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I bought a digital camera today.
Oddly enough, this will turn into a funny story.
When I got home, and opened the box, there was no camera in it. I tell Pal, "You know what? I'm actually almost amused."
Now the big feat will be convincing the idiot cashier I am not bullshitting when I tell him that he gave me a camera box without a camera in it. I've got it all worked out though - my wit will overthrow him and he will gladly hand me a box with a camera in it this time. Actually, he will insist on it. I'm just saying, the box was heavy - how could I have known it didn't hold the camera, but a thousand page manual instead?
If you're interested, I got a Canon EOS 350D. It was only 999,00 euros, which is cheap for a system digi camera with 8.0 mega-pixels. It's not pro stuff, but in my price range. Or nearer my price range than the Hasselblad medium format digital camera I'd actually like. But as I'm not going to study photography, 8.0 MP is enough. Now I'm saving for my DigiBETA cam, which I'm drooling to have - REAL pro stuff. I'd settle with a Sony HDR-FX1, a high definition DV camera. I won't get anything less, though. I want to be able to do something with it, and not just the regular home video with a shaky and over-exposed image, all filmed on full auto. It's expensive, though, so it'll have to wait till I get some saved.
Oddly enough, this will turn into a funny story.
When I got home, and opened the box, there was no camera in it. I tell Pal, "You know what? I'm actually almost amused."
Now the big feat will be convincing the idiot cashier I am not bullshitting when I tell him that he gave me a camera box without a camera in it. I've got it all worked out though - my wit will overthrow him and he will gladly hand me a box with a camera in it this time. Actually, he will insist on it. I'm just saying, the box was heavy - how could I have known it didn't hold the camera, but a thousand page manual instead?
If you're interested, I got a Canon EOS 350D. It was only 999,00 euros, which is cheap for a system digi camera with 8.0 mega-pixels. It's not pro stuff, but in my price range. Or nearer my price range than the Hasselblad medium format digital camera I'd actually like. But as I'm not going to study photography, 8.0 MP is enough. Now I'm saving for my DigiBETA cam, which I'm drooling to have - REAL pro stuff. I'd settle with a Sony HDR-FX1, a high definition DV camera. I won't get anything less, though. I want to be able to do something with it, and not just the regular home video with a shaky and over-exposed image, all filmed on full auto. It's expensive, though, so it'll have to wait till I get some saved.