So I caved in and bought the Canon S90. I’ve always wanted to get one of the Powershot G-series but held back because of the price and the not-quite-compact size. The S90 was just small enough, and Ken Rockwell gave such a raving review (“World’s Best Pocket Camera“) that I thought, what the hell.

So far, I haven’t regretted it. The shutter-lag, lack of viewfinder and selective focus is worth having a camera to let me take decent quality images on a whim. I’m getting self-conscious about carrying the 5d2 around town. I’m still not a very deliberate photographer, so taking snapshots on the street with a $4,000 camera kit just feels ridiculous. Being able to take a random shot on the street or in the bar and not feel like a pretentious doof is pretty liberating. None of these shots are particularly interesting, but it’s a good test run.