Last saturday, I had my truck stolen. Inside my truck was one of my most prized possession , my camera (being that I am a photographer) .The camera I had was an old Cannon 20d. This was a great camera, hard-working, reliable ,easy to use  and even with its 8.6 mega pixels of sadness it still took phenomenal photographs, or at least I did .

      I loved this little guy, I took him every where . Shows ,the beach , backpacking and even to some of my more famous food challenges. Now the time comes to mourn his passing and give respect to the great little worker he was. I have to look back on this time with happiness not a sense of regret, I don’t think he would have wanted that.

     Now that this period of mourning is over I have now met my new friend. Today I went out and bought myself a little gift. I purchased a Cannon EOS 5D mkII . Oh my god what a camera! This new guy makes my old camera look like a childs camera.  21.1 mega pixels and full frame sensor alone made this bad boy worth every one of the 3700 dollars I spent on it .

     I have a feeling my new friend and I are going to become quite intimate over the next few weeks and months . I can’t even imagine what new wonders I will discover and explore. although my sense of loss was grand for my old little buddy I feel that quickly waning as the new camera is filling that great hole of sadness that once was left.

     As the weeks continue I will post some of my favorite photographs from my old camera. I will also be sure to let this new guy’s voice sing loud and clear as well. In the end can a new camera really replace the tried and true friend, the comfort of an old lover ? Well I bet that will all soon be a distant memory and a thing of the past. well here’s looking forward to a new beautiful and bright future with the MKII .   ..Oh any thoughts on what I should name him?

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