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Phottix BP-D300 Battery Pack

October 5th, 2008 · 14 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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SanDisk Extreme III UDMA & Apacer Steno IV CF Cards Tested

September 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Two new entries in our RAW and JPG write tests in the D300:  does either make the grade?

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Get in Line: D700 Now Available for Pre-Ordering

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

The just-announced Nikon D700 is now available for pre-ordering from site sponsor Adorama.  

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New Firmware Updates for D3 and D300

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Nikon has released firmware upgrades for the D3 (to v2.00) and the D300 (v1.03).

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Ridata Releases 266x “Supreme” CF Card

June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Ridata has released a new series of “Supreme” CompactFlash cards, upping their claimed speed to 266x. Does it perform better than the disappointing 233x “Lightning” series? Click through to see my test results.

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Sigma 30/f1.4 vs Nikon 50/f1.4

April 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Until recently, the Nikon 50/f1.4 was my old standby in fast glass: sharp, small, and of course, the f1.4 aperture for low-light/fast action shooting.  That was until the Sigma 30/f1.4 came along.

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Tags: Uncategorized · lenses

Remote Camera on the Cheap

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a neat radio remote that won’t break the bank – and is even cheaper than just the Nikon pre-trigger release cable for the Pocket Wizard system.

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