I would love to have this camera. I am a nature lover and amateur photographer at best. I love to take pics but my wife and I only have our phones and both are aging. My galaxy 3 is still a 5 mp camera... still I have taken some great photos with them from time to time. I have shared some photos on steemit in the past. Here is the last photo I shared. It is not that great but its the thought that counts. ;-) I have also been wanting to start doing some video's for dtube. I would guess that this little baby of yours would do a great job at that. I am not that familiar with DSLR cameras although I did use my friends Nikon for a while when we were still living in Hawaii. I got some great stills with it on a tripod. Amazing clarity and the zoom was super nice. I guess what I am saying is that if I sound like a candidate to be a god parent to your baby, then lets make this work. Sometimes things come along for a reason. I need a camera to start making videos and taking pictures of the ever growing population of Bald Eagles that have made a come back here in the Midwest. I would be gentle with your baby as I have a little age under my belt. I don't get to rambunctious anymore and I take care of the few nice things that I do have. My wife and I live a simple and minimal life. I don't ask for anything ever so I feel really weird right now. I guess what you decide is up to you. Either way I hope it goes to a good home or you find a place where it belongs. I understand what it means to have things that are precious to you. Letting them go doesn't always come easy.
Peace,
The Last Sage
PS Here is an old post with some more pictures.
I know the limits of phone photography far too well and I'm impressed what you have been able to do with so little.
The transition to "real cameras" is actually a big step, a lot to learn but you can do wonders with some practice. I'm going through all the entries now, but going to bed after I write this comment and continue tomorrow.
Simple and minimal life sounds good. I bought my new camera as used and now I'm giving my old camera away, as I appreciate the fact we don't need to buy everything new. Things should be used till the end as they are planned to last.
I'll pick out the winner by tomorrow and I will announce it then.