Now those of you who read my previous camera post will have noticed;

I thought I’d beaten the goblin of consumerism - but all I did was fend him off temporarily….

A couple of days later some Italian company on amazon accidentally advertised a Canon EOS 400D for a whoppingly small £212, that is a whole £165 short of the usual asking price. I mailed them, found that it was indeed brand new, boxed, includes the standard 18-55mm lens etc, so I duly paid my money.

It should be winging its way to me by next weekend, if all goes well; A mighty camera of wonder and joy - a light in the darkness of my camera woes. Now my HDR experiments can really go stellar. Watch this space, I shall document my learning here, on this site.

And if the Italian dudes rip me off, I’ll tell you here!