After waiting all day for the FedEx man to arrive, I was thrilled to take possession of my new toy, a Canon 10D. Whoo-hooo!

The Canon 10D is sort of a mid-range digital SLR. It's what we were using at Vail and it's a decent camera. It's not as fast as my film 1-V which takes 8 frames per second to the 10D's 3, but it's digital and it takes great pictures. No more scanning. No more film. No more processing.

I need to get a few more lenses. I have a 50mm 1.4, that's standard. Got to have that. And I have a 70-200mm 2.8, which is a brilliant all around lens. With the 2X teleconverter, it's perfect for close in sports, without it, it's a great portrait lens. I need to get something wider, say a 17-35mm and something longer, either a 300mm or a 400mm. The problem is I don't have a spare several grand sitting around. The damn thing about photography is that it is a seriously expensive hobby. The 10D alone set me back more than 1300 when you include shipping. I did sell my Nikon Coolpix 5700 but that's still some serious shrapnel.

BTW, this picture of Fil is one of the first taken with my new toy.