Oh crap, someone got JohnC a camera!

[JohnC]

Well, I actually got it for myself. And Jess, of course. We bought it for the upcoming Australia trip (the day before that trip got postponed).

Its a Canon Powershot S5 IS. 12x optical zoom and 8 megalopixels. I thought briefly about a DSLR, but this one wins, on account of the fact that I'd rather accidentally drop a $300 camera off of a boat or motorcycle rather that a $1000 camera. Especially considering all of the traveling we're going to do. *And*, it does a pretty decent impression of a video camera. It replaces my 5-year old Powershot A40.

Disclaimer: I suck at photography. My inner photographer is a color-blind retard with coke-bottle glasses. All images link to high-res versions.

[Goodspeed]

Nice, I think you'll be impressed with the Powershot (and with Canon as a whole). I love mine and I'm sure you've seen what it is capable of, still amazes me.

[.RJ]

Nice choice - my SD800 IS point and shoot really impresses me. Go canon!

Fuck Nikon! (for Chris)

[Mike]

my sister has the s3. great camera if you're not ready for the dslr jump.

[Jake]

PowerShots are, without a doubt, the best point-n-shoots out there. It gets kind of sketchy when you start talking brands of DSLRs... they all tend to equal out at that point.

Nice camera! Enjoy the HUGE optical zoom :-D

[Apoc]

Fuck Nikon! (for Chris)

I think Canon makes the best P&S, although I'm partial to the Powershot Elphs.

I just recommended a Canon P&S to my parents and a Canon dSLR to my sister so eat a big fat hairy ballsack!

[Ginger]

Oh crap, somebody got JohnC a camera... now post pics of the crash with it!

[JohnC]

Here's some that Jess took this weekend: