Fuji S5, Nikon D3 and D300

So B&H Photo has the Fuji S5 for ($1,564 in stock) D300 for $1,799.95 (in stock, and D3 for $4,999.95 (still and backordered)

So.. the Fuji is a steal I guess, or maybe the D300 is a steal.. what do you think?

I am still hoping for a D3 in the holiday stocking.. hahah.. maybe 2050...

Cocoa's Photo Session

I recently created a slideshow of Cocoa's photographs...

---> Click here to see it <----

New Nikon D3 camera and old fav's

News of Nikon's new D3 immediately sprung thoughts of finally being able to move to a camera with a (almost) full sensor. For me the perspective of shooting with (Nikon) digital camera's has always felt awkward; the 1.5x 'magnification' just doesn't work for me. Give me a 135mm lens and let it be just that.
I brought out my Nikon F5 this weekend, used a roll of recently purchased Fuji Pro S 160 film for a friends photo shoot. What an exhilarating (yes, exhilarating) experience! The results were quite out of this world! Paired with the Nikon 135 DC F2 lens the combo is flawless...

So, I will shoot film! I will just process negs to CD using a cheap service and then scan only the individual images I want (in higher resolution). Yes that means I will have to also purchase a film scanner. Is that so bad? :)

With the news that new film emulsions are being produced; that film has just as much a place as digital; I am certain that we will find a renewed interest in this media. People will say "Let's do the 'retro' thing!"

This is atleast true until i get my hands on a D3! Time will tell...

and be on the look out for some of the images from this session....

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