r/VintageDigitalCameras • u/thevmcampos 📸Your Humble Mod📸 • Aug 01 '25
Mod Stuff 📸August Photo Contest Announcement📸
Hello Vintage Digital Camera Fans!
August is here, so that means it's time for a new photo contest. Read the Short Rules to get started, and make sure you read the Complete Rules for all the details, so you can enter to win a vintage digital camera.
July Winners: The Cityscape contest gave us Slow Catching Fireworks by u/Ambitious_Arm3873 and Street View by u/HazyOptics ! They each won a Pentax Optio P70 from 2009. It's a perfect Every Day Carry camera with a nice zoom range and stylish body design. Go check out their entries and give them some love.
On to the August 2025 Photo Contest! This time around, we've got the Canon PowerShot A590 as the prize. This camera is from 2008 and sports 8 Megapixels. It shoots in various Auto and Scene modes, as well as Manual. It's got that Canon CCD color science, and a zoom range of 35-140mm (equiv.). I've got a soft spot for this camera, myself, as it was my first "real" digital camera after I moved on from film in 2009. I have managed to procure two for this month's prize, courtesy of Reddit Community Funds.
Running from August 1 to August 24, you'll be able to win one of these cameras with various accessories. Read the Short Rules to get started, and make sure you read the Complete Rules for all the details.
Entering the Contest
August 2025 Topic: Countryside
To submit an entry, take the following steps during the Contest Period. Community members will enter the contest by:
- Creating an image post during the entry period, on the Topic of "Countryside"
- The Entry must have a creative title (in the title field)
- The entry must have the camera model and its year (in the title field)
- The entry must be tagged with the Contest Flair
- The entry must include only ONE (1) image in the post
- The entry must include an “essay” reply by the original poster explaining their image. For example technical detail, image thesis, prose/poetry, or the like
- ONE (1) entry per member, per week during the entry period
- Multiple entries are permitted but only one (1) per week, per member
- The contest will only be open to you if you are located in the US, UK, Australia, or Canada (excluding Quebec)
Required information for each entry must include the following:
- A creative title (simply stating the camera model is not creative),
- And camera model and camera model year included in the title,
- And the Contest Flair selected,
- And an essay reply by the original poster where they give,
- any technical image information (shutter speed, f/stop, etc) or an image thesis (“This black and white image represents...”) or prose (“I created this portrait image because...”) or the like.
Wining the Contest
By the end of the August contest period (August 1 - August 24, 2025), up to TWO (2) potential winners that comply with the Official Rules and the community guidelines will be selected by:
- Community members are encouraged to upvote and comment on their favorite image
- Mod(s) will use the upvotes and comments, as well as the essay reply to select a winner
- The entry with the most upvotes/comments and/or best essay reply will be selected as that month’s winner based on Mod(s) discretion
- Decisions are final and at the sole discretion of community Mod(s)
Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Potential Winners and their Submissions in the event the Submissions do not comply with the intent or spirit of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor.
The Complete Rules
As real prizes can actually be won, there are many rules all entrants must follow. This contest is powered by Reddit Community Funds, and we are very grateful to be able to offer prizes. Please read the Complete Rules before entering, and realize that you agree to adhere to all rules in order to qualify to win prizes.
NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR DONATION OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Only open to entries from the US, UK, Australia, or Canada (excluding Quebec).
Countryside Contest
This month's topic is "Countryside." Last month, we focused on The Big City. Now, it's time to slow things down and stroll through more Rural Parts. Is there an idyllic path you want to share? A bustling farm that catches your attention? How about a sun-dappled forest? Now is the month to share. For Countryside, the photo may be Straight Out of Camera or it may be Edited. Photos that focus on rural locations is the point of this month's topic. Any Edited or Straight Out of Camera photo is valid. Any image submitted in good faith, and in the spirit of the contest, is valid. Don't forget to read the complete rules for details.
Preview the upcoming contest topics in the Wiki.
Good Luck!
Can you believe we're halfway through 2025? When I was a kid, I remember calculating that "one day, in the year 2000, I'm going to be 22 years old!" Time flies..! But the old stuff is new again, and that's a driving force of this Community: break out those old, forgotten digital cameras and use them again; Pick up this hobby for the first time if you didn't experience it back in the day. All are welcome! I think we've fostered a nice community here as we've reached 44,708 members as of this post. Let's keep it friendly as we keep it growing. Also a reminder: If you'd like to help out the newbies with their frequently asked questions, head over to our Sister Sub r/digicam and lend your expertise. Lastly, check out r/DigitalCamera for an alternative to this Community (less rules and newer cameras allowed, it seems) and help them grow.
And as for this month's contest, I hope you enter, and good luck! 📸
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u/VadiMiXeries Olympus SP-510UZ, Nikon Coolpix L10 and others Aug 07 '25
Hey, just a question - why are only US, UK, Canada and Australia allowed to participate in these contests?