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January 28 2007

1/28/07

Tucson suffers massive snowstorm!  Snow accumulation up to 2″ and even more in the mountains. No kidding! The news people really said this, along with the school closings list.  Here at the Newcamerareview.com southern command post, I received about 2″ during the night and by 9am it was nearly all melted.  A few bridges were slick early in the …

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January 24 2007

1/24/07

Olympus announced a pile of new cameras today, one of which sparks my interest.

Olympus SP-550 UZ 18x Zoom

7.1mp
18X Zoom, equivalent to 28-504mm
F2.8-4.5
CCD image stabilization
2.5″ LCD
xD card only, plus internal
Burst rate 15fps at reduced
size
Takes 4 AAs
In stores March 2007, $499
Click here for specs sheet.

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January 21 2007

1/21/07

It’s been cold and cloudy the past couple of weeks with a little rain thrown in here and there, so no new colorful photo gallerys to present.  If you’d like to waste some time, follow the link for a few photos.

Look at my new-old-toy.  It’s a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 2-1/4 X 2-1/4 (6cm X 6cm) rollfilm camera. …

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January 7 2007

1/7/07

Finally! The Nikon D40 full review is done and ready for you to scrutinize.  This little camera performed well, and comes with a surprisingly good kit lens.  Nikon left out a few items that would’ve really been handy; read the conclusion for my rant.  I guess you can’t have everything, but you’ll get more than you can use.   Go

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December 30 2006

12/30/06

Before you is the much anticipated review of the D40 kit lens.  It’s a slightly revised addition to the regular kit lens from the D50 to the D80.  It sports a “II” designation, which includes a new body, and a few specification changes, which are very minor.  There’ll be a few surprises on this one, so Check out my…

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December 25 2006

12/25/06

Have a look at the Nikon D40 pictures I took over the last couple of weeks.  I posted 15 small file shots and 15 full resolution shots (same) at the bottom of the page.  The full review will be in a couple of weeks. Have a nice, and safe New year!  Here’s the link to the sample shot page.

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December 15 2006

12/15/06

Anybody out there interested in the International space station (ISS) and photography should take note of the cameras floating about in pictures courtesy of NASA.  This picture (cropped from hi-res photo during the STS-115 crew visit) on the left is Expedition 13 Science office Jeff Williams holding what appears to be a Nikon D1 series DSLR with 17-35mm F/2.8 …

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December 4 2006

12/4/06

Check out this interesting little camera.  It’s called the Aven iloupe, and it’s billed as the worlds first compact portable field microscope.  The camera is a Canon SD600, which is inserted into an adapter which houses the additional lens mount. It even has 4 dimmable built in LED lights!  There are two packages available, a starter pack with 60x …

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