Point -and- Shoot
The discovery that I could get film developed and put on CD at my local Target for $3 has lead me to start carrying my Olympic Stylus Epic again.
So far I've run a roll of Ilford XP2 through, a 12-frame roll of Fuji Superia (?) 200 I found in my desk drawer (which turned out to have two exposures on it already), and a 36-frame roll of professional Kodak Ultra Color 400.
Having a pocket-sized camera that can produce a shallow depth of field has been one of the benefits of using the Stylus Epic. I love digital and I love what it has done for my photography but I really get annoyed sometimes at the inability to throw the background out of focus with a digital point and shoot. This camera, with it's fast f/2.8 max aperture lens and projection onto a full size 35mm piece of film has allowed me to do just that. With the aperture wide open, the subject (which has, for the most part, been Nate) seems to just pop right off the page or screen.
