Oh, I (finally) got around to dumping my old crap camera in exchange for this one. Telling from the good reviews, I’m not the only one in love with it. It’s easy to overlook it as another easy-to-use, point-and-shoot camera, but the variety of options, functions, and liberal control over shutter speed and aperture make this camera a lot of fun to use.

If you’re interested, you can check out pics from its inaugural photoshoot in Vegas and the California Bay Area at my brother’s site, in which we do a joint blog entry about live nude puppets in Vegas, pachyderms, and various other nonsensical things…