I can’t get my digital CHEAP camera to download to the computer. It may be a bad cable, and I have no way of getting a new one. It’s that cheap Earthlink Xirlink camera you can get by subbing to their service, if you get that offer. I’ve used it often enough, it’s good for far away subject if you’re only going for onscreen viewing in a smallish size.

My last hen photos [June 30, July 2] were two days that I took several photos with that camera. The actual last pictures downloaded. The other day I took some sky pictures that I wanted to do a photomerge of. They are in the camera, and I can’t get them out. Bummer. The only other possibility is that the serial port is bad on the desktop computer. That’s unlikely, but the only lurking possibility, unless the rechargeable batteries are so bad … but they aren’t, I can’t imagine one any of those four little things would go out, but allow me to TAKE pictures and see the number of them in the camera, but not have enough power for the computer twain program to recognize the camera. So this is a little vent.

At least I have film for my good camera now. I really liked that cheap digital though, I could take thirty pictures, or how many I wanted, and then work with them right away. It’s not like they are high-res wonders, no, they are ugly, but a landscape turns out acceptable, and a group from distance is alright, just don’t blow it up, or zoom in on it.

Ah, my eye is on the newer Canon EOS 10D. It’s cheap for a Digital SLR camera. It’s expensive and way out of range for us now. Even the Canon G5 is out of range, at $1000 [or a bit less], depending on where either one could be purchased, cheaper than the 10D. So, I’m stuck with film only now. And I do love it, I’m just really liking the digital way … so it’s hard to let go. My sad little camera was my entry into the digital-only photo world. I liked it enough. Compare that to the interent speeds. If one would say they like online content, and they’ve only been able to dialup with a 14,000k modem … sure some would laugh. It’s not a completely good analogy, for I scan film and photos in high-res on my computer, and have film scanned when it’s developed sometimes as well, so I’m not unfamiliar with high-res images. So, to make the analogy work, I’ll say that the 14,000k modem person has that at home, but goes on trips and get connected into hotel ethernet connections sometimes, so they know the speed.

Still not a perfect analogy, but I’ll leave it at that. My Canon Rebel 2000 is a great camera. It’d be nice to have it’s sibling, the 10D. It would share lenses. An awesome pairing. I know there is better equipment out there, I’m not a pro-photographer, so I’m happy in my amateur state, with these superb cameras. They are excellent for the photographer that’s a wanna-be-happy-to-never-be.