January 2007 - Photo Jottings

January 28 2007

1/28/07

Tucson suffers massive snowstorm!  Snow accumulation up to 2″ and even more in the mountains. No kidding! The news people really said this, along with the school closings list.  Here at the Newcamerareview.com southern command post, I received about 2″ during the night and by 9am it was nearly all melted.  A few bridges were slick early in the …

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January 24 2007

1/24/07

Olympus announced a pile of new cameras today, one of which sparks my interest.

Olympus SP-550 UZ 18x Zoom

7.1mp
18X Zoom, equivalent to 28-504mm
F2.8-4.5
CCD image stabilization
2.5″ LCD
xD card only, plus internal
Burst rate 15fps at reduced
size
Takes 4 AAs
In stores March 2007, $499
Click here for specs sheet.

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January 21 2007

1/21/07

It’s been cold and cloudy the past couple of weeks with a little rain thrown in here and there, so no new colorful photo gallerys to present.  If you’d like to waste some time, follow the link for a few photos.

Look at my new-old-toy.  It’s a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 2-1/4 X 2-1/4 (6cm X 6cm) rollfilm camera. …

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January 7 2007

1/7/07

Finally! The Nikon D40 full review is done and ready for you to scrutinize.  This little camera performed well, and comes with a surprisingly good kit lens.  Nikon left out a few items that would’ve really been handy; read the conclusion for my rant.  I guess you can’t have everything, but you’ll get more than you can use.   Go

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