The Sports Photo Guy

Nikon has released several firmware updates for current camera bodies.  All add support for 64GB CompactFlash cards; other changes are outlined below.

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My buddy Earlane in Lexington, KY – an accomplished shooter and gadgetmaker – and I were “talking shop” recently and he posed the old question about what exposure mode I shot – manual, shutter priority, aperture priority, or program mode.  My answer?  All of them!

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It’s time to divest the equipment closet of a few items in preparation for the fall sports season (already!) and new gear acquisitions.  Look for pics and detailed descriptions of these and other items very soon: Nikon D300 – $1,200 Nikon 18-105 VR – $300 Nikon 55-200 VR: $200 Nikon 50/f1.4 AF-S: $425 Sigma 30/f1.4 [...]

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

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

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

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