My new digital camera, an Olympus C-5060 arrived today. While the battery takes its first charge, I'm going through the ritual of attaching the camera strap and lens cap tether, and unpacking all the other doodads. It'll really feel complete when the battery grip arrives later this week. With that and a big CF card, I'll probably be able to shoot for days without a recharge. If all goes well, first photos from the Olympus will be on the main blog over the weekend.

My workhorse Nikon Coolpix 995 is on its last legs with CCD pixels dropping out and the LCD screen flashing funny colors. After 30,000+ images over two years, and much action, it deserves to be retired.

- mike lee -