Photo Jottings

12/30/06

Before you is the much anticipated review of the D40 kit lens.  It’s a slightly revised addition to the regular kit lens from the D50 to the D80.  It sports a “II” designation, which includes a new body, and a few specification changes, which are very minor.  There’ll be a few surprises on this one, so Check out my…

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12/25/06

Have a look at the Nikon D40 pictures I took over the last couple of weeks.  I posted 15 small file shots and 15 full resolution shots (same) at the bottom of the page.  The full review will be in a couple of weeks. Have a nice, and safe New year!  Here’s the link to the sample shot page.…

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12/15/06

Anybody out there interested in the International space station (ISS) and photography should take note of the cameras floating about in pictures courtesy of NASA.  This picture (cropped from hi-res photo during the STS-115 crew visit) on the left is Expedition 13 Science office Jeff Williams holding what appears to be a Nikon D1 series DSLR with 17-35mm F/2.8 …

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12/4/06

Check out this interesting little camera.  It’s called the Aven iloupe, and it’s billed as the worlds first compact portable field microscope.  The camera is a Canon SD600, which is inserted into an adapter which houses the additional lens mount. It even has 4 dimmable built in LED lights!  There are two packages available, a starter pack with 60x …

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