New addition arrives safely

With not a little anticipation, a nervous watch was kept for the safe delivery of the new arrival. Its progress had been tracked for several days and all the signs looked good. However, one can never be over-confident that all would go as expected. The hours on the promised delivery day ticked by until just near the end of day, the highly-valued addition was delivered. Weighing in at 8lb 10oz, it was carefully removed from its protective shield. At first it appeared a little non-descript:
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Eyeing it from a different angle shed a little more light on the markings on the new arrival:

And a little more light revealed further, more colourful, hints of its pedigree, although its identity was still somewhat hidden:

Not until it was examined closely under better light was it fully identified:

Yes, fellow photogs, I have taken the plunge into the world of full-frame sensors, thanks to generou$ contributions from my daughters, son, and wife. What lies ahead is wading through a 404 page manual and taking time to learn the many features of this wonderful piece of technology (yes, I've already jumped ahead and made some photos with it, blissfully unaware of how its focus system operates). All in good time.

And while I've dabbled with shooting in RAW, I've made a commitment to myself to try to make that my default starting now. Several new software programs accompanied the camera so the learning curve appears more like a hill right now. Acquiring and learning Photoshop will need to be relegated to the back burner for some time.

In the meantime, you'll likely catch me cradling the new arrival very carefully until the confidence factor increases.