It started in 2003. Salman, a friend of mine, showed his newly bought digital camera (Canon Ixus) when we visited him and Nono (wife). They just got their first child and he took few pictures of Naim (his son) and my 6 months old Haris. The pictures were nice and adorable, as for the first timer to see his own son pic in digital format! I found it’s very tempting; I shall say having a digital camera is a must as it is more convenience and less cost.
At that moment I just bought a film camera (Olympus). An ancient technology! I have to buy the film, and have to wait until the film finishes it rolls for me to see the photos. The click is limited, up to 36 images per roll. The result might be good and might be not and only can be known after you send it to be developed. But with digital camera, you can see the result immediately, click as many as you want, remove photos that you don’t want right on the spot. The best is, you can set your camera to give output in sephia, black and white and many more.
So, I end up buying one Canon IXUS 40 at one Seng Heng shop with the price of RM 2000! Its damn expensive, if you compare with the price now, of course. But I don’t really care. My intention was to capture the best moments of my family, especially my kids going through their growing years.
It’s a worth buy.
And after months and years, the temptation is growing. The camera is no longer for “family pictures”, the “scope” has been widen to everything around me. Name it trees, insects, buildings, flowers and all. I really enjoy it and then realize that I have found my new hobby, photography.
