New Toy

I never would have thought to buy a DSLR camera back in Australia. Canada has that kind of scenery & wildlife that makes you want to get out & see the world & then, take photos of it. I decided that, as good as Kerri's camera is, it was time to upgrade. I'm sure we'll get plenty of use out of the new toy over the next two years and beyond.

The camera comes with a 18-55 zoom lens, but I also bought the 70-300 because I thought it would come in handy for shooting animals that are too dangerous to get close to. Waterton National park down near the Montana border is literally crawling with animals & we're going to be spending lots of time down there next Summer. I'm seriously considering a wide angle lens as well, although they're quite expensive. It would be nice to have because the awesome scenery in North America is, more often than not, very difficult to frame with a standard camera. I can see the uses for it back home & in NZ as well.