The first image is obviously the new camera. Its a Canon EOS 400D with a 18-55mm lens and a 70-300mm lens. Its an excellent entry level DSLR. The preset controls give great pictures but the manual overrides allow even more control. Of course its easier to stuff up, but the great thing about digital is its so easy to take another photo. I've taken over 2,000 and several of them were pretty good! It is a lot of fun. The larger lenses of DSLRs mean you get a much better image in comparison to a compact camera or a phone camera. DW and I have long enjoyed the benefits of an analogue SLR but the processing was expensive and I was less inclined to experiment because I had no idea what I was doing. I still don't really know, but I can see the results as I make changes and that means my trial-and-error process is actually working this time.

Ciao!