An unusual #ShittyCameraChallenge sunrise with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD51, 07 December 2022

I’ve been using the ‘high specification’ Sony Mavica MVC-FD81 for much of the #1990sCameraChallenge, but I thought it might be nice to see a sunrise through its more basic sibling, the MVC-FD51.  Like before, I held an ND filter over the lens to take off the glare of the rising sun. This time, though, instead of

A #ShittyCameraChallenge sunrise, 03 December 2022

After the file error on the first day of the #1990sCameraChallenge and sleeping through the sunrise yesterday, this morning I was determined to catch the sunrise before the rain returns. Taken with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD81. An ND4 filter was held over the lens to take off the glare of the rising sun.

The sun sets on the first day of the Shitty Camera Challenge, 01 December 2022

After a shaky start to the #1990sCameraChallenge when my glorious sunrise ended up as a ‘file error’ I wanted to see how the Sony Mavica MVC-FD81 would perform with a sunset. Not too shabby, I have to say.

First day of the Shitty Camera Challenge #1990sCameraChallenge, 01 December 2022

The #ShittyCameraChallenge #1990sCameraChallenge started on 01 December and ends 31 January 2023. It’s a celebration of cameras introduced between 1990 and1999 and the idea is to take images with film and early digital cameras an post them online. Normally on Twitter, this year the #1990sCameraChallenge will take place on Tumblr and Mastodon. Follow the @ShittyCameraChallenge.photog.social on