The ruins near Kimba and the Kodak C875

Somehow, after convincing myself I’d only take my best lenses on holiday and also keep my camera bag lightweight, I ended up tossing in the 2007-made Kodak Easyshare C875. It’s an interesting hunk of metal and plastic - handsome looking in an early 2000s way, when camera-makers were still trying to convince everyone to buy a digital camera and move from late-stage film models. Kodak even tried to make it easy for the wary consumer and made Easyshare docks and special software to enable one-touch image transfer. We’re a long way from that era now and the curves of the C875 seem quaint indeed. Musk graffiti near Kimba, SA - Kodak C875 The Kodak is as clunky as you’d imagine, but also features PASM modes and easy to understand on-screen manual controls that even modern makers could learn from. The tiny joystick beneath my thumb feels solid enough, and pressing it to make selections is similarly robust. As slow and chunky and limited as it is, the C875 serves as a reminder that Kodak knew…