Oh. My. Gosh.

This is exactly my 25th shot on a new camera I don't know how to use, taken with no flash and no tripod.


My trusty Sony DSC-S30 finally gave up the ghost after maybe a decade of use. It had a fully articulated view screen that enabled a lot of tricky angles. I've had my eye out for a similar one for years, but it seems that a fixed screen was the only option among all the available cameras on the market.

Well some months ago, I noticed and ad for a Nikon that had the same type of view screen, however it just wasn't a priority. I had a perfectly good working camera.

Until this week.

All sorts of things started falling apart on it, and now, the only way I can make it turn on and off is to pop the battery in and out - and the battery refuses to stay put - it keeps popping out on its own.

Argh!

I can't be without a camera!

So, I took the plunge and got what I've been missing since my old Yashica bit the dust almost 20 years ago - an SLR camera with interchangeable lenses that has auto features, but can let me manipulate attributes as needed - as well as the best features of that digital dinosaur that I've used for so long. I found that in the Nikon D5000. I think I'm going to enjoy using this.

But, oh my! It has a user manual 231 pages long.


Say, Phil....





Regards,
Rex.