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Nikon release new high-end compact

The new Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon today introduced the COOLPIX P7000. At home in a pro’s gadget bag or in the hands of a spirited enthusiast, passionate photographers of all levels will benefit from the P7000’s high performance, extensive manual controls, stunning image quality and advanced shooting functions.

The 10.1-megapixel COOLPIX P7000 features [...]

Playful Otter

Last year we went to the west coast for a camping trip and managed some Otter sightings, Heather fished out the video for me and put it on Youtube. I thought I’d share it with you as it has lots of potential for making people go “Awwww” [...]

End of Winter

We took a trip up to the Lecht on Saturday to check out the snow, it was pretty spectacular.  We stopped on the Lecht – Ballater road and stumbled into a bunch of Red Grouse on the pull.

It was my first time up there in winter, well worth it if you want to see snow deeper [...]

New Pro Nikon DSLR, has ridiculous low-light functions.

Oh god I want one of these. Imagine the pictures you can get with 12800 ISO with low noise.

Nikon yesterday – I know, I was busy – announced the launch of an updated version of their flagship DSLR, the D3.  The main focus is on it’s new video function, designed with photojournalists in mind, but [...]

Glencoe

Glencoe near Signal Rock

Glencoe

Obligatory Holiday Photo

I thought I’d stick up a couple more photos from the West Coast trip.   These are from Glencoe, one of the most stunning places I’ve ever had the privelage of visiting.  It’s a truly [...]

On holiday!

I’m in Glencoe just now as part of a camping tour of the west coast, so I’ll post a proper update when i get back. It’s very yet so far but we have some otter pictures!

Still hoping to see Golden or White Tailed Sea Eagles and a few other things. Really hoping we get some sun [...]

Nikon release projector camera!

I don’t want this to turn into a Nikon blog but I couldn’t resist posting about this once I saw it.  Nikon have unveiled a new batch of coolpix compact cameras, inlcuding this one which features a very cool projector function:

The COOLPIX S1000pj features one touch projection so you can project your images onto any nearby [...]

New SLR’s from Nikon

Nikon have announced two new SLR camera bodies today, an updated version of their semi-pro D300 body and a new entry level model called the D3000.

D300s

D3000

From the brief look on the website it seems the main advances on the D300 are:

Dual Memory Slot – accepts both Compact Flash and SD
DMovie mode
External Microphone port
Faster shooting [...]