Thursday, May 13, 2010

Hatha

I really did honour the Moon Day today, doing only a very short session of restorative yoga in the morning and a few sun salutations to work the kinks out before teaching my classes. It was nice to sleep in and relax. I think I managed to sleep till 8 a.m. and then I enjoyed being lazy. I had a great morning.

The big event of the day was the arrival of my new camera, via Canada Post (my first mail order camera experience!). My old camera is almost six years old and on its last legs. The flash is broken, the battery is fading and last summer, I dropped it on the rocks at the Island and it hasn’t been the same since. The corner of the LCD screen cracked and began a slow deterioration. It’s bad enough that I rarely carry it with me because I’m afraid the jostling will make the problem worse.

So, time for a new camera! I like Canon, so I stuck with that brand. I shopped around for the simplest, lightest camera I could find - something I could easily carry with me. I’m not interested in bells or whistles, but definitely wanted a more versatile self-timer (I’m sick of rushing into Urdhva Dhanurasana in order to capture my State-of-the-Backbend images).

I found a recently discontinued model that received rave reviews and I ordered from a local company (at a significant discount) on Tuesday night. By noon today, it was in my hands! That’s a pretty good turn-around. And it’s orange, my new favourite colour:


I’m delighted with the camera so far. They’ve made so many improvements to the design and function of these gadgets in the past few years! Functionally, it’s similar to my old camera, but small improvements make it easier to use and far more user friendly. And it’s *very* light. Expect to see more photos on this blog in the coming months!

7 comments:

Boodiba said...

So pretty!! I only buy Canons too. My newest is only two years old though so can't justify another just now.

Kaivalya said...

@Boodi
Yeah, and *very* orange. I love it! I've never had a camera in a colour before! The new SD1400IS is pretty freaking cool, but expensive and I really don't need a tonne of fancy features - I'll never use them.

I just wanted something that worked great on automatic. I've become a lazy photographer! :-D

Boodiba said...

It's about half the price of what I paid the last time! I just googled it. I am thinking of getting an iPhone when the new models come out next month...

Kaivalya said...

@Boodi
I paid about a third of the total price of my last camera!

The camera on the iPhone is about the same megapixel quality of my very first digital camera in 2000.

I would love an iPhone, but since I rarely use a phone, it would be wasted on me!

Boodiba said...

I'm not much of a phone person when it comes to long conversations, but I don't have a land line...

And I just WANT one! :)

Kaivalya said...

@Boodi
*big grin* Well, the you should HAVE one!! I'm totally voting for the iPhone for Boodiba. Then I can live vicariously through you!

Boodiba said...

I talked to my mac tech friend recently to see if he had any insider info (also to try to get help fixing my router which FAILED). Anyway he said maybe June 7...