Nikon Huh

Ok it's true I just borrowed this content from another blogger.
I am sure he would not mind, but then again who cares.... My point here is that there are 24, that's right 24 fixes to Nikon's new camera.

My question is was it really worth it???

Does Nikon really fear that they had to get crap material on the market before the competition that bad....

Guess so.

Enjoy

…and a couple of bug fixes, too! Here’s a list (from Nikon’s support site) of what’s included in this free downloadable update, which was released on Friday:

1. The Highlights playback option has been moved from Display Mode > Basic photo info > Highlights in tthe playback menu to Display mode > Detailed photo info > Highlights.
2. The size and color of “Demo” displayed in the monitor with playback when No memory card? in the Custom Settings has been set to Enable Release have been modified.
3. The range of settings available for ISO sensitivity settings > ISO sensitivity auto control > Minimum shutter speed in the shooting menu has been increased from 1/250 - 1s to 1/4000 - 1s.
4. When shooting in hand-held live view mode and the frame is magnified prior to autofocusing, operation has been modified so that display returns to the magnified display rather then the full frame display.
5. Images captured with Rotate tall, in the playback menu, set to On, are not automatically rotated for display immediately after capture (image review).
6. A Copyright information has been added to the setup menu. When Copyright information is enabled, the copyright symbol ( © ) is shown on the LCD display, Shooting info menu.
7. Recent settings can now be displayed in the place of My Menu.
8. Custom Setting e3 Flash cntrl for built in flash ( e3 Optional flash when an optional Speedlight is mounted on the camera) can now be added to My Menu using the Add items > Custom setting menu > Bracketing/ flash.
9. The degree of the High ISO NR setting can now be confirmed in the shooting info display while the High ISO NR setting item, in the shooting menu, is being applied.
10. Ankara, Riyadh, Kuwait, and Manama have been added to the Time zone options for the World time item in the setup menu.
11. When a GPS device is used and no heading information is available, –.–° is now displayed for the Position / Heading option in the GPS item in the setup menu.
12. When shooting in live view mode using Camera Control Pro 2 (ver. 2.2.0 or later) with a PC-E lens, the aperture setting can now be adjusted from the computer.
13. Focus acquisition performance in dynamic-area AF mode has been improved.
14. Focus acquisition performance with contrast-detect AF has been improved.
15. Auto white balance performance has been improved.
16. The fourth digit in seconds display for GPS latitude and longitude information is now rounded off rather than omitted.
17. The current MB-D10 battery type setting can now be confirmed in the shooting menu display when R6/AA- size batteries are used with the Multi-Power Battery pack MB-D10.
18. An issue that caused an increase in noise when shooting in [M] exposure mode at a shutter speed setting of bulb with the shutter held open for less than 8 seconds and Long exp. NR enabled has been resolved.
19. An issue that prevented shutter release at the specified shutter speed when no operations were performed for 30 seconds in mirror up mode has been resolved.
20. An issue that caused abnormal image display when Image review was set to On and the playback zoom in button was pressed immediately after shooting at the following settings has been resolved.
21. Image quality: NEF (RAW) + JPEG
22. NEF (RAW) recording: Lossless compressed or Compressed
23. Image size: S or M
24. When the Speedlight SB-800 was mounted on the camera with flash mode set to distance-priority manual (GN) mode, and the camera recovered from standby mode triggered by the auto meter off function, the distance information in the SB-800 changed. This issue has been resolved.

Bald Eagle

Canon
70-200mm lens
180mm f/3.5 1/250


Recently, I had an urge to revisit some previous wonderful experiences that I encountered many years ago.

On a trip to Alaska back in the late 90's I had encountered one of the most breath taking experiences of my life.

From all of the beautiful green trees and landscapes to pure white snow covered peeks and valleys, there was something I was totally amazed by, it was a bald eagle soaring in the wild, now I know typically you would hope to see this while in that region, but until you are right there just taking in the wonderful natural surroundings and then it happens, this feeling is amazing and for me it only got better once I knew what to look for and where.

There was whale watching and moose running free but nothing compares to seeing this enormous bird soaring in the wild. The bright white head and enormous wingspan it is truly amazing.

So, needles to say I have snapshots but do you remember the days before digital???
Yeah that's right there was this little thing called film... You know those rolls of negatives that you may have lost or never took in to have printed on 4x6 paper! Do you know what I'm talking about.

Recently I took a trip to a zoo and I was able to have a little photo shoot with several of the animals, but my favorite were the snaps I got of the birds and monkeys, mostly because of the glass(Lens) I was using.

I had to shoot through plexiglass and net mesh in order to expose these wonderful creatures.
I had a lot of fun.

Well I hope you enjoy my Eagle and please click on Absolute Elegance Viewing in order to see or purchase some of my finest work.

Enjoy,

Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses for Canon

Hallelujah,



It's coming to town.... Recently announced are two new Canon mount lenses.

BUT,
These new lenses are the NEW ZE Carl Zeiss SLR lenses for Canon. So this for me is Absolutely awesome, because Carl Zeiss if you have never heard of was the leader in optics for years if not still.

Carl Zeiss glass is used for cameras, microscopes, binoculars and almost anything for magnification.

Unfortunately, not many know or maybe you do know and don't care about the magnitutde of how awesome this is.
Sorry, but do you know how long I have been waiting for this.

On the flip side who knows how well the engineering of the actual housing will be. I am sure awesome if Canon is picking it up.
Compare the Canon and the Zeiss here.

For specifics on the new 50 and 85 MM follow this link to check it out. This is going to be an expensive Holliday season for me.

By the way, ummmm Nikon??????

Enjoy,

Excuse me!!!!

What's wrong with this picture????



This Canon 10-22 Lens on my Canon 40D is so wide we picked up traffic. literally. I think this bee thought he was on a windshield. Nonetheless, lots of fun...

Enjoy,

CS4

Adobe Photoshop CS4

Alrighty,

Here it comes, in fact I have already reserved mine.

The question is.... Do you really need it???
Um, probably not. But I love soooo many of the new features, that I did not want to miss out.

I recently upgraded to Lightroom 2.0/1 and I thought, do I really need CS4. After still enjoying all of the new features in LR, I believe that this will really enhance my workflow even more, and as I said, I reserved my copy and can't wait to get it.

Hear is a before and after of what I did in lightroom.
Cool huh.

Enjoy,