Just stuff - picture heavy miscellaneous ramblings from around the shop

Hi Robert! Well.. you definitely found a cure for your boredom! I like your "Wall of Planes" too!

You may remember that I have a Mavica (Sony) CD-250 which I used extensively. It utilizes the mini CD-R-R/W discs.



I later discovered the camera's "Macro" ability/setting, which is for close-up shots. There's a Macro "icon" which looks like a flower/tulip which will select that mode.




Up until I found/utilized that feature; my close-up photos were never as sharp.

rsv1cox wrote:

I have five of the Olympus cameras, my go-toos for the last twenty years.  It uses the old style large "Smartmedia" card which my computer does not support so I have to use an adapter hung off a USB port.  I'm down to one useable card the others simply worn out along with the Smartmedia adapter, but I have a new one coming from Amazon and two new Smartmedia cards coming from China.  Cheap at $4.76 each with free shipping.  

Pictures save me from typing so many words..........

I don't have a "Smart phone" - computer in your pocket - like most everyone does, but they do take excellent pictures.

My Mavica cam became available in (2002) which is approx. when I bought mine. Eventually either the battery or charger stopped working.. and the mini (8cm) discs were becoming increasingly harder to find at brick and mortar stores. Because of this.. the camera was retired for about 10 years. When Amazon came into being, I found replacement info-lithium batteries and chargers for cheap $$$. Cheap enough to buy X2 of each for less than $50.... which I did. The disc-media was available too.. but I was using my "Smart phone" cam more and more.

You remember what happened to my Smart phone (the toilet incident...) It has recovered most of its functionality.. except it won't connect to a PC for downloading images. This prompted me to again; seek Amazon (Lynne has Amazon prime) for the mini-disc media. They list a X100ct. "Spin-X" spindle for $42/.42ea. which is currently on its way to me. I'm gambling that the camera will keep working. It's captured well over 6000 images since I bought it.. and I bought it as a re-manufactured unit from a Sony Store as I mentioned, sometime back in 2002.

I get your "Pictures save me from typing so many words.........." statement. I always enjoy your posts Robert.. and it's because there's almost always accompanying images.