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Sam Posten · 05-06-2008, 12:27 PM

What he said. =) I take pictures to amuse, entertain and intrigue one person, me. I have fun with it and it is never 'work'. I am serious about those things which I have fun with, and that includes both HT and photography. I push myself to learn more about both constantly and to get the best performance for the money out of the gear I am using in both hobbies. I dont spend money foolishly on either, but I research the hell out of my options and when I settle on something typically I get 3-4+ years out of it or more. My Paradigm speakers have lasted since the month DVD came to NJ. I dont intend to replace my projector until 1080p versions are well under $1k.

My 20D lasted a bit less than that average because of the incredible things that the D300 allows me to do that the 20D couldnt, chiefly use my collection of film nikkors that have patiently waited for Nikon to get a price/performance horse back in this market space. Add in live view, spot metering, wireless flash and more and it was a worthy upgrade, and there are features (like 8FPS) which are there but I dont use. I expect to use this as long or longer than the 20D lasted me.

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Sam Posten HTF Universal BD Reviewer & Giveaway Coordinator Location: Navesink, NJ Join Date: Oct 1997 Local Time: 07:58 AM Local Date: 10-12-2008 Posts: 4,119 Kadath	Re: First DSLR - Please help me learn how to use it What he said. =) I take pictures to amuse, entertain and intrigue one person, me. I have fun with it and it is never 'work'. I am serious about those things which I have fun with, and that includes both HT and photography. I push myself to learn more about both constantly and to get the best performance for the money out of the gear I am using in both hobbies. I dont spend money foolishly on either, but I research the hell out of my options and when I settle on something typically I get 3-4+ years out of it or more. My Paradigm speakers have lasted since the month DVD came to NJ. I dont intend to replace my projector until 1080p versions are well under $1k. My 20D lasted a bit less than that average because of the incredible things that the D300 allows me to do that the 20D couldnt, chiefly use my collection of film nikkors that have patiently waited for Nikon to get a price/performance horse back in this market space. Add in live view, spot metering, wireless flash and more and it was a worthy upgrade, and there are features (like 8FPS) which are there but I dont use. I expect to use this as long or longer than the 20D lasted me. My Personal blog is at Navesink.net and my Flickr Stream is here and you can click here to Email Me! My Information Technology for University Students blog: Infotechbuzz Join the HTF Flickr POOL or discuss the pool Here Buncha savages in this town..... I ran outta gas! I had a flat tire! I didn't have enough money for cab fare! My tux didn't come back from the cleaners! An old friend came in from outta town! Someone stole my car! There was an earthquake! A terrible flood! Locusts!! It wasn't my fault I swear to God!!!