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For all of you suffering from NAS, here’s another item to add to your list. The Nikon D700 looks to be a scaled down D3 and has retained a lot of the nicer features. Pricing for the body looks to be $2999 USD and Nikon says they’re shipping in late July.
You can preorder a Nikon [...]

With a whole slew of improvements, Nikon Capture NX 2 looks to be the best NEF editor in town. It incorporates new Selection Control Points, dual monitor support, and a host of other features.
A few of the new or enhanced features:

Selection Control Point - kind of like layer masks
Auto Retouch Brush - quickly remove [...]

We photographers are well aware that this isn’t a cheap hobby. Many of us have spent thousands of dollars on cameras, lenses, flashes, workshops, books, and computers and software. It all adds up quickly.
If you’ve still got a decent balance in your bank account, perhaps some of these pieces of photo equipment can be added [...]

Pentax has set up a special rebate program for photography students. They are offering various rebates on DSLRs and lenses purchased between April 1 and June 30, 2008. Fill time High school and College students are eligible for these rebates.
You can save $75-100 on the K200D and K20D bodies and $50-75 on a wide variety [...]

I’ve written before about why You Should Own a 50mm Lens and now there’s another choice besides the manufacturers lens. Sigma recently introduced a 50mm f1.4 EX DG HSM lens that will work on both FF and APS-C sensor DSLRs.
Having a 50mm f1.4 lens available to you means you can shoot in low light with [...]

Since this week marks the beginning of Spring, it’s time to do some Spring Cleaning of your equipment. Here’s a few suggestions.
Clean your lenses, front and back. A microfiber cloth works best for this. Just make sure there’s no sand or grit on the lens before you start wiping with the microfiber cloth.
Clean your DSLR’s [...]