Ok, I'm biased because I'm a '90s kid and I liked Sublime in the '90s, but the new Sublime album is amazing. (long story short: the son of the man who founded the band back in the day joined the old mates together and made a new album that is an amazing tribute to his dad, the times, and the music).

How that relates to our hobby is that the official music video to the best song on the album is shot in the style of '90s camcorder footage. If you look closely, you'll notice where 21st century effects are used, but if you just ride the wave of nostalgia, you'll enjoy the video.

It's got the hallmarks of what everyone (most people) here are trying to do: fisheye lens; bloomy highlights; film grain (yes, yes I know); sprocket holes and frames (again, I know); lo-fi colors; interlaced footage; no one on their cellphone, and vibes.

So, did anyone else get the new Sublime album? Did you see their throwback video? Did it inspire you? Negative Nellies, take a walk off the Long Beach Pier! 😂

San Diego in IR [Sony Cyber-shot F717 [2002]]

Hello Vintage Digital Camera Fans!

Welcome to July. It's time for a new monthly Theme, but first let's look at some highlights from last month.

Last Month: Plantlife

Last month's Theme brought out a lot of green thumbs! The top vote earner was u/thebigwide_w0rld and their "The Prettiest Corner in the Garden" photo taken with a Canon PowerShot G5 (2003). People seemed to love the sun dappled greens and pinks in this shot. The appropriately-named u/tree-lover-29 also was on top with "afternoon sun" (Sony Cyber-shot W-3100 [2010]). The interplay between light and shadow really resonated with people. In third place was u/thriftstorecowboy and their "Blues and Greens" shot on a Ricoh CX4 from 2010. It's a classic trees and sky shot, accented with a white border. The Mod's Choice Award goes to u/feeling_anemoia and their "Along the wandelpad" photographed with a Canon 400D from 2006. I like a good winding path, myself! Remember to check out the Theme Flair to see all past and future entries.

July Theme: Cityscape

Enter the July Theme by following these requirements:

• Add a Name to your Post Title: "Downtown San Diego in IR"
• Add Camera Details to your Post Title: [Sony Cyber-Shot F717[2002]]
• Attach only one (1) image to the Post: "DSC00303.JPG"
• Add a Description to the Post, or a Reply where you explain your photo a bit: "While all the cool kids love doing 'the magnet trick' to their F717, I like to use it Night Shot mode but slap on a 950nm filter for different effects!"
• Use the Theme Flair on your post.
• Share only one (1) Entry per week for this month's Theme.

What do you win for participating? Reddit Karma, Upvotes, Comments, Follows, and that Sweet Internet Fame we all crave! I'll do a recap at the end of the month on entries, so if you want to be a part of it, start taking some great photos.

2026 Theme Topics

Here's the past, present, and future of Themes to participate in.

• Jan: Your choice
• Feb: Macro
• Mar: Black and White
• Apr: Pets
• May: Portraits
• Jun: Plantlife
• Jul: Cityscape
• Aug: Countryside
• Sep: Night
• Oct: Liminal
• Nov: Abstract
• Dec: Holiday

Around Reddit

The big news (you can decide if it's good news or bad news for yourself!) is that I am now the moderator for r/DigitalCameraSwanSong. Why?? Well that community had no moderator (it was abandoned) and it was locked to new posts. So, there had not been a new approved post since July 22, 2025. I would often see people here recommending that community and I'd chime in that it was locked and abandoned and that someone should claim it. I saw it being recommended again as I sat down to compose this post and decided to see about claiming it. I was approved in less than 10 minutes, so I guess I'm the Mod of yet another community. I have requested Reddit make it public again and I'll start approving the backlog of posts and users in limbo. To allay fears I'll say right away that there will be no Rule 11 there or any limit on the year of the camera. yay

So, if you have a glitched camera that is on its last pixels, please visit r/DigitalCameraSwanSong and let's give it its final time to shine!

As usual, if you need help, check the ANSWERED Flair, or our Wiki, and then ask in r/digicam as redundant questions have been moved there (Rule 13).

Stats!

For those of you that like to peek behind the curtain, here are some statistics.

https://preview.redd.it/gcraa1s8m0bh1.png?width=1049&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f68f388036107307bec1e33dea4cea252d47358

We're nearing 70,000 members which is mind-blowing to me!

Good Luck

This month's Theme is about city life (however you [reasonably] define that), and next month will be country life. I can't wait to see both in contrast. 📸

This community has no moderator and it is locked with a "request to post" option.