Jor just got me a new Canon 40D SLR.  I’m so excited.

I’m still getting the hang of the buttons and controls because it’s different than my previous 350D.

We were just supposed to get a 450D at the Comex Show but decided to look at other stores thinking they’d be happy to match the promos at the Comex Show.  And we did get a good price (I believe).  For just a little more we could get the 40D plus we managed to persuade the vendor to throw in some freebies.  So we ended up saving ourselves S$500.00 from the 40D price at the Comex Show.  I’d say it was a good bargain.

I just hope the price of the 40D doesn’t dive down with the launching of the 50D.

Coincidentally, when I got back home and checked my email, I got a message from Schmap.com informing me that 2 of my pictures from the Père-Lachaise Cemetery are still being used in their Schmap Paris guide and that they’ve just come out with an iphone version of the guide.

I just find it a little surreal to have my pictures used in a city guide, and not just some city - it’s Paris!  (even if it’s not really the typical professionally taken travel photo.  Ok, maybe you could even call it a snapshot.  Nevertheless, it’s there.)  I feel my six degrees to Paris just dropped a few degrees.  :P  It’s good motivation to hone the skills.