On This Day in His-Story
Small blips on the personal almanac: an important day for Phred the Photographer. On April 20, 2000, I opened the box and was amazed at how small it was (to have cost so much!) and I sat down and read the manual cover to cover--the anticipation being half the enjoyment of a special tool or toy. I used my Nikon CoolPix 950 for four years, until one tiny part failed, and replacing it equalled the cost of the camera.
On April 20, 2004, I got the Nikon D70--after much anguishing, blog reader advice and research, and after waiting 6 weeks for the new camera, still on back-order. And I've been mostly happy with my decision, but if I had it to do over again, I might have followed Maestro Thompson into Canon territory. I'm not totally pleased with some things--low light noise, being one of them--but am pretty confident there won't be any other April advents of new cameras in years to come. This is my last camera, and I'm happy to have it. I'll have a few shots on it to show you when we return back up to Middle Earth--maybe by the weekend.
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Hi Fred!
I'm sitting here in Saudi Arabia enjoying your photos and messages of home.
thank you!
Jane
Posted by: Jane Cundiff | April 20, 2006 1:52 PM
Fred, I'm a Canon lover myself. I have a Digi-Rebel and love it, esp. after getting a super deal at Costco a year or so ago. I share it with my daughter who remembers a lot better than I exactly what to set it on to take a good picture! I wish my brain wasn't as far gone as it seems to be..oh well. :)
Posted by: Deb | April 20, 2006 8:13 PM
I also bought my first digicam in 2000, a Coolpix of some now forgotten model number. I remember it seemed so complicated. What the hey is white balance?? I do remember when you blogged about the D70 purchase also, which now seems likes ages ago to me. The D70 with some good lenses (and a fast puter for processing) should bring you many happy photo years to come.
Posted by: fletch | April 20, 2006 8:19 PM