This is the object of my desire. When my eyes are closed I see its sleek black outline rotating sensually. If my hands are clasped tightly together I can feel its heft and when my ears are covered I can hear the faint click of a shutter closing and opening.

Realistically, what are the odds of me obtaining this? Well, if we are talking the current year my odds are looking like 1:20 but moving out into the next it becomes quite a bit more reasonable coming in at around 1:6.

Why the lust?

Good question. At the moment, I’m telling my wife that I want it so that I can take nice pictures of the family we are planning. Now, before I’m condemned let me say there is an element of truth in that statement but probably the real impetus for the lust is an overall desire to do something creative.

Why not go draw or paint?

Another good question and one that is easily answered. First, I don’t have the luxury of hanging out in the park all weekend long working on my pointillist technique; as much as I wish I lived off a trust fund I am still a wage slave. Second, I have more hard drive space than square footage. At the end of the day it is easier to store and manipulate digital images than it is to fiddle with analog media.

So your basically just lazy.

Yes, but I’ll be a lazy person with a really cool camera.