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Originally posted by baltassoc
Agreed. There's just something about a Nikon. It's like an SUV instead of a minivan - I know that the minivan does everything I need it to, but the guy next to me driving the Grand Cherokee / shoting with a Nikon is still going to snear.
In my mid-teens, my geek gear lust focused on three things: a Nikon F3, a Gretsch guitar and a Saab convertible. I could, in theory, afford all three at this point, if I didn't have a perfectly functional Minolta X-370, an American Strat and a lovely sedan. Of the three, I'm most likely to pull off the F3 these days. Or the Saab. Assuming Saab comes back to reality and starts asking the $35k they're worth new instead of $48k.
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Look at the Minolta 7 before committing. There is a wireless flash that automatically does a 1:2 sync, which means you can get professional lighting quality off a fairly normal flash. And it means you get to be the dude who sticks a flash on the corner of the stage during your kid's play and runs around getting great shots in the middle of the performance -- mildly obnoxious, yes, but the kids and about half the other Dad's think you're cool, and the pictures are 10x what the other parents get.
