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Title: I spent some MONEY, too!
Post by ClusterChuck on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 8:38pm

A LOT of it, too! Over a thousand dollars ... for a TOY!!!

It is a good thing that I am no longer married, cuz she would have KILLED me for this purchase! (heehee)

I bought me a whole new camera outfit!

I got a Nikon D60, with an 18-55MM lens, and a 55-200MM lens, plus a 4 gig memory stick, an extra battery, carrying case, and tripod.

But OH what a nice TOY!!! I know VERY little about how to use it, but I am still having fun with it! I can't wait to get to know it better!

Look at what I can do:

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Title: Re: I spent some MONEY, too!
Post by ClusterChuck on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 8:39pm

And this one, TOO!!!

Vig taught me all I know! See how well I learned?

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Title: Re: I spent some MONEY, too!
Post by Linda_Howell on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 8:52pm

All the better to take cleavage shots from a balcony, eh? ::)

Title: Re: I spent some MONEY, too!
Post by deltadarlin on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 9:09pm

Hey Chuck,
You could have gotten the same thing at Adorama for $699.00 (without the tripod) ;). That's a sweet deal though (outselling the newest Canon), even though I'm biased about my Canon :-*.

Anyway, go buy you 2 52 mm UV filters (one for each lens, although they take the same size, I think, it's just as easy to put one on each of them) (B&H has them for $10.60 ea. or get them at Ritz) and at least one circular polarizer (inexpensive, also at Ritz).

Now, have fun with it. Damn, Dallas is going to be a battle of the cameras ;D.

Carolyn

Title: Re: I spent some MONEY, too!
Post by ClusterChuck on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 10:20pm

deltadarlin wrote on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 9:09pm:

I'm biased about my Canon

873 years ago, when I was in the Navy, I bought a NICE Canon (for that time) with about 6 different lenses. I loved it! I think my oldest son still uses it, on occasion.

deltadarlin wrote on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 9:09pm:

Anyway, go buy you 2 52 mm UV filters (one for each lens, although they take the same size, I think, it's just as easy to put one on each of them)

YUP! They did not have any of that size in the store, so I ordered two of them... They should be here on Tuesday.

deltadarlin wrote on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 9:09pm:

Damn, Dallas is going to be a battle of the cameras

It always is! Or at least at the last four OUCH conventions that I have been to!

Linda_Howell wrote on Jun 6^th, 2008 at 8:52pm:

All the better to take cleavage shots from a balcony, eh? ::)

OMG!!! Who would do such a DASTARDLY thing?

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