Photography has been a hobby on and off most of my life. I've went through several digital cameras over the last few years. First an Olympus 620 which I bought in March of 1999 and was very happy with. The pictures of the Philippines and some of Samantha were taken with it. Later in 2002 I bought a Nikon 5700 which I hoped would last a long time and I would be rewarded with the ability to take all types of pictures. My experience wasn't as great as anticipated as I had numerous problems with the lens mechanism breaking. The picture quality was acceptable but I couldn't trust it. The D70 came out about this time and I bit the bullet and purchased one. So far I am very happy with it and with the D80 I bought a couple of years later. I'm enjoying myself immensely with my hobby. I hope to do a lot more but know I have a lot to learn. We all like to share out talents and so I decided to create this website. If you would like to know exactly what I use click: gear.