Tracy is actually a 3rd generation photographer, she still is an amateur but the rest of the family makes there living from photography. They have all kinds of cameras but the work horses are all Canons. The northern lights shots I posted a while back were shot with my wife's digital rebel xt. I am NOTORIOUSLY hard on gear, but I needed a camera to take with my on alpine hunts so she got me a Power shot D780 is what I think it says on the camera body....Kinda hard to tell but I'll get to that. All the shots in this thread with the exception of the truck were done with it. It's one of those little point and shoot cameras with a bit of zoom, but it's 12 megapixel, real close to the resolution of my wife's professional grade camera.
Thing is for most stuff I can't tell what came from which camera and my little red point and shoot isn't exactly in new condition. First time out with it was a bear hunt, I dropped it in a boulder field! Damn thing bounced about 6 or 8 times before it finally came to a stop. The lens housing was so bent it wouldn't retract! After about 30 minutes of wondering if I should bother to go home and face the wrath of Tracy for busting my brand new camera, I took a deep breath closed my eyes and used both thumbs to force the lens closed. Bit more pressure and it sat somewhat even with the body of the camera. I have had to open the lens shutter covers manually ever since. That's not the last time it was dropped......not by far! The zoom quit when I took a swim while duck hunting with the boy, yup my trusty red camera was in my shirt pocket. Got home covered in swamp muck and soaking wet, opened up the camera to get the card and the battery and threw the camera in a drawer. Couple of weeks later I was about to throw it away when I thought "what could one more try hurt"? Slapped in a new battery and shazam! It worked, no zoom but hey it still takes pictures!
Thing is with any of the cameras we always have an extra battery or two and keep them warm by carrying them in one of our inside pockets, my trusty little red camera is no exception. The big cameras last fairly well, my trusty little red camera freezes up quick! The ones of our evening ride? Ya it froze solid with the lens extended right after my son finished taking my picture. So in the negative 20's you have about 12 photos before you have to warm it up again or call it quits.
I have always wanted a medium format Hoselblad for land scape work in the mountains and Tracy has always laughed when I mentioned one!
