{"id":1596,"date":"2008-02-19T23:29:24","date_gmt":"2008-02-20T06:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2008-02-19T23:29:24","modified_gmt":"2008-02-20T06:29:24","slug":"true-nikon-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/?p=1596","title":{"rendered":"True Nikon Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }\n.flickr-yourcomment { }\n.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }\n.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danstone\/2268164116\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2069\/2268164116_f3f84fdf68.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n\t<span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/danstone\/2268164116\/\">DSC_0175<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/danstone\/\">DanStone<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\">\n\tDan was one of the first people to put a professional camera in my hands and showed me how it worked.  That was 17 years ago.  <br \/>\nI never let a camera out of arms reach until the day he handed me a video camera.  <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been about as long as he handed me his camera that he finally picked one up again.<\/p>\n<p>Through hoops of fire, he was able to get a Nikon D40.  It was not a spur of the moment buy. He had actually did a lot of research and asked me about 4,000 questions before he finally gave in and bought one.  <br \/>\nLike a kid in a crack store, he&#8217;s been going crazy with his new toy.  He bought a Flickr pro account so he can flood our photostreams with  pictures of his cats.  <\/p>\n<p>In the search to find him the perfect camera that will fit all of his needs, I kept sneaking a few peeks at my sick obsession; Nikon D300.<\/p>\n<p>Owning my own photography business, I can justify buying it. The fact that I have had my D70 for as long as I have (well over the estimated shutter release give out :29,000 and 56,000) and got so much more than the recreational use I thought I was going to get out of it.  <br \/>\nI could TOTALLY justify buying it.  I mean, I am going to need a bigger camera and the D70 will make a fine back up camera. THERE IS JUSTIFICATION DAMN IT.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight I actually went in and was going to buy it, but because I am a moron, I didn&#8217;t get it.   <br \/>\nFiguring it was God&#8217;s way of telling me that I shouldn&#8217;t buy it, I got the girls together and asked them if they had a hundred dollars, what would they spend it on.  I figured it was going to be the perfect example of what normal people do when given unexpected money. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I gave you a hundred dollars, Alyx&#8230;what would you buy?&#8221;  <br \/>\n&#8220;I would put it in my account and save it for college.&#8221;  Shea chimes in with a &#8216;me too&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>*blink* *blink*  Whoa. Were are the children that at Target will plead with me for a toy until their throats bleed?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ALYX. Shut up. You don&#8217;t have &#8216;an account'&#8221; <br \/>\n&#8220;Well, I should huh?&#8221;  She looks up at me from my check book register that she is balancing.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah. whatever. So say you decided to spend it and not &#8216;save&#8217; it. What would you buy?&#8221;<br \/>\nLooking up from the pile of receipts she says, &#8220;A vacation.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;WHAT?&#8221; I swear to GOD, who STOLE MY CHILDREN AND REPLACED THEM WITH THESE FREAKS!? <br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m thinking Hawaii. It will take some saving though.&#8221;  She taps my check book register with her pen and recalculates the last entry.  &#8220;So, have you made any deposits into this account?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n<p>AND and I will making a withdrawal tomorrow! little accountant freak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DSC_0175, originally uploaded by DanStone. Dan was one of the first people to put a professional camera in my hands and showed me how it worked. That was 17 years ago. I never let a camera out of arms reach until the day he handed me a video camera. It&#8217;s been about as long as he handed me his camera that he finally picked one up again. Through hoops of fire, he was able to get a Nikon D40. It was not a spur of the moment buy. He had actually did a lot of research and asked me about 4,000 questions before he finally gave in and bought one. Like a kid in a crack store, he&#8217;s been going crazy with his new toy. He bought a Flickr pro account so he can flood our photostreams with pictures of his cats. In the search to find him the perfect camera that will fit all of his needs, I kept sneaking a few peeks at my sick obsession; Nikon D300. Owning my own photography business, I can justify buying it. The fact that I have had my D70 for as long as I have (well over the estimated shutter release give out :29,000 and 56,000) and got so much more than the recreational use I thought I was going to get out of it. I could TOTALLY justify buying it. I mean, I am going to need a bigger camera and the D70 will make a fine back up camera. THERE IS JUSTIFICATION DAMN IT. Tonight I actually went in and was going to buy it, but because I am a moron, I didn&#8217;t get it. Figuring it was God&#8217;s way of telling me that I shouldn&#8217;t buy it, I got the girls together and asked them if they had a hundred dollars, what would they spend it on. I figured it was going to be the perfect example of what normal people do when given unexpected money. &#8220;If I gave you a hundred dollars, Alyx&#8230;what would you buy?&#8221; &#8220;I would put it in my account and save it for college.&#8221; Shea chimes in with a &#8216;me too&#8217; *blink* *blink* Whoa. Were are the children that at Target will plead with me for a toy until their throats bleed? &#8220;ALYX. Shut up. You don&#8217;t have &#8216;an account&#8217;&#8221; &#8220;Well, I should huh?&#8221; She looks up at me from my check book register that she is balancing. &#8220;Yeah. whatever. So say you decided to spend it and not &#8216;save&#8217; it. What would you buy?&#8221; Looking up from the pile of receipts she says, &#8220;A vacation.&#8221; &#8220;WHAT?&#8221; I swear to GOD, who STOLE MY CHILDREN AND REPLACED THEM WITH THESE FREAKS!? &#8220;I&#8217;m thinking Hawaii. It will take some saving though.&#8221; She taps my check book register with her pen and recalculates the last entry. &#8220;So, have you made any deposits into this account?&#8221; Yes. 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