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Raiding Eternity [Memoryforever]
“Lots of times the families will go down to Kinko’s,” the funeral director tells me. “They can do a memorial folder thing down there.” Do you help them get photos off Flickr, off Facebook? “We don’t really help with that.” More??
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Raiding Eternity [Memoryforever]
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Looking for a connected camera? The Samsung ST1000 has a wealth of features many of which are similar to many other digital cameras available today. It does, however, have a few tricks up its sleeve that are likely to become more and more popular on compact digital cameras in the next few years
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Been taught by a pretty good photographer that using Flash with your camera was just not the most elegant way to get great shots, I had to really master well my camera to get the best picture possible even in the worst conditions. And yes, Low light scenery was among them… Despite the hard work of many manufacturers, shooting in low light without any means of image stabilization or tripod is something pretty much impossible if you don’t jump into your camera setting and try to boost your camera ISO… And depending on your camera, high ISO most too often has meant dead ugly shots up until just recently with the arrival of Nikon’s latest wonder the D3s.
Nikon D3s Specs
- Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED + Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S
- Full-frame, 12.1-megapixel Resolution
- Nikon F-mount
- 3.0-inch LCD with 921,000 pixels, 170 degree viewing angle
- ISO range of 100 to 102,400
- Shutter speed range of 30 seconds to 1/8,000 second
First Impression:
If you have never had the chance to get a D3 or D3s in your hands, let’s just put it this way, take a Nikon D700, add to it a battery pack and then you may roughly get the shear size of this professional shooter, the D3s.
Made to resist to the worst situations and built for professionals who need a Camera capable of sustaining heavy shocks including thermal ones, the D3s is made to last long, a very long time. After all if NASA decided to order last year some D3s for its Space missions to shoot the most “outer space” pictures ever, there must definitively be some good reason behind this choice. NASA Orders D3S Digital SLR Cameras and Interchangeable Lenses from Nikon.
A true Photographer power machine, the D3s like the D700 is far from being the most friendly camera ever, with many settings at your disposal, the D3s needs good knowledge as to what is what in order to get your settings right, and even a tiny little mistake can quickly turn your photos into real disasters, but then again, the D3s is not made for my mum neither and if you are interested with this kind of DLSR you must be ready to take the time to understand it and learn how to use it.
Let’s Shoot Baby:
To get a good understanding on how amazing the D3s is, I decided to test our camera with the same set of lens that I used with the D700, the Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED and the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S. Fitted with lens I am used to play with, I was capable of getting the basic comparison ground I needed.
After a couple of shots, I was quite impressed by our camera. Focusing, swift and accurate, the D3s autofocus is an impressive and fast something that I had not always been used to get on lower models.
Once your subject is in focus, the D3s has a 51-zon AF mode, set your camera to the highest JEPG quality or on RAW mode. I just went totally nuts and shot like a maniac. Thanks to our camera’s incredible ISO range going from 100 to 102400, I did not feel the need for a Tripod during my week-long test…. Whether shooting at dawn, under direct sunlight, home at dusk or night, the impressive ISO range of the D3s always gave me the perfect “Flash”- or “Tripod”-less experience. Added to this, featuring a great and accurate exposure, the D3s will just shoot right what you need giving you a clear and sharp picture.
Now, being capable of shooting at high ISO like 102,400 does not mean that your camera is exempt from noise, whether you like it or not, noise will still be there, but just wait a sec here, thanks to Nikon’s impressive work here, you will be able to shoot up to ISO 8,000 and even to 12,800 and I assure you that you will still get impressive results. Offering twice as less noise as the D700 at the same ISO speed, the D3s is mind blowing! During my test I did not even bother setting the Noise reduction mode on, but hey, if you really insist, you can always turn it on.
Above IS0 12,800, well the noise really starts kicking on, but depending on your needs it still is pretty interesting to shoot photos in plain dark without bothering to carry a tripod along with you.
Once your Compact or SD Card full, it’s time to see how good the pictures are. Just fired up Photoshop (in my case) and as usual Nikon worked its magic on the D3s, offering life-like pictures, sharp and keeping colors true to what mother nature provided us, even with “thought” saturated colors (Red for example).
You can access to more Hi-res sample photo of the D3s here on our Flickr Account
Conclusion:
I was limited by my personal skills, but the D3s is for sure will give to a real professional or an amateur Impressive results. Now, no pain no gain, the D3s is not what I can call affordable. Sold in Japan at around 460,000 Yen, the D3s is not your average camera, and if you really give yourself sometime to master it well, the potential of D3s is limitless.
Finally, I have to mention it, but yep, the Nikon D3s also features a movie mode, the exact same one as the D90, D300s and D700. By that I mean the exact same unusable movie mode… But rest assured, Canon’s latest 1Ds Mark IV video mode is just a bit better. Canon 5D MK II and Panasonic Lumix GH1 video mode is still unbeatable if you cannot afford a RED.
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[Review] Nikon D3s, mastering low light shots in style
At the PMA 2010 camera trade show, which kicked off today in Anaheim, General Imaging announced two new cameras to complement its “Power Series,” the E1486TW, and E1480W, as well as the first one to its Power Pro Series, the X5….
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GE Intros ‘Power Pro’ Cameras, Announces X5, E1486TW, and E1480W
At the PMA 2010 camera trade show, which kicked off today in Anaheim, General Imaging announced two new cameras to complement its “Power Series,” the E1486TW, and E1480W, as well as the first one to its Power Pro Series, the X5….
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GE Intros ‘Power Pro’ Cameras, Announces X5, E1486TW, and E1480W
At the PMA 2010 camera trade show, which kicked off today in Anaheim, General Imaging announced two new cameras to complement its “Power Series,” the E1486TW, and E1480W, as well as the first one to its Power Pro Series, the X5….
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GE Intros ‘Power Pro’ Cameras, Announces X5, E1486TW, and E1480W
Sony has just shown of a concept model of a new alpha DSLR camera system. This device uses an Exmor APS HD CMOS censor to provide full AVCHD video. There is also an ultra-compact DSLR with interchangeable lenses, a successor to the a700, and new TX5 (water…
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Sony Shows Off Alpha Concept Models: PMA 2010
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New Lenovo ThinkPads On Feb 23?
There’s not too much to say here as of yet. A new image (pictured above) has just popped up on Lenovo’s Flickr stream. It’s pretty clear that new ThinkPads will be coming very soon. On the 23rd, the details will go live on Lenovo’s website. Until then, we’…
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New Lenovo ThinkPads On Feb 23?
There’s not too much to say here as of yet. A new image (pictured above) has just popped up on Lenovo’s Flickr stream. It’s pretty clear that new ThinkPads will be coming very soon. On the 23rd, the details will go live on Lenovo’s website. Until then, we’…
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New Lenovo ThinkPads On Feb 23?
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Kitchen life on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
Kitchen life. … Kitchen life. Kitchen life by blese. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. …
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Kitchen life on Flickr – Photo Sharing!
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