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Last night I finally took the plunge and invested in a digital SLR camera and after much research, deliberation, and self-debate I picked the Nikon D70s. I’ve always been a big fan of Canon and have almost always prefered them over Nikon but in what I was looking at the only Canon that made sense was the 20D and it’s just too expensive for what you get, I think. I get most if not all of what I’m looking for in the D70s but at a much lower price. If we compare price then the D70s is much closer to the Digital Rebel 350D but the Rebel just feels too small in my hands and cheap. The D70s sits much better in my hands and it just feels more solid and - okay I’ll use the word - professional. It’s 6Mp compared to the Rebel’s 8Mp but I’m not sure that makes for much of a difference really for most of us (read what Ken Rockwell and Michael Reichmann says about this). Before buying it I took some sample shots posted online, blew them up to 20×30 and printed them and they look stunning so with a good enough shot to start with and some careful processing you can print really big from a D70s - I know because I’ve done it

Now I only need to find a few little things for the D70s, like filters, extra battery, and remote release, and I’ll be happy. And when our shipment of stuff arrives I will have my tripod and some other bits and pieces as well so we can start doing some serious photography again.

[composed and posted with ecto]