1.1. Nikon D100 - Generation 1

I bought my first digital SLR Nikon back in Fall 2002, when I got the Generation 1 Nikon D100. Man, was that camera cool! All my friends had digital envy when they saw it. I no longer needed film, and I was able to shoot until I was satisfied. It changed my photography forever. Experimentation was now affordable, and I learned a lot from being able to view my images immediately. I discovered that a digital camera could be a short, fast course in improving one's photography.

At the time, I still had wet darkroom equipment, but that was soon gone. I discovered Photoshop, bought a color inkjet printer, upgraded my computer with more memory and a faster video card, and set up a nice digital darkroom. My 6-megapixel ...

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