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Canon A590 IS a great camera. Canon bring it back! and the A710IS, A650IS too :)

Started Dec 29, 2013 | Discussions
rpm40
rpm40 Senior Member • Posts: 2,411
Re: Canon A590 IS a great camera. Canon bring it back! and the A710IS, A650IS too :)

GeraldW wrote:

I promise, I'll post some from Antarctica. I'm praying for good weather.

I really do think you can make a strong case that a number of older cameras are still capable of excellent pictures, as compared to the latest and greatest. The only caveat being you can't make 24 x 36 prints from a 7 MP sensor. But print at 8.5" x 11", or 11" x 14", and the older cameras hold up really well.

My candidates: A710/720IS, A590IS, Pro 1, 30D, A600 series (all of them), Panasonic LC1, FZ50, Olympus C8080. There, that's good for starters. I'm sure there are many more; but please limit replies to models from 2009 or before.

Another older model that holds a special place for me is the old Elph SD400. It was my first truly small camera so it traveled everywhere with me, built like a fine piece of jewelry, and took some really nice images for what it was. I printed many great looking 8x10s with it.

Jumping across brand lines, I'll always love my old Fuji F10. It was big and clunky, sort of ugly, and a little slow, but WOW, what results. A sharp lens, great Fuji colors and a sensor a few years ahead of its time produced some of the best 6mp results I've ever seen. That, and the battery seemed to run forever. Probably my all time favorite purchase in digital.

PORTRAIT
PORTRAIT Veteran Member • Posts: 3,197
Re: Canon A590 IS a great camera. Canon bring it back! and the A710IS, A650IS too :)
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I'm looking forward to see your pics from Antartica! Here i took this in "AUTO MODE"almost completely darkness almost full zoom out and thru a double pan window,oh and hand held;-)

A710is no flash involved...

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Clean and sharp shot, PORTRAIT. Wow, no tripod!

OP PhotoRaw Contributing Member • Posts: 521
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Some vivid, and some desaturated, from the PowerShot A590IS:

OpticGlass Contributing Member • Posts: 514
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Sharp and Neat colors, PhotoRaw!

PORTRAIT
PORTRAIT Veteran Member • Posts: 3,197
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Very nice PhotoRaw!

Yeah these cams were just amazing, indeed we often forget that photographs,  is NOT just about fancy equipment ..

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OP PhotoRaw Contributing Member • Posts: 521
Re: Canon A590 IS a great camera. Canon bring it back! and the A710IS, A650IS too :)

@OpticGlass, the colors and other PP are from RawTherapee and PhotoScape.

@PORTRAIT,
True, photography is about more than just the latest gear. And these cameras do the job for the web and small prints, although I never print.

Thanks for the kind comments.

Here is a macro from the PowerShot A590is:

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