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Nikon Updates Firmware For D3x, D3, D700, D300s

Nikon issued a buncha new firmwares, apparently to support those new boffo 64GB cards that’re starting to trickle out (like this one, maybe?). Anyway, I found this news at DPReview, and they have it laid out the best for getting ahold of those, so rather than reinvent the wheel I’m just going to float them some traffic and send you there to grab those. Just to remember to come back to us when you need the cameras themselves, k?



New Product: Nikon Coolpix S1000PJ IN STOCK NOW

Coolpix S1000PJ

Coolpix S1000PJ

In what situations will a tiny LED projector built into your Coolpix be useful? Here’s a few I can conjure:

1.) Massive In-Person Multi-User Chimping -two kinds
First: Set your D300s to shoot RAW to the CF slot and JPEG to the SDHC slot and shoot a while on your project, stop long enough to swap the SDHC card into the PJ and review your work with your assistants and models using the included remote control and plastic stand and durn near any available wall.

Second: Line up your folks, their folks, and all the running progeny long enough to get a group shot before they get food all over their nice, holiday clothes then keep taking pictures until everyone’s too loaded on tryptophan and football to complain when you shut off the lights and set up the PJ for everyone to enjoy.

2.) Presentations: Since various office softwares can save presentations as JPEG images and the S1000PJ can display any JPEG image on the SDHC card, create your slideshow and save it down as a numbered series of JPEGs, load them on the SDHC card and you’ve a presentation in your pocket.

A variation: Touring a production line take your reference shots, makes your notes, and you now you have an instant visual aid to your meeting or presentation.

3.) While waiting for the rescue helicopter turn on the projector and point it at the sky -all 10 lumens might be the difference between getting eaten by a python and getting spotted.

Scoot over to our page on youtube to check out our Raw Footage installment on the PJ.

We’re expecting soon to see a hands-on review of the S1000PJ from Carel Struycken. In the mean-time, I’d like your commentary on the uses of the PJ.



Potpourri

Aaand here we have a few exciting notes for those of us online and shutter happy. Anyone who so far has had the clam for an E-P1 can rejoice at a firmware update (1.1) which will improve the Continuous AF mode. Also, they’ve updated firmware for the 14-42 and 17mm pancake. To update your Oly gear, just connect the camera to your computer and boot up Olympus Master. Derek says, “Key here is: Follow the instructions on screen -don’t turn it off until it says you can turn it off!” Funny, he tells me I turn it off by walking into the room.

Also, Adobe has passed beyond the release candidate stage on Lightroom 2.5 and Camera Raw 5.5 -yup your D300s, D3000, DMC-GF1, and E-P1 RAW files are now supported. Literally, now. The DMC-FZ35 is supported as well, but only in the US version. As I check our sales history that’s less than 20 days from when the D300s and D3000 bodies hit our shelves to Adobe supporting their RAW.

Aaaand I’m going to fill out this survey: http://survey.pmai.org/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.cgi?idx=QYAG8E because DPreview and PMA wants the Amatuer’s opinion on equipment and usage. While I might make my bread selling camera gear (and annoying Derek, Jody, et al) I certainly don’t do it taking pictures. C’mon guys, own up to having a day job and let them know we want 75 megapixel sensors that record zero noise at 180000 iso on a twenty minute exposure of the night sky. For under $1000. Bwahahahaha. Ok, it’s not really my hobby to try and skew survey data, but there is something (fundamentally broken, to be sure) in me which delights in the idea.

PhotoWalk on Thursday in Broadripple Park or surrounding environs. 7:15PM -and e-mail me if the calendar says 8:15PM ’cause that’ll be wrong.



Sony Doesn’t Think Video is Ready on DSLRs Yet

Sony Alpha A850

Sony Alpha A850

Sony, whose compact camcorders always sift out near the top of the heap in all categories, raised a few eyebrows last week when their three new DSLR bodies all trotted out completely devoid of HD video recording.

HD Video recording, which in part has contributed the monumental success of the 5D Mark II, and of course is the major buzz surrounding Nikon’s new D300s.

But, Sony, who basically own the HD world as far as end-to-end experiences go, opted not to include HD in any of these offerings, despite the markets their competing in being clearly lead by HD enabled competitors.

So, luckily, after that strange bout of behavior, we get a statement from them about why:

“We recognize that HD video is driving customer interest, but without effective continuous auto focus and exposure control, we are concerned that current implementations of HD Video on DSLR cameras don’t provide a good customer experience. Capturing quality still images is a major driver for photo enthusiasts to buy DSLR cameras, and our A500, A550 and A850 DSLR cameras prioritize features (HDR, Exmor CMOS sensors, BIONZ processors, 5fps continuous shooting etc.) that ensure customers will achieve high-quality photos.”



Nikon D300s, Nikon D3000 In Stock. Get’Em Quick.

d300s-inkySo, of course— our new server is still down and we can’t actually update our homepage (how about that classy ad that expired most of a month ago? lemme tell ya…) and we get a truckoad of Nikon’s new boys: the D300s (body only) and the D3000 kits.

The D300s is of course the highlight here, being the very well-reviewed and stalwart D300 but with HD video plopped in and support for SD and CF at the same time.

The D3000 is the newest in the entry level line, presumably taking the D60′s spot in the line-up. It comes as a kit with the 18-55mm VR lens.

If you’ve been saving your nickels and dimes for either of these, your time is now. We have them here, available, and ready to ship. Get those orders in before we run out.




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