between £100-200 in the UK. Excellent pictures there! Those old CCDs sure did produce some lovely colours!
Great review. I am carrying a Ricoh GRD1 as my daily camera. Had bought the 16mp version to replace it and sold the aps-c and kept the OG.
Interesting! The first APSC GR is the only one I've shot with (well, and the GXR) but I've always wondered about the GR digitals and the gx200. Glad you're enjoying yours.
Using Olympus C-8080. Love this little camera.
Absolutely admire my Sony dsc 828. I have late 2000 film camera and also a beast modern camera.
I shoot a Canon PowerShot sx20 is, PowerShot G10, Nikon d70, Nikon D200, Nikon D90, Sony Cyber-shot f828, and a few other ones I have in my fleet. I had a couple of Sony mavicas for a while, but gave them to a friend
Great show, thank you.
I'm a photographer that's shoots canon dslrs. My old point and shoot that I still like is the *Samsung Galaxy Camera 2* it has 16mp, 21x optical zoom and the back looks like a cellphone. It shoots great photos and video. Along with voice command it has 4 or 5 shooting mods. The electronic extras are similar to a cellphone. You should try one if you get a chance.
my first step into photography, it was soo nice to use
In this video you asked for what old cameras we were shooting with . I have a Sony A 700 which will take the old Minolta lenses (low price good images) although I now have the kit lens from the Sony A100 on it. Don't know if you have ever used one it has lower noise at ISO 800 than the A100 and is comfortable in hand. Keep snappin'.
Haven't used one yet, sounds like a keeper!
i’ve been using a leica m8 for almost a year now. 10MP CCD. the rangefinder patch is illuminated by ambient light which is hard to use in low light. and out of hundreds of shots on a few have been some weird lines. so the sensor might be going bad but i might be able to squeeze out a couple more years from it before i need to send it in to leica to have the pixels remapped
...love everything photography, but have to say.....beautiful music!...
Thank you for pushing the price from 80€ to nearly 200€ -.- I had this already on my wishlist, but now it is too expensive.. hahah
You're not famous (yet), but you do deserve to be remembered! I'm scared to watch your videos, because it means another camera I have to buy.
Okay I'll try to make sure it's only cheap cameras from now on ;)
Love that filmic tone
I can't believe the quality of the shots. They seem so sharp, no doubt helped by the portrait orentation. Is there an option to change the sharpness? If so, how did you have it set? :)
It's just on default here, and many of these are RAW anyway. The JPEG settings do have a sharpening setting iirc. The lens is very good though!
I have a similar age Canon EOS20D that I got in 2004 also 8.3 MP and it's still great to use.
Great video. Not to date myself but I bought one of these when they first came out. I thought I thought was super fancy because it had the red L series stripe, lol. I loved this camera. Wish I still had one.
It would have been a good pickup! I'm really liking the image quality even against more modern cameras. Nice piece of kit.
Great review! I’m enjoying my Olympus Camedia C-740 UZ right now.
I'm shooting with a Canon 400D and the 18-55mm kit lens, I'm really only shooting trains, and I'd say it does pretty well. The sharpness isn't amazing, and further objects are really soft. But the quality for 2006 looks amazing.
Awesome! I am a big fan of those 2006-2008 10mp DSLRs. A lot of bang for your buck and great image quality, especially when you put on some nice glass. Though as you noted you can still get great pics with the kit 18-55.
@@snappiness I'm gonna be getting quite a lot of money in the next few months, so I'm going to buy a Nikon D3100 and 18-105 nikkor, for only like 190$, I've seen a couple people on Instagram take photos with this gear and they look amazing. the canon only cost 65$ and the problem with it is that
I don't know how much photos it's taken meaning I'd be too risky keeping it for a long time cause the shutter might break.
And the back mirror is already broken so the autofocus doesn't work, which is a common problem in the 350D and 400D
Ok, this is my new favorite YT channel
Hey, that's cool :D Thanks for stopping by
Hi, just found your channel. Maybe you've already done a video on one of my faves, the S5-IS, also from Canon. I still use that for "speciality" shooting such as time-lapse or motion trigger while running CHDK. [ w/ AC power ] I don't know the source of its sensor, but while it doesn't store RAW natively CHDK does allow for that function and I agree that I've recovered incredible detail even with Photoshop Elements v.9.0!
Another fave is my Olympus stylus ( Labelled u*-5010 here in Canada but known by other names in various markets ) which still gives me results for clouds at 14 M-Px which none of my Lumixes, Fujis or Canons can quite match. It's thicker, of course, but in the other 2 dimensions a credit card is an accurate descriptor of it's beautifully compact frame.
*( "u" actually being the "micro" symbol )
I haven't yet! Looks like it was released a few years after this model was and used a lot of the same tech. Looks like a good one, and cool that CHDK will run on it! My first digital camera was a Canon P&S many years ago and I did all sorts of fun stuff with CHDK. Those were the days :)
Been looking for one
I think the Canon Powershot Pro 1 uses the defunct Compact Flash memory card but I believe there are Compact Flash adapters available now that SD cards can be placed inside of for use with this camera.
CCD ! = gold.
i still have g7 have to test it. i remember it have such a great optics! and raw and just solid build.
I have heard good things about the G series, but still haven't tried one yet! one day.
The lens also has significant vignetting shot wide open at the wide end. Can fix in post ok.
Liked and subscribed. I own and love one of these gems, amazing image quality. I agree that old digital cameras often don't get the love they deserve.
Awesome! It's a good one :)
Another awesome video dude! I hate how im getting old digital camera g.a.s haha!
At least it's cheaper than new camera gas ;)
Are those pictures showed here, straight out of that camera? Becautlooks amazing!!
I wish i would have a CCD camera with raw capabilities, or at least a more modern one than my 2004 point and shoot. Manual focus (+ magnification), more buttons and proper SD card slot i would wish the most over my P100/P200 sony
Im actually rocking a Sony P100, my first camera i ever had from 2004 and in addition i got a cheap P200 (7,2 vs 5,1MP, faster startup, focus etc)
Love that dood old stuff! I sometimes shoot with fujifilm x-20 compact camera, fujifilm s5 pro dslr, and often use Sony a900 dslr with minolta lenses
I haven't played with Fujifilm much, but the s3/s5 pro has been on my list for a while. And I really enjoy my Sony A100 and Minolta glass and look forward to exploring more of those camera bodies. Good stuff :)
@@snappiness try out a900 or a850, it is the best gear I have ever used:huge clear viewfinder, 24 mp fullframe stabilized matrix with colors that virtually blow you away, and body with perfect minolta ergonomics. It has its cons, like old af system and noizy hi iso, but it means not much to me, it is still a grand pleasure to shoot with those cameras
@@kunstfuhrer Hello, what does the Sony FF have over the Fuji S5 other than being FF?
@@imnguyen6658 sony works much faster than s5, it is critical in my workflow
@@kunstfuhrer Thanks for the input
I bought a pro 1 when they first came out, and still have the camera . My only big gripe was the auto focus. If you haven't tried it you might want to try the 2 macro modes., very impressive. There is also a button that let's you make a raw version immediately. I am still impressed with the little beast. Thanks again
Yes old camera's are still quite good, I've used a Kodak easyshare cd43 from 2005, like 17 years old, with 4mp but the image's from even the camera look it was taken yesterday, I've got my own newer camera but it's meant to be better megapixels but it doesn't look as shape in some aspects even tho it's from 2014 with 20.1 megapixels it doesn't look as nice in some ways but I'm still getting used to it so I used both cameras to get used to it
I am very happy to have found this channel. I find it very interesting. I like to see reviews of old cameras, because I find them very interesting and I think, even today many old cameras have a lot to say.
Have you ever tried the sony DSC-R1? I bought one a couple of years ago, and I find it fantastic.
Anyway, I congratulate you on the video and the channel.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It's on my list of cameras to try one day :) I have the F828 and F717 which were the predecessors to the R1. Glad to have you, thanks for checking the video out!
My favorite is my Minolta 7d. It’s got a weird shutter lock problem so it’s essentially dead. I went with Sony for a while to use the minolta lenses, but I was never satisfied with the pictures. Tried Nikon, but unhappy, then last year went to fuji and it’s the best experience since the 7d.
No smaller or bridge cameras, but I have an Olympus E300 and E500 and a few lenses. Love the CCD goodness. I also have more recent cameras which also have their place but I missed the old CCD look I got out of cameras like my Nikon D200. Really liking the Kodak CCD. That Canon is pretty amazing for the time. Thanks for the video.
CCD sensors are special. they have a ton of drawbacks, don't get me wrong, but the image they produce is better than a CMOS, and if photography isn't about images i don't know what it is about..
I got an Hasselblad H4d50 for this reason, i tried to change it with a Fujifilm GFX, but hell.. that CCD sensor is just something else.
I use Canon 5D Classic released in 2005.
I got a Kodak DCS 14nx. Love that old DSLR.
Ooo, very cool. Neat bit of history there. I have the consumer Kodak P880. Would be cool to try out one of their last professional digital offerings.
@@snappiness the battery still takes a charge.. but no much. Im a big fan of the picture output. The handling and menu not so much. But 6iso is a fun option to shoot with
@@TorontoBoris is batteries a problem for those cameras? Are they not made anymore? I know that's been the case with some cameras I've looked into, which always makes it harder.
@@snappiness as far as a I know the batteries weren't great back in 2002. But what rechargables where? And as far as I can find no, no new batteries. New in box old stock is best one can find. If you can find them.
Would love to see a video of a nikon Coolpix 8700, I bought one off eBay for £25, and with the £10 battery grip it's amazing, enjoying it so much!
Pro1 is a very uncommon camera. When I worked for a media company at >10 years ago, the Pro1 was my daily camera. Took countless product shots in studio.
I’m a born and bred Pentaxian, we’d for life to my K-10D. I won’t allow even my K-1 to permanently replace it.
Likewise! I have several Pentax cameras, early Kodak digitals with Schneider lenses and use them all.
Nikon D200, in my bag for the rest of my life.
Have Olympus e-400 (10mp CCD) and e-510 (10mp CMOS). 510 has image stabilization but colors are better on e-400.
i really like snapiness's educational videos ... only, i wish he used a dark (not black, but dark grey, near black) background instead of white, when showing still shots taken by the cameras he introduces and reviews in his channel ... (white backgrounds make the image in the center of the frame look much darker and contrasty as they usually are ...)
Just came across your channel a few weeks ago and have been enjoying your video's.. Keep up the good work..!! I am now looking for the Canon Powershot Pro and the Sony f828 to compliment my K7 and K10D that often have vintage manual focus lenses mounted as well as autofocus lenses too.
Don't know if you have heard about how the K7 can provide a simulated Infrared image... use right control pad button to scroll to B&W.. then use down pad to choose filter.. scroll right to choose Infrared Filter.. then go to Menu .. select Digital Filters.. go down to invert colors ... should produce an IR like image, but not as dramatic as a real IR image can be, but kinda cool in a pinch..!
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying my adventures. I didn't know that about the K-7 - nice tip!
average youtube photographer: "is this 2 month old camera outdated??"
me: laughs in vintage camera collector 😂😂😈
I recently picked up a Kodak EasyShare CX6200 to replace the one I had as a kid. It is basically a digital disposable film type camera with almost no controls and lots of old digicam vibes. It would be cool to see you do a video on this class of camera. I believe I paid like 15 dollars for it on ebay. Still a cheap relic.
I just picked up an old 4mp Sony point and shoot that looked interesting for $10. It'll be my first time in 15 years shooting that basic of a digital camera. Should be fun!
My first digital camera was a Vivitar (3.1 MP) which I bought in 2003 for around $150. Since then I have owned at least 50-60 digital cameras of almost every brand but my best shot is still the portrait I took of my dad with vivitar.
Take away point: Right camera settings and lighting will give you the best picture no matter what camera your using…. That’s why Holga is still around😂
Before I watched your video I thought that I need a new camera (650d) instead of my pro 1. But now I don’t think so🙂
im checking this out, thank you
I shot with my father powershot a720 is and i love it. Like it's light compact and the image out of it feel organic IDK why and the IS save the life. Some downside like slow autofocus especially at night compared to my modern 250d. i put CHDK on it to have an histogram and raw but yeah. compared to nikon it has IS and it's cheap compared to a lumix. Also the image quality isn't good at 800 and forget 1600. Plus the slow aperture but it takes fun photos of my friends and it's cheap. I'd love to own a g10 more high end build and 14mpx but idk why i can't find one under 100€
Love this video ans hope a day i'll find one like this !!
Powershot S2 and Optio W10.
I had a Powershot S1-IS and i loved it but it died the SONY sensor pest, along with a small pile of Minolta Dimage X20. I wonder if i can get the replacement sensor somewhere. I absolutely hate repairing digital cameras but i once had to reassemble an Olympus zoom digicam that i got as a loose bag of parts that someone else disassembled and it worked afterwards, so i would dare say i'm somewhat just a little bit qualified. I do want another bridge, image stabilised camera someday.
Also the social awareness from channels here pick up the values. Thousands of viewers here who would otherwise ignore an item, now have knowledge of what makes that otherwise ignored item special. So when people watch these videos, they want one, so the values get higher due to demand, and low inventory. No mystery here. The vintage audio market has skyrocketed. I paid $350.00 for a reel to reel that is now at $1000.00. Most of it is more awareness, rareness of an item no longer made. Not saying this is bad, but the more it is in everyone's face, the more people want something they would otherwise perhaps ignore. I have an old Olympus E10 from 2000. Any smartphone will wipe floor with it. But the build, the good lens and the warm-ish CCD sensor still make some nice pictures. Only 4 megapixels, but it still a good looker for outdoors, and well lit shots. Low light? Forget it.
Nice video! I haven't tried this one. I have received a couple of G12 cameras. When I list them on ebay for $100 they sell within 12 hours. I guess I should try them more than testing for a couple weeks of shooting. I always like your videos. thanks
Thanks for stopping by as always ;) I haven't ever shot with a G series camera! Crazy. They seem cool though with all those features in such a compact body.
im no good at taking wild life photos with this lil thing but i guess the bald eagles are just too fast for it lol thats my only down side.. i use a 450 d to get photos of those titans
In 2019 I bought a Nikon B500 with image stabilization used for a vacation trip. As long as you compose your shots well to avoid cropping in it takes great pictures. The B500 has more zoom than a 300mm lens on my crop sensor cameras. I bought a Nikon D3200 at the same time and took the B500 because it was more compact and took better photos. This dilemma of a compact camera taking better photos than a DSLR sent me down the path of looking for better lenses than the kit lens and eventually led me to purchasing Pentax KS-1. Going on vacation the end of September. It the B500 was better in low light and with fast moving objects it would have been the camera going on the trip to Alaska.
I have the Canon PowerShot S5 IS. It also has a 8mp CCD. I wonder if it's the same sensor? It takes amazing photos, and I love the colors. I bought it at a thrift store for 15$
Considering there were millions of CCD cameras sold pre 2010 i curious how many are still in use. I am a camera collector but i could not hold on to my early CCD cameras. You only find few old cameras on sale here and there on the internet. I wonder how many ended up in the landfill!