I really like my new toy!
So I’ve finally broken down and gotten into the digital SLR world. I lived in the (slide) film SLR world for nearly 20 years, and then sold most of that equipment to fund our earliest forays into digital. Up to this point it’s all been (nice) point and shoots (e.g., Canon PowerShot A80) and I kept slightly missing the flexibility of an SLR and the higher res images I saw other people post. Finally couldn’t stand it any longer, and with WeatherGirl’s kind permission, I made the leap.
My new Canon 350D came about 1.5 weeks ago, and it’s been lots of fun so far. I’ve taken a ton of pictures around the house, outside, at graduation, Sub-Evil Boy’s jazz band concert, yesterday’s dance recital (featuring both WeatherGirl and Sub-Evil Boy), etc., etc.
I really love the added level of detail, and the increased tonal range (gotta love RAW!). The image above was taken at night in the downstairs bath (which is now half gutted) on a tripod, and is one of my mostest favoritest pictures of mine at the moment.
I’m currently using an old EF 28-70 zoom from WeatherGirl’s film EOS, and the next big question is lenses… I chose to get the cheaper body because I figured that the camera bodies have essentially turned into computers, and you want to replace computers fairly often. My plan, then, is to spend some of that money saved on some nice glass, in the hopes that lenses will change a little more slowly. I really love the sound of the Canon IS lenses, but that gets pricey fast, and it would be nice to actually try them out before coughing up that much dough.
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May 22nd, 2006 at 15:34
Oh, man…I can’t keep up with the McPhees. I just ordered a digital SLR for myself the other day (it hasn’t arrived yet) — I went for the Nikon D50, because I already had a Nikon 6006 35mm SLR and liked it. But it’s ‘only’ a 6.1MP camera!
May 22nd, 2006 at 22:42
Great minds obviously think alike! It must be that desparate need to reward ourselves for getting all the grading done…
The D50 looks like a pretty nice camera, and I must say that the 8Mp that my new toy has provides quite a bit more detail than I really need most of the time. And man does it eat up the disk space :-).
I got a Canon in significant part because we already had a Canon lens in the house, so I totally understand why you choose the Nikon. I’m sure that if we’d had a bunch of (modern) Nikon glass in the house we would probably have gone that route. (We’ve got some very cool antique Nikon equipment my dad bought in Japan in the 50’s, but that doesn’t really count.)
May 26th, 2006 at 14:51
Woot! Good choice of camera. Glad you’re enjoying it.