kathleen.fraser

Thank you very much for all your answers.

Yes, there are sentimental reasons for my wanting to keep my Dad's equipment, but I guess I was feeling a little intimidated by it all too. In any case, one conclusion I've quickly come to, thanks to the advice here, is not to rush out and buy a new digital SLR quite yet, not when I have a perfectly good one at hand. And perhaps I'd better give all of this equipment more of a try before I make up my mind about any of it.

I'll keep an eye on this board too -- I learn more every time I come to photo.net and appreciate the encouragement.

I have inherited my Dad's camera equipment -- a Nikon D100 and an

F90x and lenses and other accessories -- and am trying to decide if

I should keep it all or trade it in for pieces that will add to my

own Canon system, and if I do trade it in, what I should get.

I really like my Canon Elan II and am used to the Canon PowerShots

(I have an A80 and have bought my mother and daughters similar small

digital Canons), so am leaning to getting a Canon Rebel XT or a

Canon EOS 20D and perhaps adding a couple of lenses. I am not

familiar with Nikons, but I'd like to have a digital SLR so I can

play with it more, and I know that Dad was able to afford much

better lenses than I could, so that is one more reason to hang on to

his equipment! But I am also not exactly flush with cash and am not

sure if it's worth trading in his equipment, for what I'd get for

it, considering what it would allow me to buy in Canon pieces.

What follows is the long list of equipment now in my possession,

starting with my Canon equipment, followed by Dad's Nikon pieces:

Mine:

Canon EOS Elan II

Canon Ultrasonic EF 28-105 1:35-4.5 II USM

Canon EF 50mm 1:1.8 II

Canon EF 28-80mm 1:3.55-5.6

UV filters

remote

Canon Speedlite 420EX

Canon PowerShot A80

Dad's:

F90X

AF 35-70mm F2.8D AIS Macro

SB-26 Speedlight

L37C haze filter, HB-1 hood

AF 50mm F1.4D

L1BC skylight filter

D100

EH-5AC adapter, Li-ion battery pack

AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 DG

SB-80 DX Speedlight

Also, I'm still figuring how to use an SLR, but I'd like to learn,

and I know my dad would like me to use his equipment whatever way

would help me best enjoy learning more about how to be a good

photographer. Any advice would be much appreciated.