My uncle was a photographic guy in the 50's and 60's with a darkroom in his house and Leica's as his camera. He left me with his M1 which is such a great film camera. It has marks on the focus screen for 35 and 50mm which is helpful. Still takes great pictures, I use it almost exclusively with Tri X, the b&w will blow you away.
A good friend asked me to help him get a camera that could do more than his phone and that he could get good pictures on vacation. I told him Costco had a good deal on a D3400 which was a very basic DSLR but took good pictures and came with everything he would need. He told me up front that it was his decision and he would never blame me if it went wrong. He loves it and I have helped him with it a number of times but he has kept to his word.
I was stationed at Ellsworth Air Plane Patch back in the early 70's. They have B1's now. It is 10 miles east of Rapid City. If you like airplanes there might be some opportunities flying by.
I have had the DF for 5 years now and kept up hoping it would become a DF2. But now I would love to see a DF mirrorless
I have a friend with a D3400 and he keeps asking how my pictures are so much better than his. I tell him it is because i have been involved in taking pictures since I was 5 AND my camera IS better than his.
I got a used D5300 as it was the only Nikon I could find with GPS which I needed for some of my clients.
35 of 35 and so much of that I lived through
I always was attracted to the Nikon F. It was the most beautiful thing outside of an XKE that I had ever seen. Just had to have one. Got it and have never been disappointed. Took a long time for me to go digital as I didn't want to give it up. So take your Canons, they make good paperweights.
Did you get that you should see it from the Canadian side? It's true but a bit overstated.
Agree that Freeport is place to get off 95. Stop in LL Bean, it is a great experience. The Old Port section of Portland has great restaurants and views. Backing up, Portsmouth is a very walkable city with great restaurants and interesting shops and bookstores. Don't miss Rockport and Camden, Maine. Boothbay Harbor has some wonderful lobster places and is beautiful. Acadia is scenic but don't miss the popovers at the Jordan Pond house. As I remember they start serving about 4PM.
A few years ago I used my D200 in a rainstorm when I had to get pictures of a house. The D90 stayed in the car. D200 is still working.
Most of us learned to shoot with a rangefinder camera. I started with a Minolta and my best friend had a Yashika. I thought mine was superior but he thought his was. Then I got a Nikon F that belew all those others out of the water. Problem with them though, if you had a telephoto or a wide angle, there was a abit of guesswork. But lord did they take great pictures.
My granddaughter borrows my camera quite often when I visit. I told her it was back button and it took my 12 yr old g daughter one shot to fiigure it out.
I know no one wants to hear my experience. I flew C 130's and the AF insisted on 20 20. At about 40, I needed glasses. Been wearing them religiously. Then discovered that I could see fine without them. So I went to the eye doctor and he said I was now 20 20 in one and 20 30 in the other. This at 70 years old. Guess it can happen to anyone, He said that it is a relaxation of the muscles.
The company I contract for is now requiring GPS tagging on the camera. The only resonable solution I have found is a used Coolpix 610. Very few cameras seem to have GPS and the add ons are a pain. Any ideas?