New Camera: Nikon D40X

I've made the jump from digital SLR-like camera to real digital SLR camera: the Nikon D40X. A coworker told me that a Nikon is the Mercedes-Benz of cameras and a Canon is the Toyota. Does that make Olympus the Chevrolet of cameras? My old Olympus C-3000 has certainly been more reliable than a Chevy..

I bought the D40X on Amazon. Once upon a time I paid a lot of money for overnight shipping. My once-upon-a-time item took three days. This time I refused to pay for shipping. I was expecting to receive my camera in ten days. I got it in three days. Moral of the story: never pay for overnight shipping.

Photography Terminology 101: SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex which refers to the means by which the photographer views the subject through the viewfinder. In an SLR camera—film or digital—the image in the viewfinder is seen through the lens "TTL". In the days of film a "35 mm SLR" was the tool of professional photojournalists and sports photographers.

Outside info.:

• Nikon USA: D40X
• Digital Photography Review: Nikon D40X
• kenrockwell.com: Review Nikon D40X
• www.bythom.com d40 review

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Being a sunny sunday it was super swamped with tourists but Mary and I survived even though Mary contemplated suicide for a short second. (Is that enough bad alliteration for you?)

Length roundtrip from near the parking area to the Marin side viewing area is just under 4 miles.

View the golden gate bridge walk photo album here: dilettante.rebeccabond.com/photo_album/07_07_01

A Non-Nuclear Proliferation BBQ

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Perhaps inspired by the Star Spangled Banner lyrics: "bombs bursting in air..." Chris and Chad decided to celebrate another, darker anniversary that coincides with the anniversary of the day we won our independence from the British crown: the 1-year mark of North Korea testing "nukular" weapons.

View the July 4th bbq photo album here: dilettante.rebeccabond.com/photo_album/07_07_04