Ruby Tuesday

I love red and I love a story that comes with my Ruby Tuesday post and this week's it's all about camera cases. I have one I bought with my camera … a big, black, bulky thing that I've never used except to store my unused lenses. It’s just too awkward, heavy and inconvenient to carry.

But it’s also awkward lugging an SLR with external flash attached, and I was so excited when I got some fabric from Ink & Spindle when I was at Sew It Together way back in May … and equally excited when Cam from Curlypops made a case for me.

It came sturdily and prettily packaged; just like a Christmas present. Cam hoped it would arrive in time for me to take to Ballarat and the Bendigo Wool & Yarn Show, and it would have if I’d left on Friday night.



And now—without further ado—I formally unveil another Cam original.



Isn’t it gorgeous? And look at the Curlypops tag on the outside ... aaaaah! LOL



As I told Cam at Cathy’s art exhibition … I didn’t mind it being “late”. What’s late anyway when I lived without a bag for two years and she was ill while she was making it. Cam’s health is far more important.

And I have another photo with my camera inside the bag ... on Miss C's camera. I'll add it when I get home tonight from work.

I am so glad I have the bag now. Thank you so much Cam. I’m yelling from the roof tops that I love it! LOL

For more Ruby Redness ... visit Mary at Work of the Poet.

Project 365 Thu 10 Dec 09

HELP WITH NEW PHONE
I'm looking for a new phone and my shopping list is long: a big screen, a good camera (so I don't have to pay for a camera and phone and carry both around with me) and somewhere to store all those names, addresses and birthdates we all collect ... oh, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg of course!

But seriously ... I'm desperately looking for ideas. Do you have a camera you absolutely love or even one on your wishlist? Why do you love it? Does it have something special you've never seen anywhere else or does it just float your boat? LOL

And my selection so far?

LG KC910 Renoir.

My rating: I seriously like this phone. The camera is impressive although a review I found suggests using it via the touch screen is a negative.



Specifications: 8mp camera with Schneider-Kreuznach optics (including ISO settings up to 1600), 3 in screen, touch screen only, dolby audio, no 3.5mm headphone jack, DIVx, video, video recording, GPS (Google), wi fi, widgets, 107.8x55.9x13.95, 114g weight, touch screen, 70Mb inbuilt memory, external up to SD 8Gb.

Samsung M8910 Pixon 12.

My review: I love the look and touch screen although apparently it’s a resistive screen that takes a lot of pressing.



Specifications: The world's first 12mp camera, 5x digital zoom, weight 119g, dimensions 107.9x53x13.8, video recording, no Xenon flash, FM radio, wi fi, external memory, touch screen, 10MB built in storage, SD memory card, no 3.5mm headphone jack.

Sony Ericsson C905

My rating: This baby looks so good and I'm seriously leaning towards it!



Specs: 8.1 mp Cybershot camera, 104x49x19.5mm, 136 gms, GPS (Google), wi fi, 160MB internal, Xenon flash, 2GB storage included but supports up to 8GB, blog link, fm radio, media player.

Nokia N86

My review: The camera (completely ignoring even including a 20x digital zoom) is hard to ignore although it’s a little more expensive than the others I’ve been looking at.



Specifications: 8 mp camera with Carl Zeiss optics (20x digital zoom ... and what that would do to an 8mp shot is anybody's guess!), no Xenon flash, variable aperture to F2.4, wide angle lens, shutter speed to 1/1000 second, wide angle, GPS (Nokia maps), video, sharing and internet, music (FM and Nokia internet radio), 2.6" screen, internal memory 8Gb, external SD memory 16 Gb.