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Well when you have a big photo-shoot like “The Mill” you should expect something to go wrong.

As of right now my Nikon D80 is in for warranty repair due to the sensor quality had begun to crash; hotpixles and white-balance issues made it impossible to use for this shoot.

On the plus side (if you can take it as a plus side) Nikon is generally really good at fixing problems with their cameras and I will be borrowing a Nikon D200 for the shoot. The D200 will meter all my manual lenses such as the 58mm Noct-Nikkor. So take that Murphy, whereever you are.

As for the D80 I’ll let you know how it shoots when it returns in 4-8 weeks; I expect like new but we shall see. I will be posting Shots from the Mill next week so stay tuned for those plus some more helpful photography tips (except on a D200 rather than a D80). Also I plan on showing some Megapixel examples and how you can get an excellent picture out of a point and shoot.

 

Scoped Out

Originally uploaded by Tesseract (Graeme)

With warmer weather then what winter could offer I will be heading back to the Mill.

Last time we had airsoft players with us to pose for pictures and in the cold weather it limited our ability to take photos (and movements). But with warmer weather and access to inside the mill and outside a lot more variety of images will be produced.

I will be setting up with my on-location off-camera lighting gear and will be participating in many of the different groups of photographers who will be shooting that day.

Here is a video (Turn your sound down first) that is making its way through the photography world. Although I agree that you don’t need a DSLR for good picture the Canon G9 is basically a DSLR in a P&S form. It has a hotshoe, one of the best sensors on the market (for Point & Shoot) and a host of manual features not present in many P&S cameras. Continue reading →