Ohhhhhhh….. bubbles …
I have it on good authority from other photographers that you cannot have too many cameras. I’m staring to believe that … perhaps I’ve believed it all along, but just didn’t care to admit it. 
Before I begin, I must say that I must stay away from Earl Moore. That guy always has the latest gadgets, toys, and cameras. I can’t keep up. LOL! When Earl, Monte, and I were sitting down chatting at Olive Garden, we were talking about, of course, cameras. I mentioned that there might be a Leica M9 in my future … the very distant future. First, I need to get rid of some debt, take some travel, etc. There are many things ahead of adding another $7,000 to Leica’s coffers. Many!
Anyway, I do find that I absolutely love rangefinder cameras for street shooting. They are unparalleled. It’s nice to be able to see what’s in the frame, but more importantly, what’s outside of and about to come into it. However, rangefinders are still a bit bulky to carry around all the time. Now, what’s left in my arsenal for that all the time carry around. My camera phone. Well, the short comings of the camera phone are obvious: super tiny sensor, limited to no control over exposure, framing, or focusing, etc. But, it beats not getting the shot at all. We live with what we have … almost.
Back to our conversation at the table. I should have known! Earl whips out this cool camera from his pocket, a Canon S90. Never heard of it because I stopped following cameras, which stopped my buying of cameras. I’ve had my D300 for over 18 months! Impressive. Then he did the ultimate sin … he let me hold it. Dammit, Earl! Well, after looking at it and seeing that he pulled it out of his pocket, I thought … that’s it. I “need” one of those. No more missed shots. The perfect camera to put into my pocket to have with me on my walks with Hobbs, when I’m out running errands, etc.
Over the course of the next few days, I read reviews at Luminous Landscape and other places. I read comparisons between it and the Panasonic LX3 and came to the conclusion that they were about the same, save for the longer zoom length on the Canon. The longer zoom tilted it.
Yesterday, I made the decision to buy it (Like it really took me that long. I had probably decided before I left the table, but let’s just roll with it the other way. Makes me seem less impressionable!). This morning, I just got notice that my item has shipped. It should be here by Wednesday. Sigh … 
Thankfully, you can never have too many cameras!
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Paul, I’m sure a photographer “CAN” have too many cameras…I’m just not sure what that number might be. I haven’t reached it yet.
One accessory I added to my S90 that’s made it easier to handle is the following S90 Grip — recommended. You may find it from other sources as well. Keeps you from feeling like you’re going to drop it.
Enjoy the S90…it’s a great little pocket camera. Heck, I didn’t know I had so much influence!
Thanks, Earl. Thanks a lot. Now you want me to spend more money on an add-on? LOL! I’m going to need for you to subsidize my habit! Yes, you are most influential with your in-depth knowledge of all things gadget based!
Paul,
I just left Ken Rockwell’s blog where he said the S90 has a new lower price at Amazon and Adorama. Then I head over here and find that you ordered one. I’ll have to check one of these out. Hope you got a good deal. Of course, we want all the details posted when it arrives!
Yep. I got it form Amazon for $336 + free shipping. I will certainly report to the best of my abilities when it arrives and I’ve had a chance to take it out for a walk … with Hobbs, of course.
That one is on my wishlist for quite a while! All the reviews sound as if it is a great replacement for my Ricoh GX100. I haven’t ordered one (yet) only because it has only 28mm at the wide end of the lens. So I’m really looking forward to some reports from you on its everyday performance!
But, hey, Paul! A Canon for you…? Are you sure??
PS: Nice price. Over here you pay roughly the same amount in Euro (aka 430 USD).
Yeah, a Canon. I know. However, Nikon doesn’t have anything like it. Sometimes you just have to ‘settle’.
Hilarious! LOL Dang that Earl for causing you to spend some your savings and delaying the purchase of your M9. But, I must admit the lure of new toy/tools is always causing an itch in my life. I do like your honesty when you made this statement in your post, “Like it really took me that long.”
Now comes the best part, to have fun with it!
Yep! It’s much cheaper than an M9 and I can put it in my pocket and take it everywhere, like my hero Monte Stevens!!! Watch out world, here I come!
Odd as I am, I’m one of those that gets paralysed by to much gear. I have a pretty good camera phone, but I never use it, it’s like it doesn’t exist. Instead, I always carry with me my SLR. Something lighter wouldn’t hurt, especially for street use. But, I have already exceeded this year’s budget, so I’ll have to continue not reading blog posts like this.
To me, more is less, as well; however, I don’t like missing shots.
As for the budget, you can continue to read such posts, but you don’t need to buy!!! I’ll just have to disguise my posts better, to be more subliminal!