New Camera #1: Nikon D300

I have been a Canon fanboy for a very long time. The week after Thanksgiving, I switched to vendor neutral. I got a Nikon D300 with the 18-200 VR lens. It's a very complicated camera with very steep learning curve. Especially since I'm used to the "Canon way". It took a while, and reading the manual from beginning to the end, page by page. But I'm happy to say now I know what every button does, and where every menu item is. I was surprised how heavy the camera is. Just the body with no battery or memory card is 1.8lbs. It feels heavy and massive. Why did I pick D300? Two reasons. 1: 51 point autofocus system which also tracking the focus target in 3d. 2: Low light performance that is the best in non-full frame camera. I'm constantly amazed how I can take pictures in very bad available light situations. I've also gotten a couple of lens to experiment with it. I got the 50mm 1.4 prime, and 85mm 1.8 prime. Very happy with the results so far. Here are more photos. And here is the camera in all its glory.