Comments on: welcome to the family!

By: wow. it’s been a while. at sweetfrenchtoast

wow. it’s been a while. at sweetfrenchtoast — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:24:52 +0000

[...] In other big news, I got a new camera! And it’s not just any camera. I’ve finally made the leap to a full-frame sensor dSLR. And since I’m a very loyal Canon user, I got the camera I’ve been dreaming of for many moons now…the 5D Mark II. Because my walkabout lens for the 30D won’t fit the new camera, I also had to get a lens, so I got the kit lens and have my hands on L glass for the first time. [...]

By: whistler trip report at sweetfrenchtoast

whistler trip report at sweetfrenchtoast — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:24:10 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, I woke up later that morning trying to decide if I wanted to go out for one last time or not. I was leaning heavily towards sleeping in after the celebration the night before, but when I looked out the window and saw quarter-sized snowflakes just dumping on the village, I knew I had to get out there. I geared up in record time and asked for late checkout on my way to the slopes. Apparently everyone else was still hungover because the gondola line was non-existent and the runs were empty. So it was fresh tracks for me and just a handful of other people! It was actually really hard to ride on the powder…it was so heavy and dense that I kept getting stuck and toppling over at low speed. I met a guy from Kentuckyâ€”I recognized his southern accentâ€”who tried to give me tips on leaning back and keeping up my speed). It was fun though…I’m so glad I went out there one last time. The only bad thing about it happened when I was getting one last shot of me and my snowboard. A kind tourist took this photo and, as she handed my camera back, I heard the lens grind to a halt. Yep, it broke. I wish I had been able to take more photos of the snow…it really looked like a shaken snowglobe the way snowflakes were falling and swirling. [...]

By: me

me — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 07:09:56 +0000

Congrats, Ida! I’m so glad that I could help influence the bf’s decision in a small way. Have fun with it — it’s an awesome little cam!

By: ida

ida — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:08:27 +0000

hey sabrina,
i’ve been on the market for a new point and shoot camera since my last canon fritzed out on me last year in thailand’s humidity. after reading that you got the sd800, i showed my bf the review you linked and he was so impressed with the camera that i just got it for xmas tonight! thanks for posting about it, i’m really psyched to start taking photos again finally!

By: violet

violet — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:02:02 +0000

Hey Sabrina, if you don’t have any buyers yet for your old camera, i’d like to buy it. let me know, thanks! -violet

By: curlyred

curlyred — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:33:29 +0000

sigh…what a great camera…i have been shopping for refridgerators myself…not quite as much fun…

By: H. (aka. NC_State_gal)

H. (aka. NC_State_gal) — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 20:02:48 +0000

Cute little camera. I have the older sibling (sd500) and I think that you made a good decision.