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Nikon D700

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Nikon just introduced a full frame camera that is 12MP and will really put heavy pressure on the Canon 5D. Just like the Nikon 300D really trounces the Canon EOS-40D by being fast, so the D700 is going to put pressure on Canon.
Oh why did I go with Canon lenses???

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Next Full Frame Cameras: Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon D700 and Sony too

June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Photography

With Nikon’s strong product line and the D60 and D300 and Canon needs to reply (and those of us with Canon lenses are praying). Nikon has doubled its market share in the last two years, so Canon is really in an interesting position (read, they don’t have products to defend share).
Canonrumors.com provides those of us [...]

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What is an F/Stop?

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Ever wonder what an f/stop is, well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-number has a great explanation. This is essentially a way to express how wide open a lense is in a camera. It is a pretty simple idea. An F-number or F-stop or aperture setting of F/1 means that for a 77mm lense (as on my big Canon lenses), [...]

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DSLR Recommendations

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Photography

Well, the photo world is shaking up again. The new cameras are just so amazingly good and they are improving not so much in resolution. The megapixel wars are ending, but in providing great images at high ISOs. This means two things: a) available light shooting is much more natural and easier for everyone and [...]

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