Backward Compatibly Issues with Nikon D40
December 20, 2006

Popular Photography is reporting that the Nikon D40 isn't backward compatible with a most older Nikkor lenses.

During our current lab test (results to be published in the March 2007 issue and online in February 2007) we discovered that the D40 isn't fully backward compatible with most older Nikkor lenses! Sure, you can attach them to the D40, but autofocus won't work unless the lens is a relatively new, digital-only AF-S or ED-IF series. (These both differ from older Nikkors because they have the AF motor built in to the lens body).

If the D40 is going to be your first DSLR this doesn't really affect you but if you've got a bag full of older Nikon glass or would like the option of buying used Nikon glass this is a serious concern.

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Exposure's Holiday Gift Guide
December 01, 2006

It's the time of year to make the photographers and photography lovers in your world very happy by gifting material goods their way. Or it's the time of year to reward yourself for being very, very good. Either way enjoy Exposure's Holiday Gift Guide and spread the photography love.

Note that the gift guide is presented as an Amazon.com store. Any sales through the guide will support Exposure with a tiny percentage of the sale.

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Pre-Black Friday Sale at B&H
November 21, 2006

B&H is getting a jump on the annual day after Thanksgiving shopping rush by offering up a Pre-Black Friday Sale. Interesting deals include a Canon Digital Rebel XT with lens for $649.95 (1GB CF card included), Canon SD600 for $224.95 (1GB SD card included), Nikon D50 with lens for $549.95.

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Rebel XTi Price Cut (or the Holiday Price Wars Have Begun)
November 20, 2006

The war for the all mighty Holiday dollars has started in the camera department. Nikon launched a spirited attack last week with news of it's brand new D40 with a street price of $599.95 for body and lens Canon doesn't have a new camera to launch but that doesn't mean they're staying out of the game this holiday season. Instead they're dropping the price of their immensely popular digital Rebel XTi to $599.95 for the body or $699.95 for the body and lens kit. It's going to be a very merry Christmas for camera shoppers.

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Nikon D40 Announced
November 18, 2006

Nikon is intent on bringing digital slr cameras to the masses. Their latest entry into the DLSR market, the just announced Nikon D40 is rumored to have a street price of around $500 for the body and lens kit (3x 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens included). The D40 will have a 6.1-megapixel sensor, 2.5-inch LCD screen, ISO range of 200 to 1600 and lots of other Nikon bells and whistles.

Image courtesy of Nikon.

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Nikon Rebates
October 27, 2006

With a great headline, The Nikon Before Christmas, PopPhoto spilled the beans about Nikon's Select & Save Triple Rebate Program (PDF). They're offering some great rebates on lenses and flashes in particular. These are some really great deals if you or someone you love is in the market for some new gear this holiday season.

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Pentax K10D Impresses in Sample Images
October 06, 2006

More news from Pentax on the K10D. On the the UK version of their website they've posted full size sample images from the anxiously anticipated new camera. The images don't disappoint.

via Rob Galbraith

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Pentax K10D Show & Tell on YouTube
October 04, 2006

Another stroke of brilliant camera advertising comes our way from Pentax. They've released a video show and tell of their new 10.2 megapixelK10D (to be released in early November). In the video Pentax employee John Carlson spends a little time in the gorgeous stream/river that runs behind the Pentax offices in Colorado. While hanging out in the elements he discusses the K10D's new anti-shake technology (offering a 2.5 to 4 stop advantage depending on lens focal length), dust removal system, rapid shooting rate (3fps to card capacity for jpegs, 3fps up to 9 frames for RAW) , extensive weather protection built into the camera and the fact that any Pentax lens ever made will fit the K10D body. If this camera performs as well as its features and specs indicate the K10D will be a very welcome addition to the prosumer dsrl market.

Estimated street price for the K10D body is $900. If Pentax offers a sweet deal on body & lens combo purchases or even a respectable discount on that $900 price tag then the K10D may be the hot dslr this holiday shopping season.

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Marketing Genius: Nikon Gives Flickr Users D80 Cameras

Nikon gave their new D80 dslr camera to a group of Flickr users. The users shot with the D80s and many of their shots have been turned into a brilliant ad campaign called stunning nikon. Nikon did themselves a great service with this campaign. Word of mouth and in the case of photography, visual evidence, is far more persuasive than any traditional sales or marketing campaign. Other camera makers should learn from Nikon's example (I totally volunteer to test any and all Canon or Pentax cameras or equipment).

via Jaffe Juice

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ZipLens, New Kid on the Online Lens Rental Block
September 20, 2006

ZipLens, a new online lens rental service, very similiar to Rentglass, has just launched. Featuring a great selection of Canon & Nikon lens ZipLens, rental periods of 1, 2, or 3 weeks and reasonable prices it's definitely worth a look.

via Photodoto

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Documenting the Journey: Tips for Travel Photography
June 13, 2006

My cousin Melissa just graduated from college. Before heading off to grad school in the fall she's going to spend 5 or 6 weeks in France. She asked for some photography tips to make her travel shooting the best it can be so she comes back with kick ass photographic evidence of the trip. Although Melissa was the inspiration for this post the information can be used by anyone about the hit the road, skies or seas this summer.

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Dealing with Dust on Your Digital SLR Sensor or "Out, damned spot! out, I say!"
May 17, 2006

Dust on a DSLR's sensor is one of those unfortunate facts of life that basically every owner will have to deal with at some point. Shooting outdoors, changing lenses, and even simply using your camera puts you at risk for dust on the sensor. If you don't have dust now, you will later so be proactive and learn now what your options are for dealing with it.

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Fantastic Deal on Canon Digital Rebel XT & Sandisk 1GB Card (Sub $700 with rebate)

Aaron dropped word that B&H (one of my favorite camera gear spots) has an even better deal on the Digital Rebel XT than J&R. The B&H package includes a Sandisk 1GB Ultra II CompactFlash Card. Camera body, 18-55mm EF-S Lens and CF card sell for $794.95. Your $100 mail in rebate makes the total $794.95. It's an outstanding deal.

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Canon Digital Rebel XT Kit for Less Than $700 (with rebate)
May 11, 2006

J&R Music and Computer World is currently running a fantastic special on the Canon Digital Rebel XT Kit (including 18-55mm Lens). Base price is $784.99, minus $100 Canon mail in rebate.

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Managing Digital Photography Workflow: Doug Plummer's Data on assignment
May 09, 2006

One of the less sexy but equally important aspects of digital photography that I spend a lot of time thinking about is digital workflow. Shooting digitally gives us great flexibility but it also gives us great challenges in maintaining and staying on top of the mountain of images and information we amass. I don't think I've found the best or most useful workflow for my shooting style so over the next few weeks I'm going to be examining my process and the processes others use to compare, contrast and look for ways to improve.

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Show Me That Camera: Improving Flickr's More Properties Page
May 03, 2006

Flickr gives you the option of sharing detailed technical information about images by displaying Exif data. When this option is enabled by a photographer you're able to follow the "more properties" link (found under the Additional Information heading for each photo) and get a wealth of information about aperture, shutter speed, focal length, iso settings and camera model.

Most of the time this is more than enough information to figure out what you want to know. But what if you're aren't familir with the camera model? Maybe you want to know if it is a point and shoot, or dslr, or something else? If you're in the market for a new camera and you're impressed with the image quality you've just seen then you you might want to know how big is it physically and what resolution it's capable of. You can find all that info of course through google but easier is better right?

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