Pre-Order the new cameras! Nikon D800E, Fuji X-Pro 1, Canon G1x, Pentax K-01 The new Nikon D800E WOW, Nikon has created something special in the newly announced D800E. The new D800E is a full frame 36 megapixel monster without an AA filter! What does this mean? This means the file quality will be insanely [Read More...]
Traveling light in Myanmar with a Nikon V1 by Colin Steel Hey photo travel fans, I am newly returned from a week long trip to Myanmar with a twist. I decided to travel very light with a totally minimalist kit comprising a Nikon V1 with two lens kit (10-30 & 30-110), my tiny Manfrotto travel [Read More...]
Mirrorless Mania – Which one should I buy? Nikon 1, Micro 4/3, Sony NEX Hello again to all! After this mornings post about the ISO 3200 walk with the Nikon J1, and the uproar that followed I figured I would post a few more thoughts on the J1 in addition to more thoughts on [Read More...]
A late night walk at ISO 3200 with the Nikon J1 Mirrorless, mirrorless and more mirrorless! It never ends does it? You have seen my review of the Nikon V1 and I have said that I prefer it over the cheaper J1 due to the build, the EVF, better battery life, larger buffer and better [Read More...]
The BIG, the MIGHTY, the AMAZING Nikon D4 is announced! I was not even going to mention this here because I rarely talk about the big pro DSLR’s as it’s not really the type of camera that the readers here shoot with (well, the majority) but I have to say that todays announcement from [Read More...]
Some low light high ISO snaps with the Nikon V1 I went out to a 10 year anniversary party of the town of Surprise, AZ tonight and brought along the Nikon V1 and 10mm lens to see just how it would do in low light without flash AND high ISO. Would the color get degraded? [Read More...]
Just for fun: Sensor sizes compared for Bokeh – Small, Medium and Large This is a “just for fun” post. I used to do these kind of things all the time not because they are really extremely useful, but because there are some readers out there who are absolute newbies (been getting lots of e-mail [Read More...]
The Nikon V1 Black Friday Deals and more thoughts on this system… By Steve Huff Nikon seems to be picking up some steam with the The V1 which is now sold out at most online shops due to the special price reduction, which from what I understand is for a “Black Friday” special through November [Read More...]
NIKON V1 Dual Lens Kit INSTANT REBATE at B&H Photo – $150 off – TWO lens kit only $996! Seems like this wasn’t selling as well as they had hoped! At $996 this is a great buy IMO.
More Nikon V1 Samples from Today with the 10mm, 30-100mm and 10-100mm lenses..and a rant! My full V1 review is HERE Went out today with my son and friend, just to hang out and brought along the V1 and trio of lenses I have on hand. The 10mm 2.8, the 30-110 and the 10-100, which [Read More...]
The Nikon V1 Camera Review – The camera I expected to hate! By Steve Huff Yes, this is a review of the new Nikon 1 series camera, the Nikon V1 – and yes it was a camera I expected to hate (due to the sensor)! But before I get into this V1 camera, let me talk [Read More...]
The Nikon V1 1st Look Video and ISO test – Impressive! By Steve Huff *NOT – THIS IS NOT MY REVIEW* I really have to tip my hat to Nikon. They managed to create this Nikon 1 system with a new and small “CX” 2.7 crop sensor, and they somehow worked some magic (by limiting [Read More...]
Cameras cameras everywhere! Nikon V1 1st samples and more! Just lined up on my table all of the cameras I have been writing about for the last 2-3 weeks and a couple that are coming up in the next week or two including the Nikon V1, Ricoh GRD IV and possibly more from the NEX-7. [Read More...]
Nikon enters the game with the new MIRRORLESS J1 and V1 cameras! Haha! Hot off the heels of my “No need to buy a new camera” article…. So here we are, FINALLY! Nikon decided to enter the Mirrorless Camera market game with the newly announced J1 and V1 camera system. A system designed from the [Read More...]
I love the bitter comments :) Really…
So I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail, checked and approved all comments awaiting moderation and then made my coffee. As I sat down at my cluttered desk I saw a comment pop in that I had to moderate. I put on some headphones, started jamming some music and started to get to [Read More...]