New Cameras and I am back

I haven't concentrated on my blog for the last few months, as you can see in the lack of blog entries. My photography business needed some focus and attention. Now I am back in situation, where I can spend more time writing again.

A lot of things happened. For Nikon fans, the new Nikon D3 was announced. It is the first full frame sensor Nikon digital camera. From the numerous reports, I read it appears to be a truly sweet piece of camera. There have been improvements in the autofocus system and most importantly in the quality of high ISO exposures. The published test images on Nikon's webpage look promising. Some of the nifty features are 9fps continuous shooting on full frame, scene recognition system for better exposures etc. Another interesting feature, I noticed is the artificial horizon (looks like from a aeroplane cockpit), which helps you keeping the camera in line with the horizon (important for architecture and landscape).

Together with the D3, the D300 (successor to the D200) had been announced. This camera promises some nice improvements as well. I will get into more detail on both cameras in a later entry.

Have a look at Nikon's page to find out more.

Strobist 102 started

Strobist has started the Lighting 102 course. Why is it called 102, because the first one was called Lighting 101. Actually this week is already the second part and deals with distance. If you want to participate, you can still upload your assignment to Flickr. You can find more information on the Strobist Webpage. You might find this exercise less than exciting, but still do it. You learn by doing things more than just reading it. I did my assignment and encourage you to do the same.

David, the man behind Strobist just decided to take a leave of absence from work to concentrate for one year on the webpage and his family. As much as the strobist was worth the read and learning experience in the past, so much more is to be expected now.

That webpage is one of the best resources I know to learn about working with flashlights.

New Nikon DSLR Rumor

If you want to spice up your life with some rumors after Apple's WWDC, there is a rumor out that Nikon is going to present a new Nikon DSLR camera. A journalist gave out the information. According to that, the camera would be better than anything that Canon released.

You can read more here. As I said, it is a rumor and might just be totally untrue, nice thought anyway. :-)

Aperture Links

If you are working with an Apple Mac and enjoy working with Aperture, the following links might be interesting for you:

A reference point for a lot of information about Aperture is O'Reilly's Aperture Blog. You find most days at least two new entries tips, tricks and experiences around Aperture.

Related to O'Reilly's Aperture Blog is Aperture Plugged In with a presentation of plugins for Aperture. There are plugins for Flickr, istockphoto, Facebook etc. A lot of the plugins are for free, if you are using any of the related services. The webpage just received refreshed look, which makes it easier to navigate and find relevant information and there is so much more to explore. 

Another resource that I just found today via Aperture Plugged In, is Aperture Users Professional Network. This page appears to be resourceful as well. You need to sign up in order to be able to read some of the more in depth articles etc. There is a free membership (for which I opted, at least for now) and a paid membership. They organise course and tutorials, which you can attend as well.

If you have any other good links about Aperture, please let me know, so that I can upload them here.

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at D5 Interview transcript

Okay, computers again. I found this one today, a conversation between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, organized by All Things Digital.



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You can also watch it here:



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