Mr PC Loc: Austin, TX

I moved up from a Nikon P500 to a D5200. I have many good pictures from the P500 days and there are times I wish I hadn't sold it, but kept it as a backup camera when I really didn't want to change lenses in dusty conditions on back roads in Kenya or for when I really didn't have time to setup for a shot that wasn't going to be there for long. That said, this is a great place for all kinds of people with all kinds of equipment. Your shots show you have a good eye no matter what camera is in your hands... Welcome to the Hog

GaryD Loc: Colorado

Thanks Rich. You are right of course. Even an old Brownie can give a great photo in the hands of one who knows how to handle it. Re the SX 30 I admit that the first few thousand pictures were done on "auto." I think the benefit to me was that I was able to consider composition with a little more relaxed feel. Recently, another friend indoctrinated me into the dreaded "manual" mode and now I'm having a ball experimenting with that. The end to all this is probably something like - learn your camera, play with it as much as you can, join Ugly Hedgehog. :-)

Gary