Sony Cybershot DSC-H50 Superzoom : The World's Most Versatile Digital Camera

What makes a good camera?


Really I have no idea. Some friends have told me that a camera can only be a camera if it is a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex). Of course I disagree. I would love to have my own DSLR. But let me tell you a few points why I "hate" DSLR cameras.

For one, they are too heavy. If you're like me who is always cash strapped, running around with a thousand dollar camera hanging on my neck wishing If-something-is-going-to-break-let-it-be-my-neck-not-the-camera would be quite uncomfortable. Or maybe wandering looking at everybody with that Touch-my-camera-buddy-and-I'll-break-your-head.

I also hate the need for different types of lenses for different pictures. Sure a DSLR can capture great images but so can a super zoom like the Sony Cybershot DSC-H50. Imagine lugging a camera bag with three types of lenses not to mention your lunch. I want to be a photographer not a soldier.

Now a superzoom like the Sony Cybershot DSC-H50 is another story. It fits snugly in my Crumpler 4 Million dollar home along with my lunch. It is almost weightless and very easy to run around with. Although still expensive for me... this time I can afford to break it before my neck. The most important thing is that it covers a large assortment of lenses from 31-465mm. with a DSLR, this range would mean several pound of dfferent lens types. It has a remote control. Beleive it or not it also has those night vision things when everytheing looks greenish.

"All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it." - John Berger

I am never going to be a professional photographer. All I want is to take pictures. Some would say it is a complete waste of time. But how can that be when in each shot, in each picture... I preserve time the way it is meant to be. It is a timeless art.

Looking through the pictures I have taken, I learned more about myself. Sometimes I wonder why I took this shot. What did I find interesting in this scene? Was it the color? Was it my mood? Was the choice to shoot at that moment governed by my heart... or perhaps my mind? This is how I see the world.

Now in my spare time I walk around with my trusty Sony Cybershot DSC-H50 snapping pieces of Gods art. I thank her, my best friend, for infecting me with the photography bug. Where ever you are I hope you still think good of me. I only wish she were here with me shooting together at the world. But sometimes you can't have everything and sometimes some things are never meant to be.

The Sony Cybershot DSC-H50 was meant for me. :-)