suppositly or well according to the teachers they have friends who buy digital scanning backs ( 4x5 ) and crap like that and they rent them out to people who want to use them and it uncludes an assistant, location laptop, all nessisary crap cords and shit for syncing for a couple grand per a day

^^^ Dude, that's uncharacteristically bad spelling for you....you drunk? :p

lol

I don't get it :confused:

Another change in RS colours...
edit: I like the new look, but I find the gray font on charcoal gray background a little hard to read. (even though it looks slick)

I naturally spell bad.... but hmmm i don't really remember writing that also.. hmm!!!!

Fixed that for you... :lol:

nikon d60 announced...
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/...nt_rgb-001.jpg

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012910nikond60.asp
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08...ikond601st.asp

Quote:

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 29 January 2008 - Nikon Europe today announced the debut of the Nikon D60, a digital SLR designed for the consumer who wants to combine top technology with user-friendliness and creative features. The D60 provides a resolution of 10.2 effective megapixels, Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED image-processing concept, in-camera editing functions and a 3-area auto focus system. The camera offers continuous shooting at 3.0 fps, near instant power-up in just 0.19 seconds and high ISO sensitivity, all in a compact, lightweight body with a user-friendly ergonomic design. The Nikon D60 is designed to simplify camera operation and allow the photographer to concentrate on taking pictures. The camera’s simple, user-friendly design includes a reduced number of buttons and a combined monitor and information display. A 2.5-inch LCD screen presents information using an easy to understand graphic user interface, with three types of presentation style to suit all users. The symbols and numbers in the display rotate through 90 degrees, presenting information in the correct orientation according to how the camera is being held. The D60 also includes a new feature that turns off the LCD monitor screen automatically when the viewfinder is in use. The D60 utilizes Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED technology to maximize image quality and processing speed. The camera also offers creative features that are designed to allow the optimisation and adjustment of images without the need for a computer. Image optimisation is achieved through functions like Active D-Lighting (which compensates for strong shadows), and the automatic correction of false eye colour when using the built-in flash. Creative features include the automated creation of stop-motion animation files from a sequence of images, and effects that simulate the use of optical filters to produce colour shading and sparkling highlights. To combat the dust that can be introduced into the camera body when changing lenses, , the D60 includes an integrated dust reduction system. Nikon’s exclusive Airflow Control System channels dust out of the image path and a vibrating, self-cleaning sensor unit shakes off any remaining dust from the camera’s optics. The Nikon D60 standard kit comes with a high-performance VR-NIKKOR lens, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. Compact and lightweight, the lens offers 3x zoom with a versatile focal length range of 27mm to 82.5mm (35mm-format equivalent). Nikon’s advanced Vibration Reduction technology combats the effect of camera shake, allowing the use of shutter speeds that are up to three times slower than is practical with non-VR lenses. And with its sophisticated, leather-toned design, the lens looks as good as the pictures it takes. “The D60 is intended to put high quality photography within the reach of ordinary consumers.” said Toru Uematsu, Manager Prosumer Products at Nikon Europe B.V “The combination of precision technology and carefree convenience places the D60 in a unique position of offering compact camera users the chance to move up to digital SLR with ease and security.”

along with..

16-85mm f3.5-5.6 VR
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/...r_1685-001.jpg
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08...kkor1685vr.asp

60mm f2.8
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/...icro_1-001.jpg
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08...kor60micro.asp

24mm f3.5 t/s
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/..._pce_1-001.jpg
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08...ikkorpce24.asp

Quote:

Pre-PMA 2008: Nikon today announced a new Nikkor unlike any before it and likely to prove an effective 'halo' product as well as an invaluable tool. The PC-E NIKKOR 24mm f/3.5D ED is a wide angle lens offering both tilt and shift movement. Also announced was the development of two further PC-E Nikkors in 45mm and 85mm focal lengths which shall be on show at PMA 2008.

^ Those are some nice pieces of glass right there...

I wonder how that 16-85mm will compare to my Zeiss 16-80mm....

Damnit, all these nice snow shots waiting to happen, and me stuck at home =(

Dumb Question, but what do you use a tilt/shift lens for?

Mostly for architecture, but they can be used for cool landscapes or portraiture. You use it to change your plane of focus.

Here's some info and examples for ya:
http://photo.net/equipment/canon/tilt-shift
http://shutterbug.com/equipmentrevie...s/0801sb_tilt/
http://www.fredmiranda.com/TS-E90/
http://www.cheapshooter.com/2007/08/...rld-after-all/

WOW. Look at this bazooka (literally).

Sigma 200-500mm f2.8.. for Sigma/Canon/Nikon mounts.. holy nuts.

http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/...00-500-001.jpg
http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/...ma_200-500.jpg
- http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08...igma250500.asp

You can even make it 400-1000mm f/5.6 with this attachment...

http://a.img-dpreview.com/news/0801/...0-1000-001.jpg

What a monster.. :ratedb: :ratedb: :ratedb:

Mmmmm I was drooling over that yesterday

That and they have a new bigma catagory lens that has OS in it, that would be damn nice

The 150-500mm with OS.. DROOL!!

Ok. So is Sigma a pretty good brand then? (sorry I don't know, never used their stuff, and I still don't know enough about anything really lol).

Let's say you were comparing this 500mm OS lens to a Canon's 500mm F4 L IS lens... What would the price difference be, and are they really comparable? Would they be in the same "category" I guess?

I'm asking because I'd like to have something bigger than 300mm in the near future (that's what she said - from "The Office" :P) and I'd have to sell my car to buy a Canon lens of that size lol

What are you thoughts?

Sigma 170-500mm f5-6.3 APO @ 400mm, f13:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/skittish.jpg

^ looks good to me :P i have 3 Sigma lenses :) i like them :D.. but thats cause i waste my money on other camera toys .. the glass is sufficient for most needs

...I just got a stiffy.

The sharpness of the 170-500 is ok, but the bokeh sucks.

That's still a pretty decent shot at 400mm I would say :)

I think about half my flickr page was shot with my 50-500, most of them at 500mm

OH yeah, your "bazooka" hehe That's an awesome lens. I want one :p