Canon Power

Came into some money today. Did what I usually do in the circumstances - shot of up town and spent most of it on a gadget. But what a gadget. When I was younger, and even more handsome, I had a Single Lens Relex camera. These are great to use because you view the scene through the lens which is used to take the photograph. This means that you see exactly what the film sees and can use some nice camera trickery to make the results something special.

When I moved over to digital I had to forgo this because there was no such thing as a digital SLR. Then they were introduced, but at a price a mortal like me could not afford. But today I managed to afford one. They are giving me a free memory card and 100 pounds cash back. How could I resist. I got a Canon one, the EOS 300D if you really want to know. And it is like coming home. Only better. The SLR I bought around 30 years ago was very simple and manual. Select ths shutter speed, line up two needles, focus and shoot. This camera has lots of modes, buttons options and all sorts - as well as the all important manual mode. And you can see just what you have taken. This will really unlock my potential as a creative photographer. Or let me take bad pictures in an even more expensive way. I'll post some of the results when I get some worth posting....