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If music be the food of life...

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Quick Catch-you-up: Forgot to mention in my previous post that I got a new camera--Nikon D5300--as a surprise gift from Dad. I really like having two cameras in some situations, but it is tough trying to live in 2 ecosystems, navigating wildly different menus/interfaces. Just the kind of thing I love, really ;) Christmas was a thing again this year. Christmas Eve Day (if I can actually use those words together) had spectacular conditions for an impromptu photo shoot (with 2 cameras, naturally). The one below is shot with the new Nikon. The closeups in the resulting gallery were taken with the Pentax. Despite double the sensor pixels, I found the Pentax did remarkably well. To be fair, I have more expensive glass on it. Can't afford it on the Nikon, yet. On the flip-side, the onboard flash on the Nikon and the focus speed are vastly superior to that of my old Pentax. Christmas Eve Day (Nearly Christmas Eve Eve) I got a GoPro for Christmas (so that's 3 cameras to ...