Best Present EVER

[kiley9806]

holy crap - im so excited! i just got my bday present (today - 27) and its a nikon D80 & the 18-200mm VR lens! woot! :D cant wait to get out & take some pics! stay tuned... lol!

[cdanddvdpublisher]

holy crap - im so excited! i just got my bday present (today - 27) and its a nikon D80 & the 18-200mm VR lens! woot! :D cant wait to get out & take some pics! stay tuned... lol!

congrats - it's a great gift. oh, and happy birthday!

[dmartins]

Congratulations are defiantly in order. Happy birthday, and let us know how you get on with your new camera.

Dan

[AcadieLibre]

Congrats, hope you get many years of enjoyment and pleasure from it.

[kiley9806]

yay! thanks! im hoping to get at least 50 years or so outta it - to off set the cost! :p im going to have to spend some serious quality time with it and the handbook and the dvd to try and figure out how to use it. i feel like ive never taken a picture before - it all seems so new! i dont even know how to get the display monitor on! haha! :rolleyes: maybe after the 1st decade...

[Travis]

WOW!!! That is awesome news...... I think you squeezed everything you could outta that old digicam.... lol...

I remember feeling sorry for you when someone was looking at one of your landscape shots and telling you to use f11.... haha... not any longer!!!

Work that thing girl!!

and sorry in advance about your upcoming addiction to lenses...

[tegan]

That is some present and an excellent choice. A polarizing or enhancement filter would be my next purchase recommendation.

Tegan

[kiley9806]

thanks tegan - i do have a polarizing filter for it too, and one thats just plain glass, to have on all the time to protect the lens. now, i just need a tri-pod... doubt i can wait till christmas! :)

[tegan]

Consider a monopod where a bottom attachment springs out like an umbrella facing downward. They are faster to use and look like a walking stick if you are hiking.

Tegan

[cdanddvdpublisher]

Consider a monopod where a bottom attachment springs out like an umbrella facing downward. They are faster to use and look like a walking stick if you are hiking.

Tegan


a monopod is - at the very least a great intermediate step; far, far better than nothing

[tegan]

a monopod is - at the very least a great intermediate step; far, far better than nothing

Sports pros use monopods as more than any "intermediate step". They take up less space than a tripod and they can be moved quickly and easily. That is the name of the game.

Tegan

[kiley9806]

thanks for the advice - i'll definitely check them out when i go looking.