But then a confluence of circumstances made me finally bite the bullet and finally commit to a camera. The main excuse was an immenient trip around SE Asia tour (visiting Bangkok, Rangoon, Mandalay, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and very briefly Macua). The other excuse was that I just got my bonus.
For those who are interested the only lens I took with me was my trusty Nikkor 35mm f2 (which acts more like a 50mm with the D70’s APS sized sensor). I didn’t take a flash either which kept my travel weight down. The only other critical device was the Epson P2000 digital storage and reviewing tool.
That trip was a huge life changing in a number of ways; one was realising that I could basically go any where, at any time with little to no planning. I distincly remember landing at 9pm into Beijing with Lonely Planet guide, a back pack and a wallet full of Yuan, having no idea where or what I was going to do when I got there. The other thing I did get a great taste for was travelling with my camera and basically living the dream of being a travel photographer. My Nikon and I became very close. The final step I think was going all bad ass by placing black tape over the white Nikon logo and other shiny metal tags so it’s now an anonymous tool like camera.
After nearly 7000 exposures, I’d like to present some of my favourites from that trip and a few others from around the way. I hope you enjoy them.
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As much as I am attached to my D70, did anyone check out the new Canon 5D? It’s the bomb. I’m already getting frothy at the mouth again…
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Update: Announced Nov 1st, Nikon’s new D200 camera. It’s going to change everything. And at $1700 I’ve finally got a real alternative to the Canon 5D’s $3300 price tag. Nice. Take a look here:
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