New Toy: Nikon D70S

[ApexSpeed]

Well, the new camera finally arrived Monday, and I have to say that it is a fantastic camera for the price. I bought a Nikon D70s, and I absolutely love it. Jimmy, I must admit that your galleries were a huge inspiration and influence on my decision to whittle away at my Christmas bonus finally.

I had all of my wisdom teeth removed the other day, so between the drugs and the pain, I have been playing with the new toy. It's just amazing. Having been away from SLRs for longer than I would have liked, it's going to take some time to knock off the rust and remember what everything does. Your tutorial has been a good refresher to get my brain back in focus, if you will.

I have been doing some tests in the last 24 hours, and boy, can this thing do some amazing things. I love the white point balance, especially. Makes shooting indoors without a flash really beautiful to do.I figured I'd post a couple of my first experiments from indoors...







All shots taken indoors, hand-held, no flash, incandescent lighting in the aperture priority mode. There's a lot to be learned with this camera, and I am really looking forward to shooting some action shots at the track. Now to find a telephoto...

BTW, that's my newly built BK2 that I'm getting together for the outdoor off road season.


doug