[dugby]

Well after 30 years of satisfying film experience, and up to two years ago, 3 years of dissatisfied digicam experience, I bought a D2.

I must say the D2 has revitalised my interest in digital so much so that I went out and bought a D1 (actually Panasonic LC5) for my teenage children to 'learn' photography with.

At first they thought it was an old fashioned toy pretending to be 'modern' they are now starting to see the results of of some basic principles of photography.

My biggest gripe has been "taking photos with out-stretched arms" and the associated camera shake causing image blurr. I want them to learn about having the camera as steady as possible, in using the Optical View finder.

Once they learnt the basics, I expect in 10-20 years my children will be apreciative of the M philisophy. But it will be "long learning journey"..... before they will see.....and become digital M-users.

In our family, we've now got over the 'hump' of bad quality digital images, now they are starting to take more artistic photos, and I can see they are starting to eye my D2......which may infact be the first step toward a DM in our household.

So have I answered the main question of this thread......