Did I Miss Something?

i don’t get it,nikon,d3s

Did I miss something? I looked at some other web sites / blogs and nobody is saying squat about Nikon’s newest wonder, the D3s. Now either they aren’t reading their email or they are more taken with Adobe’s Photoshop app for the iPhone (which has gotten a lot of airtime). This [...]

Nikon D3s

nikon,d3s,canon,5d mkii,d300s,d90,d5000,video

The guys at Nikon are at it again and have released the D3s. My uneducated guess is the D3Xs will come out in the spring and the D4 will come out November of 2010.
(Image © 2009 Nikon, All Rights Reserved.)
This is definitely a everything including the kitchen sink. Major new features:

ISO 102,400 equivalent. I [...]

New Year’s Resolutions

photography,writing,2009 resolutions

Making New Year’s Resolutions are a tradition for most people. Most resolutions are things you know you should do but you lack the will power to actually follow through on them. I know that sounds harsh but it is January 1, 2009, and you need to be brutatally honest at least one day a [...]

Nikon D3x

nikon,dslr wars,photography

I was visiting the Macworld web site this morning and this caught my eye: Nikon has announced their new, 24.5-megpixel D3x. They are supposed to be available this month for a mere $8,000. You can read the specs on their web site here.

Photo of the D3x from Nikon’s web site. © Nikon. [...]

Nikon D300 Firmware 1.10 Released

nikon,d300

Nikon finally released firmware v1.10 for the D300. This one has been rumored for a bit and actually showed up on new D300 cameras before it was available on the website for download (Mac, PC).
Nikon has put a number of enhancements and bug fixes in this release so you will want to visit the download [...]

Sometimes I Even Like What I Shoot

family,portraits

From the latest family birthday party. Aribella (1 year) and Nate (3 years).

Firmware Update 2.01 for Nikon D200

nikon d200,technology,photography

Everything can be updated. Download the latest software, hook up your device and – bang! – your EEPROM gets the latest.
Nikon has released firmware version 2.01 for the D200 camera (Mac here; Windows here). From the Nikon web site:
An issue that, in some rare situations, caused the battery indicator to blink with shooting, regardless [...]

Sad Goodbye

photography,photoshelter,technology

I know this isn’t news but Photoshelter is exiting the stock photography market. You can read their blog post about it here.
For those who don’t know, Photoshelter started a stock photo service in 2007 call Photoshelter Collection. Photographers could submit some images and, if they liked your work, your images would be part of [...]

I Can’t Keep Up

nikon,photography,equipment

Nikon has a new camera posted on their web site: the D90, long rumored as the replacement for the D80.They just released the D700 in July, the D60 earlier this year, the D3 and D300 last November. Cameras are a commodity item now!
It used to be a body was in production for several years and [...]

Back in Time

photography,nikon,film

When I was a teenager, the best 35mm camera available was the Nikon F3. If you had the money, that was the camera to buy. I didn’t have the money ($1700) but I dreamed about having one and a bag full of lenses (primes because the according to the magazines, the telephotos weren’t as good). [...]

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