Wahoo!

I've wanted a new camera for a long time. My parents bought me a point and shoot about 6 years ago and it has been very good to me. I've been very satisfied with it. I've just kept the thought of a nice big non-point and shoot in my mind for many years and figured one day I'd get one.

That was until one day this summer. On August 24th 2008 I used a friend's Canon Rebel XTi. She had gotten it new a few months before and let me play with it a bit. Needless to say I didn't want to give it back to her. I tried my very best to play with it politely and then hand it back but I found it very difficult to let it go.

The seed was planted. I WANTED a new camera. NOW. The point and shoot has felt so sub par to me since I find it difficult to use with any passion at all.

So the research began. I started searching the internet off and on for pricing info on this XTi and seeing how much it was I realized I better cool my jets a bit and be a responsible adult.

A few weeks later I was talking to my dad about it and he mentioned a couple of lenses he had that he won't be using again that will fit this new camera. I felt the surge again knowing I would only have to purchase the body. Well I still stayed calm and bookmarked that information for the near future when I'd be able to make the purchase.

Then last week my Honey came to me and offered a part of his bonus check to give me an early Birthday/Christmas present. I peed. I did some more searching and found the camera body on Amazon. Then I noticed that since I'd played with my friend's XTi (10.1 MP) Cannon had released the next step up. The XSi (12.2 MP) and the cost between the two was insignificant!

Well of course I wanted the XSi. So I bought it. With a bunch of money from my Honey and a handful of my own, I am now the proud owner of a Canon Rebel XSi which is a nice upgrade from my 6 year old 3.1 MP Kodak EasyShare DX4330.

Most of the money I threw in bought me a nice camera backpack and a wireless remote to go along with the new camera.

Now all I need is to meet up with my dad and get those two lenses. I guess I'll just have to read the user manual in the meantime.

Prepare yourselves to start looking at this blog instead of reading it!