my first camera

CANON IXUS M-1

it was 1999. my 15th birthday was just around the corner and all i wanted for birthday was a camera of my own... i was tired of having to borrow the one from my parents, as they usually didn't like to share that much. so... the B day came and when i opened i found a tiny little camera, really small, almost fit my hand. i remember to have opened it still in bed. i took a SELFIE in 1999 with this canon and the only reason i won't share it's because of the huge pimple i had in my nose just remembering how having 15 years old is so so great.

i took it to school everyday tough. i took photographs of all my colleagues, of the school itself, of the toilets, dogs, walking to the bus station, also at home and in family vacations. she was always with me. the camera was amazing! the film was different than the regular 35mm because this camera brought something new: the Advanced Photo System. so i had to buy the Advantix 200 kodak film, that unfortunately i cannot find anywhere nowadays as it was taken out of market in 2004.  also you had fun options when taking photos. you could choose panoramic, the regular size, or a smaller one. i had so much fun with that. you could also print the photos with all the info in it. although at fifteen i couldn't care less about it...

small, light, pretty as a picture. i had lots of fun with her. and for that i will share some of her finest moments...

the sky. clear blue sky. maybe at Serra da Estrela. amazing definition... one of the greatest things about the APS film is that the image quality was much higher than the regular 35mm. if only at fifteen i knew more about photography i would really have taken the advantage of the great settings of this camera.

a panoramic photo of Manteigas village.

and finally a family portrait of sort...

my father sleeping.

unfortunately the camera broke a couple of years later and i haven't used it since. i'm thinking about getting it fixed but there is no film available, at least as far as i know.... so if anyone out there knows where i could find more of this APS films please advise. i would love to take the Canon out again. :)