I’ve not posted anything here for the last 2 days. Very unusual for me. You may be wondering why? Well, as the title of this post suggests, silence is indeed golden. I’ve taken the metaphorical plunge and bought a Canon EOS 10D. Despite my “Just Say No Kids…” remarks at the start of this week, which have provoked quite a bit of debate, I’ve changed my mind and done a complete about turn.

First impressions are positive.  I particularly like the way that I can take a photo, review it on screen and immediately see if the exposure is correct (via a histogram) and even which parts of the image are overexposed (they flash to indicate over-exposure). Several times yesterday I needed to re-shoot and use exposure compensation to prevent the highlights from “blowing-out”. I can’t remember ever doing this with my Canon EOS 300 film SLR. The auto-focusing and shutter are very responsive; the camera seems more responsive and zippier than the EOS 300. In fact, the 10D feels just like an SLR with an LCD display on the back, which I guess is the point really.

I’ve only had a couple of hours shooting with the 10D, and you can see the first images in the next post. However, without jumping the gun too much, it already feels like the right decision for me. I think the 10D is a sunstantial upgrade from both the EOS 300 and the Minolta Dimage 5, and it’s already allowing me to try new things and instantly see the results. At the end of the day it’s only a camera, but hopefully it will be a camera that ultimately improves my photography.