Imaging - analog and digital

 I, like do many others, use the camera in my cellphone to take pictures. That's okay. But professional work calls for a specialized technology. I tried taking a photo of my big screen TV with my phone but there is distortion in the lens. If I project a cartesian grid on the screen and take a picture, the lines will be slightly curved. I had an opportunity to buy a used digital picket camera for a few bucks. I bought a Canon Powershot S209 Digital Elph with leather case and Canon battery charger. Product manuals are still available online so I downloaded a couple. The camera, in the case, fits comfortably in my pant or coat pocket. I bought a battery and USB card reader and the thing is working fine.    My iPhones take pretty goid pictures, but I always get this 'canned' impression. The Elph feels more natural and flexible.

 Playing with a Canon S200 Digital Elf digital camera. The camera is a 'pocket' camera and came with a leather case with belt loop. I have a 2Gb CF card I share between the Elf and a Konica-Minolta Maxim 5D digital camera that has shutter pproblems. The 5D is long out of production, but I got lucky and found a digital service manual for the camera.