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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

My Nikon D80's last stand


This picture is literally the last one I've taken with my old (and faithful) Nikon D80. I've learned how to  properly expose my first pictures with this camera (along with the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF lens) and, now that I'm selling it, I'm left with mixed feelings. Of course, I have a new and better one but I'm sure that the newcomer will have a hard time... being my old D80. I'm also sure that when I'm going to upgrade from this one, many years from now, I will not feel the same sense of loss.

Yes, I know, I've said it myself, "the camera isn't (that) important" but... there is at least one camera that will stay with you forever and no matter what you hold in your hands now, you'll always be in the habit of saying "you know? that control was better, that setting was more useful, etc. with my old thing".

Old things are better, aren't they? Why is that?