I have been wanting a DSLR camera for a while, and after many years, I am finally done talking about it and pulled the trigger on one earlier this week. Mom always gives me birthday money that I am not great about assigning for a particular special item, so I am calling this one a very late birthday present from her. Kevin is thrilled as well, as he will not, at least in the conceivable future, have to spend anymore time talking about camera specs and sales, only to have me order nothing and then strike the conversation up again two months later. Not to mention that he too enjoys nice pictures! My hesitation was cost (of course) but also size. I am hoping that because the camera is so large that it has a neckstrap, it will always be handy when we are doing something fun rather than buried in a diaper bag. Time will tell. The downside that I had not fully thought about was the fact that a 3 photos a second, it is likely that I will have a lot of photo sorting to do than I am accustomed to. However, my sole desire to have this camera was speed, as no point and shoot comes even close to the speeds of the slowest DSLR, and speed I now have. I can now stop looking to upgrade my point and shoot every few years with the unrealistic hope that they have finally developed one fast enough to keep up with these kids.
It arrived sooner than expected, and waited on our doorstep for a day while we made the Thanksgiving trip from NJ back to NC (during which I took exactly two pictures- a sad story I hope to not have to tell anymore). Since it was pushing 1:00 am when we rolled in last night, I resisted the urge to open it, and instead got it out this morning. I wanted you, my faithful readers, to be the first to see my the products of my new camera. These were unplanned just to test the new camera:
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