Digital SLR - New Friend story....

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"Robbie" <nospamforme@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I know this is somewhat off topic.
>
> I was talking to a co-worker who recently came back from vacation. Just
> small talk while waiting for a meeting to start. We never really had much
> in
> common. Anyway, he mentions that he bought a nice camera while on vacation
> and had taken digital slr. Wow, I was now more interested in this than the
> meeting! anyway, he explains how much fun he has been having, and learning
> a
> lot, but still a long ways to go. I ask him what he bought, and he said
> for
> him it came down to a D50 or a 20D. He went with the D50 because he was so
> new at it, and it cost less. I told him I had the 20D and that I liked my
> camera as well. So, over the next few days we are comparing notes at lunch
> and so forth. We head up to the balcony and shoot the river scenery off
> the
> 20th floor. I edged him on to buy another lens, a zoom. He did, and is now
> ribbing me to get a better lens as well. We both are having fun and
> learning, and neither of us care that we have different
> models.............<



I can see that the long winter evenings are just going to fly past for you
two

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(50 or 55) - 200mm. I don't think it was a premium lens, something like
150 - 250 price range I think.

"shutterbug" <shutterbug@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Which zoom lens did he get?
>
> "Robbie" <nospamforme@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:qtZze.6078$xB6.4144@trnddc03...
> >I know this is somewhat off topic.
> >
> > I was talking to a co-worker who recently came back from vacation. Just
> > small talk while waiting for a meeting to start. We never really had
much
> > in
> > common. Anyway, he mentions that he bought a nice camera while on
vacation
> > and had taken digital slr. Wow, I was now more interested in this than
the
> > meeting! anyway, he explains how much fun he has been having, and
learning
> > a
> > lot, but still a long ways to go. I ask him what he bought, and he said
> > for
> > him it came down to a D50 or a 20D. He went with the D50 because he was
so
> > new at it, and it cost less. I told him I had the 20D and that I liked
my
> > camera as well. So, over the next few days we are comparing notes at
lunch
> > and so forth. We head up to the balcony and shoot the river scenery off
> > the
> > 20th floor. I edged him on to buy another lens, a zoom. He did, and is
now
> > ribbing me to get a better lens as well. We both are having fun and
> > learning, and neither of us care that we have different models. The pics
> > out
> > of both are great, at least to us.
> >
> > So, once in a while forget about specs/brands and alliances and go have
> > some
> > fun. I found that seeing someone else try to figure out what most of the
> > options are is a relief!
> >
> > Sorry for the off topic, but I hope it made some sense.
> >
> > -Robbie
> >
> >
>
>