The Canon, the Nikon and the Pentax

Another month has gone by and I think it is due time for a status update. Apart from reading a lot of books which I intend to review once I am done with them, I must say that I recently caved in to the “pressure” of digital and all its amenities. I bought myself a 2006 Nikon D40 (review here) and the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX lens (review here). The camera itself, came with the 18-55 kit lens but I wanted to be closer to my old trustworthy 1977 Pentax MX with the 50mm f/1.7 SMC-M. This is the camera I learned photography with and I think it is an exceptional first choice.

Hybrid: The best of both worlds

I have always been fond of photography. 6 months ago, decided to delve deeper into my hobby, perhaps even have a go at it on a professional level. I thought it would be easy. I convinced myself that all that was necessary would be to read a couple of books and things would magically fall into place. The problem became apparent as I kept reading and learning new stuff everyday. I was at a huge dillema. Should I go full on digital as the times command, or honour “hardcore” photographic traditions using film?