New camera

For ages I've been jealous of everyone else's photos.  I like mine well enough and I don't think they were bad, but I felt that they were lacking something.  What were they lacking?  Well, DSLR-quality.  This past Friday I bought a Sony Alpha A230 DSLR camera.  For those who care about specs, it's 10.2MP and came with an 18-55mm kit lens.  Along with that, my partner bought me a very early birthday present (my birthday is in October) of a telephoto 75-300mm lens.  And I bought a used Minolta 35-80mm lens as well (the lens was a grand total of $30!).

For those who don't care about specs (and even for those who do), here are some photos I took this weekend using the new camera. These first few were taken on Friday, a day that was very cloudy.


(Kit lens, 35mm)



(Kit lens, 55mm)



(Kit lens, 55mm)



(Kit lens, 18mm)


Dahlia with Teri

(Kit lens, 55mm)



(Kit lens, 35mm)



(Minolta lens, 80mm)


This is Hershey, my neighbor's dog.

(Minolta lens, 35mm)



(Telephoto lens, 150mm)



(Telephoto lens, 280mm)



(Minolta lens, 55mm)



(Minolta lens, 80mm)



(Minolta lens, 35mm)


That ought to give you a good range of what each lens is capable of doing. I love the camera and I love all of the lenses!