April 2008 - Photo Jottings

April 30 2008

4/30/08

I’ve finally sorted out my Grand Canyon pictures.  If you’d like to take a tour of the South Rim from Mather Point to Kolb Studio and Bright Angel Lodge–basically following along the rim trail, start hereI put 64 pictures on two pages, so dial up people be patient.  Highlights include; Hopi House, El Tovar Hotel, Lookout …

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April 27 2008

4/27/08

The next lens review up for careful consideration is the Sony DT 55-200mm F/4-5.6.  This lens is very similar in performance to the Sony 75-300mm F/4.5-5.6.  They’re both the same price, and as far as I’m concerned, I’d pick the latter as it’s a bit sharper at 200mm, and will work on full frame cameras of the future.  It…

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April 20 2008

4/20/08

In between my reviews I decided to do something I’ve been thinking about the past couple of years; hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and back in a day.  I took the South Kaibab trail down, crossed the Colorado river, passed by Phantom ranch, then took the Bright Angel trail up.  I cracked off about 800 pictures,…

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April 13 2008

4/13/08

I’m starting up my lens reviews again, this time it’s the Sony 500mm F/8 reflex lens, which is basically a telescope you attach to your camera.  Its equivalent APS-C length is 750mm. This particular review is a little different than my other lens reviews, because of the fixed aperture and lack of zoom.  I did include bokeh examples …

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April 11 2008

4/11/08

Nikon enters the compact super zoom arena with the Coolpix P80.  I guess it’s better late than never, like my posting here.  This camera looks familiar, pretty much the same as the Panasonic FZ18, Olympus SP-550/560 or Fuji 8100fd, but much smaller than the fixed lens Fujifilm S100fs.  If it’s going to be a copy of the others, …

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April 5 2008

4/5/08

Below are some samples from my hiking adventures over the past month.  All were taken with the Panasonic FX100 tiny pocket camera.  The shots are for your enjoyment only, as I’ve cropped and jacked the colors on most.  If you like very colorful flower shots, you’ll really get an eye full from the 17 pictures here.  If you really …

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