I’ve been playing and shooting with the new Nikon D700 FX full frame sensor DSLR and SB-900 Speedlight today. This full frame sensor is amazing! I finally can use all my AF-S f/2.8 glass as it was intended without the crop factor. I love the fact that the D300 and D700 share [...]
Today I received the call from Pro Photo Supply and they informed me that the goods are in. A quick rush to the shop and back and we are here. The new Nikon D700 and SB900 are just phenominal! The D300 is now the backup body. Sorry little guy. For [...]
Tonight we watched Batman: The Dark Knight on IMAX. What an amazing movie. The best of the super hero movies to date. It was kind of sad to see Heath Ledger on the screen after his recent passing. Heath’s performance is breathtaking and should bring him an Oscar nomination. Great visual effects too. I think [...]
I started my morning by plugging in my Verizon Wireless USB720 EVDO modem into my Cradlepoint WiFi/EVDO router. Booted up my MacBook Pro, plugged in my first gen iPhone and checked for updates. There it was. 2.0. I selected Download Only to make sure that step was verified. I downloaded the 213mb file in [...]
Apple released an upgrade to iTunes in preparation for the launch of the iPhone 3G set to be available tomorrow morning at 8:00am. The new version of iTunes (v7.7) now sports the AppStore where you can download and purchase applications for the iPhone. Moreover, at any moment, the updated firmware for first generation iPhones is set to be released (v2.0). Apple [...]
Today, Flickr announced that they are partnering with Getty Images to license photos to the stock photography juggernaut. Soon, Getty Images may be paying you for some of your images if used by their client base. Flickr has posted an FAQ to answer some of the questions to come up.
Today, Data Robotics released the new Drobo which now support not just USB 2.0, but FireWire 400 and 800. Its now about twice as fast as the previous model. The fan has also been upgraded to now be even more quiet than before. I never had any issues with sound on the first generation Drobo. They announced [...]
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