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Great memories from an old digital camera

Challenge #18 in the Hey I got ... series. Hosted by ShKen.

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Show us picture you took with a digital camera which announced before 2005. Subject is open

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Announced:

Friday, 3rd October, 2014 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 10th October, 2014 – Thursday, 16th October, 2014 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 17th October, 2014 – Thursday, 23rd October, 2014 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Anything goes

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Must share with us technical details.
Must provide EXIF data.
Photo entries must be the original work of the challenger (poster)
HDR is wellcome
Please abide by dpr rules
Entrants who cheat by sandbagging, vote manipulation, or with multiple DPR accounts will be disqualified

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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Chuck Lantz

I misread the rules, too, and entered shots I took before 2005. After reading the rules again, it appears that a shot I took yesterday with a camera that was "announced"before 2005, and not even on sale until 2005 or later would be OK.

When I read the title of the challenge, "Great memories from an old digital camera", I wrongly assumed that "great memories" referred to old shots, rather than "great memories" of the controls on an old camera. Remember those days, when we had to pull that little rope, or push them downhill to start the camera?

I agree with Philip. I'd like to see a similar challenge, with photos actually taken before 2005. Maybe that's what the host intended to do?

Oct 15, 2014*permalink

Philip Lanoue

Yes the rules are not clear. Is an image taken in 2014 with a camera that came out in 2005 allowed? If so, that doesn't make much sense. I would rather see what photos people were getting in 2005 and earlier.

Plus it states: HDR Welcome. So current processing techniques on new photos taken with an older camera are ok?

Why stop there then? What about composites?

The guidelines are way too loose here.

Oct 10, 2014permalink

ShKen

There are no restriction regarding capture date. The digital camera used to take the shot should be 9 yo or more.

Oct 10, 2014permalink

pleytime

What do you mean by 'digital camera which announced before 2005'?
Image taken before 2005, or camera produced before 2005? I have images from 2005, taken with a camera that I bought before 2005.

Oct 8, 2014permalink

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