It came sooner than I thought! Yay!
After barely three months of drooling over Nikon D40, I finally got myself one. Yay me! I wasn’t really planning to get one yet because there are far more urgent things that I need to save up for, but my ever influential Ninong Dave (photography guru slash spiritual adviser slash supportive cousin) presented me an offer I couldn’t resist. I had to grab it, impulsive as it may seem. So Thursday night, I had my very own Nikon D40 in my hands. Woohoo!
Then again, you can’t expect anything from the first try. I’m still getting myself acquainted with Konks (that’s her name), and I’m uber-excited. And Click Happy is happier too. 
With my cousin, Tracy, and Konks, The Nikon D40 that Blogging Bought.
Good for me, Konks came in time for the Digital Photographer Philippine’s Sampaloc Street Photoshoot 2 (slash EB) which happened last Saturday. It was the second event of the same kind, and I was there the first time also. Back then, however, I was using a Kodak point-and-shoot. Now in spite of all the pressure and frustrations that came with being a newbie, I couldn’t think of a better way to learn serious photography than learning first-hand from the best photographers in the land! So I clicked and clicked, learned about apertures and shutterspeeds, and asked a lot of questions!
The result — my 1 gig SD card bursting with high-quality shots, about 60% of which were blurred, 20% were overexposed, 15% were too dark, and just about 5% worth showing to the public. Haha. Oh well, there’s always a first. I’m sooo excited to learn.
So here’s my addition to the list of things that blogging bought — may it forever be cached in Google, along with the house, the car, the laptop, the mobile phones, the Canon 400D, and well, there’s a lot more I’m sure. Yay me!
Joni says:
Ang gara! hehehe. Congrats, gurl. I know you’ve always wanted one!
August 16th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
Liz says:
Wow! Am happy for you girl!:)
August 16th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
yuga says:
Congrats@ You’re the first one I know who got a Nikon instead of a Canon. Pagamit! hehehe
August 16th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
maiylah's snippets says:
congratulations! good for you!
I plan on getting a dslr from my blogging, too! but it’s going to take a while pa. medyo kakaumpisa ko palang kasi.
August 17th, 2007 at 4:53 am
marhgil says:
wow! congrats!
August 17th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Shutter Box Philippines says:
Congrats on your new toy Riz!
Welcome to the dark side
You might want to drop by
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d40/index.shtml
So you can get up to speed with all the bells and whistles of your Nikon D40
*shameless plug* you might also want to drop by Shutter Box Philippines http://shutter.box.com.ph once in awhile to get some of the latest scoop in the local photography scene.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:43 am
markku says:
That’s one really fine camera, congrats! Shoot tayo minsan. =)
August 17th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
masterofthe says:
Hello, Liz, Hope you get more than just a Nikon, but a decent shot. Well, at least you are lucky you could have that headstart for your new Dcam. I’m still looking forward to that for so many years now and haven’t had any start on learning stuff about digital photography.
August 19th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
masterofthe says:
OOOOppppppsss it’s RIz…ngek!
August 19th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Jaypee says:
Congratulations on your new toy! Buti ka pa, Nikon D40. Ako, Canon Powershot S3 IS lang ang nakayanan ko. Hehe
August 29th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
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August 31st, 2007 at 12:05 am
Too Much Pink in a Day | Pinkseo says:
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August 31st, 2007 at 12:05 am
Jun says:
HI. I’ve been reading about D40 for several days now.. contemplating on buying one for myself or not hehe. I must say, it’s a good entry level DSLR.
Question: Does it have a video recording feature? I may have missed that part during my research and thought I try to get first hand info from you.
October 7th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
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October 25th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Anton Sheker says:
When are you going to sit in the zone v meeting? I told shiela already!
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