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Just about every full frame digital camera ever made is still worth using to this day. There are a few exceptions, the original Leica M8 was more or less a steaming pile of garbage. It had a host of dealbreaking problems, from exposure inconsistency, UV sensitivity, color rendition, to a very slow and clunky UI. It was an insult to buyers of a $5500 (in 2006 dollars) digital camera that bore the Leica name and could mount some of the greatest 35mm glass in the world. Fortunately, the M8 is an exception. Most full frame digital cameras (SLR or otherwise) are still a blast to use. Even older cropped sensor cameras with swappable glass are still good for subjects that are far away. I have an OG Canon 5D (that is, ahem, IR modified) that I am going to dig out, clean off and fire up this spring. 12MP is still plenty for my purposes and a full frame sensor plus a wide zoom (in my case 17-40mm) is just too much fun. Unedited photo, straight out of the camera. Fussed over in Photoshop. Meow.

I thought I was done for the night, but I just kept on listening. I guess these ETYs out of the laptop are easy to listen to. And so is: Introducing Kenny Burrell Kenny Burrell 1956 https://album.link/i/1475990463 Example: These blue note guys knew what they were doing. I should see if they recorded any other cats.

My favorite "quirky" digicam I've owned was the Sony DSC-R1. Great image quality and lens for the time, interesting multi-angle screen, nice control and haptics with manual zoom helicoid. It was a fun casual backup camera to my full-frame DSLR for a while, only really being usurped once the Fuji X system hit stride for me around the XT-20 era.

The Magnificent Thad Jones (Remastered) Thad Jones 1956 https://album.link/i/715526868 Example: Thad doing Thad things.

I applaud anyone who has such a burning desire to produce their art that they do not let lack of resources impede them from getting it out there. In such cases, limitations can produce surprising results, and even provide a unique look, or carve a niche. But I have to wonder if these articles are seeking to create the very market trend that they pretend to report? I mean, a 7.1MP camera from 2007 is not that old & can produce some decent, if smallish, digital images. My personal take is that someone is taking advantage of the meteoric rise (very unscientifically determined on my part, btw ) of film cameras to figure how to similarly sell old digicams. And really, once something makes the NYT, it is really edgy anymore?

Mine would probably be the Sigma dp2 Quattro and dp0Q. The models even Foveon fans seem to dislike. I doubt I’ll ever sell them, though their use, like all Foveon cameras, is compromised by ISO restrictions. At this point I use them mostly on camping trips and beach visits.

The history of digital cameras over the last 20 or so years is littered with quirky designs that have both their detractors & proponents. Where you fall depends on your personal photographic needs, and perhaps a predilection for brave, quirky, unique designs (I resemble that remark ) Also, the roadmap for mass-produced products are often not based on the ideal technology for the end-consumer, but rather manufacturing-process benefits & cost-cutting for the companies themselves. Regarding user-interfaces, its been written that the only truly naturally intuitive interface is the nipple. Everything else is learned, and preferences are based on some prior history. I find this to be mostly true.

Well, not that old for us [wink, wink]. And with near zero evidence besides some comments, I suspect the lure of film is all over this for an audience that may not be able to afford film. Hell, the last two cameras I bought were combined cheaper than processing and printing a single roll of B&W. Even just the last two years has seen film prices soar while last decade analog being heavily romanticized. As for edgy, I've been in this space for a bit so it seems old hat to me and some of the channels do seem more aimless lately (not a lot of new old digicams ), so we'll see how long it lasts, if one believes it's a real trend. And yes, I was looking at a Nikon D3s the weekend. Only 14 years old. Practically new in comparison!

Get your music while it is 'fresh'. Classical has had a lot of releases already this year. Janáček - Brahms - Bartók Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Fazil Say 2023 https://album.link/i/1653100479 Example: Maybe a touch challenging for a Monday morning. But captivating regardless. I don't think I have had a Janáček recording before. Patricia and Fazil play well together.

I made standing rib roast for dinner last night and Claire made the Yorkshire pudding and the Paris-Brest cake, both of which were awesome.

Just had a violent hail storm here in San Francisco. Crazy.