Now that the obnoxiousness is over, I would like all of you to know that my camera (yes, that one) is on its way from Amazon’s magical factory of mechanical goodness.

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Alright I’ll admit, part of my desire to travel to Japan, is because I was once told that I’ll take the best pictures of my life there. “There’s like fairy dust in the air.” I have a pretty fantabulous camera, but lately is is showing it’s age, especially in comparison to these newer DSLRs that keep upping the quality whilst dropping the price. I’ve looked at, what I think may be literally, hundreds of DSLRs. Canon, Sony, Olympus, Nikon. And of the multitudes of cameras I’ve pored over, only one has caught my wallet’s attention: the Nikon D90.

It’s not the newest camera on the block, and for the most part, it’s features aren’t the most distinguished, but it’s an incredible value and includes a movie mode –the first for a DSLR. I’m totes geeked about it, and I’m just waiting to cover some other costs (read: textbooks) before making the purchase. I’m a tad nervous, the complexity and breadth of configurations in DSLRs makes me think I may be in over my head. But, lucky you, you get to learn with me.