So, I Got A New Camera

About time, huh? It was a pretty painful purchase, but it had to be done. Between the cancer-talk and the photos, it’s a wonder I have any readers left at all.

I got an amazing deal on a used Canon Digital SLR on Craig’s List a few weeks ago. You’ll be happy to know that I left pies entirely out of the negotiating process this time. I bought it from an MIT student from India. I know a good omen when I see it. While he was demonstrating the camera’s numerous features, I peppered him with personal questions about his mother’s cooking. By the time he was done, I would have paid whatever he asked, but the price we settled on was more than fair.

Anyway, I’m still figuring out how to use it. Aperture and ISO and f-stops.

We've been going on lots of nature walks, which is a good way to practice. Mmmmmmm, frog's legs!

It’ll be a while before I have the stomach to spring for the all-important, much-coveted Sigma macro lens that gives you those juicy up-close shots that you see on Smitten Kitchen and the like. But with great power comes great responsibility. And I don’t think the world is quite ready to put that kind of power into these hands.

Comments

[Amy]

Exciting! And at a bargain price...even better.

I have NO idea how to use my expensive camera (handed down to me via my Dad.) I swear, half the time I just get lucky with the natural light and the "auto" function.

Now that we're getting settled in our new digs, I'm determined to enroll in a photography class. Really see what my Cannon can do.

[Jeena]

Congratulations on the camera! I was just watching Discovery Channel's Life, and I swear I saw that snake. Dude gets around!

[melissa birchall]

Apparently, snake tastes a lot like chicken...

[Jess]

I bought the same camera the same way. Worked great for a couple of weeks, then the flash crapped out on me. $250 and 30 days to repair it OR $99 for a mounted flash. Guess which one I picked.