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Sigma Acquires Foveon

November 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Japanese lens & camera maker Sigma has acquired Foveon, the California-based company that has developed the unique “X3″ sensor technology.

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D300 Firmware 1.10 Released

November 1st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Nikon has released firmware versions 1.10 (A & B) for the D300.  These are definitely worth installing!

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Phottix BP-D300 Battery Pack

October 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

The Chinese Phottix-brand MB-D10 replacement, the BP-D300, costs about half as much as its Nikon counterpart.  Is it any good?

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Tags: Accessories · Cameras · Uncategorized

D3 Shooters: Buff Up!

August 1st, 2008 · No Comments

For a measly $500, Nikon will upgrade the buffer in your $5,000 D3.  What a deal?

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Nikon D700: It’s Official

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Nikon has announced the much-anticipated D700, basically a D300 with a full-frame sensor.  Also in the lineup is a new SB-900 flash unit and two new perspective control micro lenses.  More details after the jump.

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Tags: Cameras · Speedlights · lenses

D300 Does DIII Softball Championships

May 20th, 2008 · 7 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to shoot some of the action at the 2008 NCAA Division III Softball Championships. Check out some of the images as well as my settings for this sport.

Caught Stealing. 1/1600 @ f4, ISO 1250, Sigma 120-300/f2.8.

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Tags: Cameras · Softball

Nikon Fixes D3 Firmware

April 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Nikon has released a new update that fixes the widely-reported RAW shooting bug in the previous update.

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