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The 2008 Consumer Electronics Show is going on in Vegas and there’s a slew of new cameras being announced. Most are slated for release in March or April, so you’ll have time to save your greenbacks.
You can visit the official CES website here. Get the latest schedule info, celebrity appearances, and more. Visit the CNet [...]

Want to know what goes into making new Nikon products? Ever wonder how long it takes to bring new technology to the market? Now you can get some insight in to Nikon’s philosophy and technological minds that make the equipment we’re so proud of.
Visit Nikon Imaging - Behind the Scenes for a series of articles [...]

This past weekend you walked around your house and reset all your clocks, your watch, and your TV. The VCR is still blinking 12:00 so you passed that by. Did you check your Digital Cameras?
A lot of cameras actually have an option in the menu for DST. Hopefully, it took into account that this year [...]

You can visit the Nikon USA site and grab the new ViewNX and Transfer programs for Coolpix and DSLR cameras. These were posted to the UK site a week or so ago and are now available to the US users. Both are available in windows and MAC versions, are free downloads and don’t require any [...]

This week Nikon announced the latest group of compact digital cameras in it’s lineup. Getting ready for the holiday season, these all should start shipping in September sometime. Complete info and spec sheets can be had from the Nikon USA website.
Nikon Coolpix P5100
12.1 megapixel sensor, a 3.5X 35-123mm equiv zoom, and Nikon’s VR optical-stabilization technology. [...]

Over the weekend I went to the Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival here in the Denver area. This was actually the first time I attended one and I will certainly be back again. It was a wonderful event and I met balloon owners from Florida, Nebraska and other parts of the country.
The Saturday night “Lite In [...]