News from Nikon

Ok so I thought it was a hoaks since the number seems a little weird.
But it's reality. The next camera coming out from Nikon will be the Nikon D700 featuring a full frame sensor. It will be close to the functionality of the Nikon D3 only in a smaller/lighter design and probably with a few functions "missing".
For now it is to be release late July and estimated $2,995 street price.
Check out more info here: Nikon Press or Rob Galbraith

And that's not all. I have the Nikon SB-800 flash. It's awesome and it just works. Of minor things the buttons on the back can be a pain or well just slow if you switch between normal, master and remote on the flash. Now there is a new SB-900 coming out and instead of buttons for setting the zoom and power levels there is a wheel which you simply just turn :-) and in conjunction with the power button there is switch for setting the flash to on, off, remote or master.
The Nikon flash just got even better and beats the competitors out there even though the #1 flash already is a Nikon... Gotta like that.
More news here: Nikon Press and very good info from Mr. McNally (he's got a great photographer blog)

Tickle me Tuesday

It's Tuesday and time for a little fun.

So I was lucky getting one of the books I wanted to get. It is called The moment it clicks by Joe McNally.

ohh and should you be tempted to buy the book (which I can only recommend) get it at Amazon and save $20...

In the section I was reading last night he had a pretty darn good quote.
"Face it we are emotional people. When we get the photo we are like six years old running up to the teacher with a look what I did, look what I did".

And reading this just after I created a good print and running up to Jacki telling her how great it looked.... well 'nuff said on that one ;-)

Reading a lot of books and magazines on photography there are always some that have the opinion that everything can be fixed in photoshop.
Sometimes however... it doesn't really turn out the way it should... Take Sears as an example(look at her left hand):



Just for the record. I didn't change the above. Check out the Sears web page to see the original.

Have a great Tuesday and have fun with the other Tickle me Tuesdays...