[IMG] Sometimes I still take out my MVC-CD500...

... and go in forbidden places



This event was 2 weeks ago

cheers
Martin F

Hey Martin,

I was hoping that someday I would hear the great ole Mavica CD500 get mentioned. I actually....through repairs and need for a backups.....ended up with 3 of those camera's that I still won't let go of. Great camera's....a little ahead of their time when they first came out. I was kind hoping for Sony to take that further with a Blue-Ray DVD mini-disc version. Around 30 gigs on a single disc would be impressive. I guess when you mention anything about Sony you'll never know when they will surprize you!
LAS

LAsphotoArts said:

Hey Martin,
I was hoping that someday I would hear the great ole Mavica CD500
get mentioned. I actually....through repairs and need for a
backups.....ended up with 3 of those camera's that I still won't
let go of. Great camera's....a little ahead of their time when
they first came out.

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Na, I dont think they are old, they are as good as current cameras, the reason is that tack sharp, fast focussing, F2.0-F2-5 lens. Maybe the 159 MB per disc are a bit out of time but I can live with it. The forum are ruled by "the newsest is always the greatest"

LAsphotoArts said:

I was kind hoping for Sony to take that
further with a Blue-Ray DVD mini-disc version. Around 30 gigs on a
single disc would be impressive. I guess when you mention anything
about Sony you'll never know when they will surprize you!

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marf said:

Na, I dont think they are old, they are as good as current cameras,
the reason is that tack sharp, fast focussing, F2.0-F2-5 lens.
Maybe the 159 MB per disc are a bit out of time but I can live with
it. The forum are ruled by "the newsest is always the greatest"

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your right marf. I guess I was referring to "good ole" more as "classic"....has been around for a bit but it still is a gem. I still use that camera at sundown for outdoor weddings....great low-light focus etc.

I would still buy one of these if they were available. The mini-disc idea was....and still is.....brilliant!
LAS

And I still use my CD400, and when I show pictures from it w/o the EXIF, people don't believe where they came from! I use the 185 MB CD's and even the 210 MB ones, can still get them in spindles of 50 ct. from Compusa. I don't care what snobs say - it is a great camera and I don't understand why it didn't catch on!
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To Thine Own Self Be True
And then It Follows
As the Night the Day
Thou Canst Not then Be False to Any Man
Polonius, HAMLET

Hi I have a CD400 and I love it. Haven't had any problems. Vicky