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Well after the D3 came out full frame it was only a matter of time until the Full Frame (FX) sensor made its way down the line. The D700 now has it which presents some major advantages for older lenses like the Noct-Nikkor (my favorite) and “The Beast” 28-70mm f/2.8. These and other lenses are great, however with the DX sensor they incurred a 1.5x zoom that often put them out of the zoom range photographer’s wanted.

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As this site and others has evolved I have learned a lot about webhosting and website management. Therefore I will be making changes over the coming days to improve the site content and content creation, at the same time make it easier to add content that matters to users.

Got my Nikon D80 back from repair and everything seems to work great. It seems that there was an issue with the circuitry so the replaced it. Now I’m off to do some more shooting!

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.

The inventor of the internet has spoken, and therefore it shall be done. Plug every person into the internet, all the time. He mentions that this the way the internet will go; however when you think about it, we may already be there.

Take into consideration that Cellphone companies allow computers to hook up to the internet via the cellphone. There are even internet mobile devices like the EeePC (which I’m using right now). RIM, Palm and Apple have taken this one step further (Okay, Apple 2 steps) by making your cellphone your own personal web-browser with unlimited data access on many plans.

The main issue on the web today is Net Neutrality, with ISP complaining that there services are being overloaded by bit-torrent and mass video releases from the likes of CBC and BBC. Even YouTube is not immune to there flack as in the UK some ISPs have even suggested that the BBC should be paying them a Tariff to cover there iPlayer bandwidth useage. However video over the internet is no surprise, ISP have know this was coming for years.

The issue is convincing people to pay for it, which is the crux of the problem. Most people won’t use 60GB bandwidth limit that Rogers Canada has imposed on its subscribers, Bell’s sympatico connection is too slow to reach that limit without a dedicated effort, although that hasn’t stopped them acting like comcast. Although people are finding their internet speeds slowed down by ISPs, some are paying for “up to X Mbps” which they are not getting. My home service is only reaching about ½ that, but even ½ is more than I really need or use; but for people using Apple’s itunes for renting or buying movies, its a big deal.

To make the web 24/7 and usable to all, ISP will have to start offering new services, perhaps over the new radio bands that are coming up in the US and Canada. But for consumers to get the full benefit they will have to vote with their pocket book on new services that cater continual connectivity and tell their elected members they want a free and neutral internet.

In the end, the future internet is here…