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07 September 2008, Sunday Rumor: Is this the new Canon 5D Mk II? What is it? Update: I just updated my Raw vs. JPG page with a practical warning. Steve Cirone is telling me that many people are showing up to his workshops with new cameras, shooting raw, but forgetting that they need special new software and updates that may not even exist yet, and then can't see their shots on their laptops during the workshop!
06 September 2008, Saturday NEW: My native African friend Paul Renner has a new website with not only his Africa photos, but also his safaris if you'd like to go photograph in Africa with a photographer who was born and raised there. Paul really knows his way around animals, and of course he speaks Swahili. Check out his photos at RennerSafaris.com. Paul is the only other photographer whose work hangs in my own home – so there!
Canon EOS Rebel G with 28-135mm IS. NEW: Canon EOS Rebel G Review. It's great plastic Canon camera, compatible with all Canon EF and IS lenses, for about $35 used.
05 September 2008, Friday
NEW: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Review. It's greatly improved over Lightroom 1, and its new local image adjustments graduate Lightroom 2 to being a great program for serious photographers. Lightroom 2 makes it easy to do burning and dodging the right way, which still requires adjustment layer masks in Photoshop CS. If you don't understand adjustment layer masks and do understand how important burning and dodging is to creating expressive images, Lightroom can give you better results than CS! NEW: Understanding Basic Lens Specifications. What do millimeters mean? Amazon Credit Terms: I see Amazon offering what looks like free 24-month financing on many digital cameras if you sign up for and use an Amazon Store Card Flew under my bike radar: Ever since I moved to California's eternal springtime weather in 1985, I've spent all my time riding my bicycle and paying little attention to motorcycling. Who wants to ride in 65 degree or 75 degree (20ºC) weather under a helmet and leathers? Little did I know that a completely new American motorcycle maker sprung up 10 years ago, Victory. Also little did I know that their modern, 4-valve, fuel-injected air-cooled V-twins are their own completely new design, not old motors bought from HD. The last I checked into this market, the fake Indian brand was going away. Way to go, Victory!
04 September 2008, Thursday Coming Soon: I'm also working on an article on
(That just gets you to eBay, not yet to my article.)
03 September 2008, Wednesday
Wow: The Nikon D40, with a great lens, is down to just under $450 at Amazon.
02 September 2008, Tuesday
Nikon Pronea S and 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S. NEW: The Awesome Nikon Pronea S. NEW: Nikon IX Lenses. NEW: A $25 camera outdoes a $5,000 Nikon D3! I kid you not; I was updating my baby Katie's website, and this hit me like a ton of truth! Wow: Adorama sells original $3 replacement cases for the superb $17 Nikon ML-L3 IR remote for the cheaper Nikon cameras.
01 September 2008, Monday (USA: Labor Day) NEW: The Amateur Photo System (APS). A blast from the very recent past to remind you never to ignore your BS detector. NEW: How to Carry Less. What lens did I bring to shoot on FX at Legoland on Friday? My plastic Nikon 28-200mm G, and that was it. I saw other guys carrying so much gear that they wore a backpack, a shoulder bag, and made their wife carry their third bag, and they just weren't having any fun in the park with their family, much less making any pictures. I realized that these folks probably don't get out shooting much, so I figured it was time to write about how taking less gear lets you take more pictures
What Was New in: December 2007: Loads of details about the Nikon D3, D300, 14-24mm and 24-70mm, much of which still isn't on the individual review pages. November 2007: First hands-on details about the Nikon D3, D300, 14-24mm and 24-70mm, much of which still isn't on the individual review pages. August 2007 (Loads of new Nikons and Canons) 2006 November - December (includes birth of Ryan Rockwell) 2006 October - November (includes photos from a trip to NY) |
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