My Milestone:
My Nikon D40 has reached a milestone. One year & one month ago, I purchased my wonderful D40. Today, the picture count on my camera rolled over to "0001" as in "DCS_0001.jpg". Thank goodness my iPhoto application doesn't overwrite my files. Thank goodness for my Mac.
My Nikon History:
I've been a digital camera owner since early 2001 when I purchased the Nikon Coolpix 880 workhorse. That camera took beautiful pictures. I remembered I caused a lot of commotion at work as my fellow co-workers were trying to compare their Canons & Olympus with my Nikon. There was no comparison...Nikon had the best lens back then (they still do now). I purchased many accessories with this camera including the slide copying adapter. This was a cool adapter that allowed me to copy slides (yes, I said slides) into digital format. It didn't take me long to rollover the CP880. I ended up taking roughly 14,000 pictures with that camera.
In 2003, I purchased the Nikon Coolpix 5700. Yes, it was an expensive camera and had a metal body. It was called the "prosumer camera"...not quite compact and not quite DSLR. Somewhere in between. It was a hefty camera that became my workhorse for the next 5 years. This camera had a lot of cool features including a swivel LCD panel that could be rotated out for different viewing angles. The pictures this camera produced was absolutely beautiful. The macro or close-up shots were astounding. The 8x optical zoom was superb. Nice having a fixed all-in-one lens (equiv 35mm to 280mm) on the camera. The only negative I experienced, the camera went through batteries fast. Like snapping 100 pictures fast. That's probably why I ended up having 3 spare batteries in my bag. This camera went everywhere with me. I ended up taking close to 18,000 pictures with this CP5700.
In 2005, I purchased the Coolpix 5600 and the underwater housing to go with it. This was our first true compact camera. The selling point for me was it used AA batteries. DH primarily uses this camera for underwater pictures.
Also in 2005, I purchased the Nikon D70 for DH. Our first DSLR camera. Little did I know then, this camera produces some of the best flesh tone color pictures. It also has a built-in flash control not found in other cameras. You can set external flashes around your subject and the D70 will trigger the flashes.
In mid-2008, I purchased my 3rd digital camera, the Nikon D40. This replaced my CP5700. I've always wanted my own DSLR, but didn't care for the weight or bulkiness. After some research and getting up to speed on current capabilities, I found the D40. Interesting fact: the D40, introduced in late 2006, still continues to sell. Three years on the market is unheard of in the digital camera world.
I don't work for Nikon (which is a shame). I know of Nikon because of the long-term experience I have with using their products.
Today, I'm celebrating my D40 milestone by taking more pictures. I wonder how long it will take me to get to the 20,000 picture?
