canon slr gear
I've been
using a Canon D60 digital SLR since late 2002. Digital technology moves
quickly, and this model has already been superceded by several models (10D, 20D, 30D, along with an equally capable 3rd-tier line of 300D, 350D/Rebel XT). I'll no doubt upgrade eventually, but frankly the D60 is everything I need right now. It's important not to get too caught up in "featuritis", whereby you feel compelled to upgrade to every new model as it comes along. The new features are rarely important enough to warrant spending the cash, and certainly won't improve your photography!
Here
are some of the EF lenses I use, along with some sample images taken
with them:
Older Digital
My previous forays
into digital photography had been most recently with a Nikon
Coolpix 950 which I used for a couple of years. It was a nice
consumer digital having an especially good lens with excellent macro
capability. Quite a few of the gallery
pictures were shot with this camera, (everything dated '01 or '02,
such as Cambodia '02). Prior to
that, I had a Canon Powershot 350 (circa 1997), a first-generation
digital consumer camera that was fun to use during Europe
'97, but is not really that much of an image taker. Both of these
cameras are now in the hands of relatives, but I visit them regularly.
An undeniably nice feature of non-SLR digitals is the ability to occasionally
frame shots at arm's length on the LCD; for example above your head
at crowded events, or from the ground without having to wallow in mud.
