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I even used myGoogle Pixel 7 Protophotograph the Northern Lights!
You remember compact cameras, don’t you?
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Well, you certainly will if you were a teenager in late-2000s and early-2010s.
TheKodak PIXPRO WPZ2and theKodak PIXPRO FZ45that I’ve recently reviewed really remind me of my Sony.
That nostalgic feeling is hard to beat.
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The Kodak PixPro WPZ2 is currently 21% off for Black Friday.
Compact cameras eliminate that curve altogether.
These cameras are basically foolproof, and anyone can pick one up and start snapping.
A Tumblr girlie at heart
You rememberTumblrin the late 2000s/early 2010s, right?
But beauty lies in that imperfection, doesn’t it?
There’s something charming and almost magical about it.
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I love the photos I took with the PIXPRO WPZ2 above.
That first photo of the leaves would have done numbers on Tumblr and might still do onInstagram.
I also had no autofocus to depend on.
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Mirrorless cameras, like theFujifilm X-T50or theSony a6700, have extraordinary AF systems.
Not so these compact cameras.
Their AF systems belong to a bygone era.
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And the result wasn’t half bad, as it’s possible for you to see above.
you’re able to grab a compact camera for quite cheap.
Using compact cameras for the past week has been eye-opening, in a way.
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But it has also reminded me to be more confident in my skills and to trust my intuition.
I love my phone but the rush of using a compact camera feels incomparable as of now.
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