goodbye, old friend...

...it's sad, but it's true...my nikon coolpix 4500 has been forced into retirement by a lazy zoom button that refuses to, well, ZOOM...i've had this camera for just over 2 years now, and it's served me well, documenting teddy's and my relationship almost from the very beginning...courtship...marriage...baby...then there were all those detholz! and bill mallonee concerts...caleb & audrey's hyde park vineyard project...wicker park photos galore...seattle...new york...maine...*sigh*...

...the good news is that my teddy loves me and is buying me this camera...he wanted me to buy a really good one that i would take care of, and as much as i wanted to go the digital SLR route, i just couldn't swallow the price tag associated with buying a body and then lenses separately...at least this camera comes with the equivalent of a 350mm zoom lens so i won't have to fumble awkwardly with switching out lenses while taking shots...it's bigger than my old camera, but it still fits in the palm of an average adult hand (probably a bit bigger than my below average adult hand)...

...so we'll see what photos i get with the newbie...i'll still miss my old camera...