Happy birthday to me! I just picked up a new toy today. I’ve been wanting to get a digital SLR for quite some time now, and I had a chance to play with one earlier this month when my mother got one as a birthday gift (hi Mom!).

So, after a lot of research, I decided on the Nikon D60 which came with an AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm VR lens. I also got the AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm VR lens just for kicks.

I’ve been playing with it all afternoon, and it’s a pretty nice camera. I had actually wanted to get the D80, but that was another 300 bones that I wasn’t willing to spend considering I’m at the beginner end of things.

Now I just need a flash (probably an SB-600 Speedlight) and a couple of filters and I’m all set.