The Nikon D60 and how we met ....

I had mulled for a longtime over purchasing a D-SLR, everytime the niggling feeling of buying one came to me , i would normally spend the day trying to convince myself that i did not need one yet , i cant afford one yet and my Fujifilm S5700/s700 does everything i need and more at the moment . The niggles would die down .......for a while.....When they returned again , i bought a couple of Film SLRs....away they went again . They once again reared their ugly head about a month ago ,so as i had done in the past i asked Shelley (my partner) if we could go to Jessops (i fancied buying a gorillapod,that should quell the hunger for another while ..........

Pulling up at Deepdale Retail park near Preston , we got out of the car and walked into the small Jessops store, Shelley was looking at Digital photoframes , i was looking at the different Tripods on offer , before ,as always i wandered over to the display cabinets. I had read lots about the Nikon D60 , and dispite its limitations (no autobracketing , no built in AF motor) i was hooked by the image quality and large number of positive reviews on the net, If i was ever to get a DSLR ,she would be the one .I was about to walk away when something surprising happened..........

Shelley- "You look like a kid in a sweetshop"

Me - "i know , just wishing"

Shelley- "Matt , half the people i know spend about £100 a weekend on clubbing, you never do ......consider this an early christmas present"

Me-"...................."

With a stunned look , i walked over to the counter .......

"Nikon d60................please"

What a woman !!!