Say Cheese!

I killed my camera over the weekend. It took an unfortunate fall out of the top of my bathing suit - DON'T ASK - and into a small pool of sea water left behind by the outgoing tide. Needless to say, my ♥ is broken. I am so glad that the memory card did NOT suffer any water damage, so I didn't lose any precious photos.

I don't know about you, but I'm hard on cameras. I mean, this wasn't the first time I've dropped my camera, but usually I drop it on, oh, concrete or some other hard surface. My camera gets tossed into my bag and its strewn around wherever I go. It goes without saying that I will never, ever own a fancy digital camera. As long as I have my trusty point & shoot, then I'm a happy girl.

With that being said, I'm currently using a "back up" camera. It's my "old" camera that I used for a few years before getting my newest camera {a.k.a. the one that went swimming}. It's a Kodak. My first digital camera was a Kodak. My "back up" camera - which is my 2nd digital camera - is a Kodak. And, my 3rd camera - who shall forever be known as 'Swimmy' - was also a Kodak. Kodak's never done me any wrong and I've taken many great pictures with all three of my digi cams. BUT, and there's the big BUT, I need something that's more practical for my needs {and for those occasional brushes with danger}.

I have my eye on this:

(Picture is from Fuji's website)

And, YES, it comes in PINK!

I've been considering the "tough" camera by Olympus, too, but this Fuji is a bit easier on the wallet & seems to have everything that I need in a camera and more.

What do you think?

What kind of digital camera do you use & why do you love it? Tell me.