Canon Fall Triple Rebates, Where are you?

I've been reading from numerous message boards that the Canon Fall rebates are coming soon! The rumor is that October 15th is the magic date. I will stay tuned and see what happens...

On the Shopping List:

40d
580exII
85mm f/1.8

and maybe some other glass.... either way I will be broke.

Good Bye d80!

After using my d80 for almost a year I decided that it was necessary to return it to its rightful owner, Costco. I was expecting them to give me lots of attitude and questions but they took it back with only one question, "why are you returning?". I just gave them the "doesn't live up to my expectation" spew. Any who, this was about 3 weeks back.... and I have been camera less since. I am still decided if I want to go over to the dark side or is Nikon still my brand of dslr choice.

I've taken a look at the Canon 40d and it hasn't really impress me much. My old d80 felt better in my hands and had a better viewfinder not to mention and way better LCD screen!

Decisions, decisions.... whens' the 7d coming out?!

Tokina 16-50 f/2.8

I have been waiting for a mid-range zoom for a long time now since I have been primarily using my shit kit lens. I was looking at the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 and even the Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8, but the quality of the Tamron was questionable and the price of the Nikkor was even more questionable ($1200 USD+) !!

I hope that this new offering from Tokina has the same quality as their other lenses. If this is so I will be a proud owner of one in the near-future.

The going rate for one of these is about $650 and is currently available at

Canoga Camera and Adorama

Decisions, Decisions (Canon Vs. Nikon)

I went to a local camera store yesterday to get a feel for which dslr was right for me. I played around with a Nikon d80 and with a Canon 30d. Both cameras were pretty nice but it felt as though the 30d's autofocus system was superior to that of the d80. Prior to this, I was set on getting the d80 but now I am confused. The 30d can be had for about the same price as the d80 (give or take $200 w/ the Canon rebates). My search continues...

Cnet Nikon d80 Review

Dpreview's Nikon d80 Review\\

Imaging-Resource's d80 Review

Nikon D80 + ____?

Found out I get some pretty good benefits from Nikon at my work. I am pretty set on the d80. Now I am just wondering what my first piece of Nikon glass will be. 18-70? 18-200 vr? shizar!

I will have to make this critical decision soon. Can't wait! Must get it before Hawaii.

Can't wait to open a Flickr account with my DSLR images! Yay.

Nikon Sweepstakes for a D80 + accessories

Contest Link

Nikon is having a pretty cool contest where you get to enter once daily for a chance to win a New Nikon D80 w/ accessories!

Canon Rebel 400d (XTi) Review is out

From DPreview.com

Dpreview.com's Review of Canon's 400d Rebel XTI

The reviewer only gives the Canon Rebel Xti a higher value (8.5 vs 8.0) in image quality but stated, "...they [Nikon] also managed to close the image quality gap to a degree where the differences are as good as irrelevant."

It is probably a more relavent comparison between the Nikon D80 and Canon 30d. More to come as I decide on which DSLR is for me.