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Sunday, March 20, 2011

My Choice for a Nikon DSLR Digital Camera for Life - Nikon D3100 D5000 Nikon D7000 D700 D3s D3x



Following up on our discussion of Thom Hogan's DSLR Digital Camera for Life question, here's my choice if I had to pick a Nikon DSLR Digital Camera for Life out of the current Nikon DSLR line-up ( Nikon D3100 Nikon D5000 Nikon D7000 Nikon D700 Nikon D3s Nikon D3x )

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Canon 60D Video Lens Kit (for APS-C Crop Sensor Canon DSLR 550D T2i 600D T3i 7D 50D



Building a Video Lens Kit for the Canon APS-C DSLR Digital Cameras including the Canon 60D, Canon 550D, Canon 600D, Canon 50D, or the Canon 7D.

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Nikon D7000 - Discussing Bob Krist 's "Building a Nikon D7000 Video Lens Kit"



Bob Krist, travel photographer and Nikon DSLR digital camera shooter, had an interesting article on building a Nikon D7000 video lens kit. I discuss Bob's recommendations here and add a few tweaks and modifications of my own to come up with my Nikon D7000 Video Lens Kit.

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Here's the link to Bob Krist's original post...
http://www.pixiq.com/article/my-lenskit-for-video-with-the-nikon-d7000





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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Pick a Canon Digital Camera for Life - Canon 550D T2i 600D T3i 60D 7D 5D MkII 1D MkIV 1Ds MkIII



We did a video on picking a Nikon DSLR for the rest of your life, so of course we need to do the Canon side. So, if you had to pick a Canon DSLR to last you the rest of your life, what would it be? The Canon 550D, the Canon 600D, the Canon 7D the Canon 5D MkII, the Canon 1D MkIV, or the Canon 1DS MkIII?

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Nikon D7000 vs Canon 7D - Which One Should I Buy?



One of our viewers left a comment asking which DSLR he should buy... the Nikon D7000 or the Canon 7D. Here's a run-down of the two to help you decide. Hint, hint... the Nikon D7000 and the Canon 7D are closer than you might think.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Canon 70-200mm f4L vs f4L IS vs f2.8L vs f2.8L IS - How to Choose Which Canon 70-200mm to Buy



Canon has four 70-200mm lenses, and all of them are Canon L glass (L is the Pro designation for Canon lenses signaling better quality optics and build).

Which one is right for you?

The Canon 70-200mm f4L ?

The Canon 70-200mm f4L IS ?

The Canon 70-200mm f2.8L ?

The Canon 70-200mm f2.8L IS ?

Monday, March 14, 2011

Pick a Nikon DSLR Digital Camera for the Rest of Your Life - Nikon D7000 D700 D3s D3x D3100 D5000



Discussing Thom Hogan's "Camera For Life" question that was posed to him. A reader asked Thom if he had to choose a camera right now that would last him for the rest of his life, what would he choose. Bear in mind, Thom shoots Nikon DSLR digital cameras, so we're only talking Nikon here. He rules out 4/3 and compacts right away because of image quality, and then we're left with the current Nikon offering... the Nikon D3100, Nikon D5000, Nikon D7000, Nikon D700, Nikon D3s, and Nikon D3x. Here's what he chose...