My first foray into shooting RAW and editing in Aperture:

It is important to learn how to shoot booze.

Now I just need to toss it in the air to see if I can freeze the action.

You should use stunt booze for that. It would be a shame to spill any Willett.

Al, the Willett is the stunt booze.

Oh you rich men

Go for a stop action pour, Dinny. That would look sweet.

You should use stunt booze for that. It would be a shame to spill any Willett.

Dinny: This is why they make Old Overholt.

Looks like Ian's wife Lauren is going to end up with my D700. Hopefully it does as well for her as it has for me. I still haven't had much quality time with the D800, other than enough to get my settings dialed in, fall in love with a couple of new features, and test out shooting video a f/1.4 on an FX sensor (fun!)

Shelly, Pater (iron Dreamer) has had a UD 35 for some time, and liked it a lot. Maybe he will chime in, or you could ask him his experience.

I still have my UD35, for over three years now. I like the top-loading nature, making it easy to swap lenses and take the camera in/out on the go, without needing to set the bag down. I have crammed a 14" laptop, pro-size DSLR, and as many as six lenses in it at once, of course with a variety of odds an ends. At that point, it does become quite a brick.

Edwood has the v2 edition, which adds a few minor features, the most compelling to me being the easier-to-access front zipper pocket. Nevertheless, my v1 is just fine, and should keep doing well for me for quite a while to come.

@dinny:

flash, lots and lots of flash.

With a little more flash, in case you dont have enough.

Water Droplet by Lord Nikon 12, on Flickr

^^ One image.

Edited June 14, 201214 yr by nikongod

^That's awesome.

My new Callaways.

DZ3C3849 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Leaked pictures of cheap FF D600

http://nikonrumors.com/2012/06/14/first-leaked-nikon-d600-images.aspx/

Leaked pictures of cheap FF D600

http://nikonrumors.c...00-images.aspx/

Hmm. Suddenly a Nikon FF as "backup" to my Canon FF does not seem so off-landish.

Another one from Samsung Nexus Phone camera. It sure takes ultra-crappy photos in anything indoors or darkish, but out in the open not so bad

Samsung Nexus phone camera by drjlo1, on Flickr

That image pops....

AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

I'd be curious how that compares to the 18-200.

Canon 70-200 plus Kenko 2x TC, heavily cropped. ISO6400.

DZ3C4185 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Edited June 15, 201214 yr by Jon L

I'd be curious how that compares to the 18-200.

Approx. 50% heavier...

I just started my SLR journey with a Canon 5D Mark II, got the body for $1300 5 months old.

I need a good all rounder lens, I really like the look of the Sigma 50m 1.4...

$1300? I haven't kept up with the prices but is that a stupid good deal or the usual going rate now?

^ It's come down a bit since the 5D3 came out (and to some extent D800), but $1300 for one is a really, really nice price.

Definitely a stupid good deal.

And I'm sure that 18-300 won't be nearly as good as the 18-200.

Edited June 16, 201214 yr by falkon

MTF charts are here:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx_18-300mmf_35-56g_ed_vr/index.htm

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/zoom/normalzoom/af-s_dx_18-200mmf_35-56g_ed_vr2/index.htm

Their performances are similar.

$1300? I haven't kept up with the prices but is that a stupid good deal or the usual going rate now?

^ It's come down a bit since the 5D3 came out (and to some extent D800), but $1300 for one is a really, really nice price.

Definitely a stupid good deal.

And I'm sure that 18-300 won't be nearly as good as the 18-200.

I picked it locally from a trading ad... just lucky timing, I snapped quick.

Edited June 16, 201214 yr by johnwmclean