There’s a tiny chance you may have noticed that the latest posts on my photoblog included EXIF data indicating the use of a Nikon D70 digital SLR. I don’t own this camera, it actually belongs to my cousin. Her dad, a.k.a. my uncle, whose house I crashed during my wonderful two week trip to Washington D.C. is a professional photographer, so there was a lot of nice gear for me to play with during my stay. In particular, I developed a special relationship with the lovely 50mm f/1.4 prime.
After experiencing a DSLR, I knew I couldn’t go back to using my current toys: Canon Powershots S2 IS and SD770 IS. I started my obssesive online research process, and after a while I had my choice narrowed down to the Canon 40D and the Nikon D90. The two are comparable in terms of price and features, and both are great cameras, and anyone who claims one is better overall than the other is simply an illogical fanboy (imho.) Choosing between the two was just a matter of personal preference, so I headed to the nearest camera store to get some hands on time with both. That’s how, as of Monday, May 11 2009, I became a happy (albeit poor) owner of a Nikon D90 DSLR. :D
