The Sports Photo Guy

Lexar is offering their Dual-Slot USB 3.0 card reader for 50% off when bundled with discounted professional cards at site sponsor Adorama.

Always an interesting assignment; the only sport that allows me to make extensive use of Nikon’s Advanced Wireless Lighting system.  It also taxes the high-ISO capabilities of my cameras more than any other sports that I shoot.

2011-12 VMI Wrestling – Images by Chuck Steenburgh

D7000 Does Hoops!

While the D7000 is classified as a “prosumer” or “enthusiast” body, it definitely has its place on the hardwood.  Whether as a remote or handheld, it turns in very good performance despite its limitations.

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NEF icons & preview

A year or two after 64-bit Windows became de rigeur for serious users, Nikon has finally updated its NEF RAW Codec to 64-bit compatibility.  What’s this, you ask?  Simply put, it’s a translator that allows Windows to generate thumbnails and previews of Nikon RAW images (.NEF and .NRW formats).

Almost as long as Nikon has been tardy in providing 64-bit support, I’ve been using the FastPictureViewer Codec Pack.  For the modest price of $15, the Codec Pack supports all RAW formats of just about any camera, and is blazing fast.  (Even on my speedster 2nd-gen Core i5 laptop there’s a noticeable delay when previewing D300s NEF files with the Nikon codec; not so with FPV.)  Or go for the full monty and for $50, get the Codec Pack and FastPictureViewer Pro, a photo viewer extraordinaire with IPTC editor, batch processor, tethered shooting capabilities, and more.

VMI Football @ Liberty – Images by Chuck Steenburgh

Swim meets are always a challenge: that pesky water gets in the way, and indoor pools often have weird (and dark) lighting.  Technology can be your friend.

2011 VMI Swimming & Diving vs Howard/NC A&T – Images by Chuck Steenburgh

Pretec Class 16 SDHC

Pretec’s HD Video SDHC is the world’s only claimed “Class 16″ card.  Is it truly a class leader, or just a pretender?

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