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.

Tilt Shift Picture!

There's a photoshopping technique that makes photos look like they are toy models. Here is one of my attempts at doing this: (looks alot better in full screen)

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

Another Blow To Nikon...

Canon just announced that they are releasing the 1DMKIII soon. Along with a few other accessories.

Boo!

Why does Nikon always gotta be so slow?

I may have to return my d80 for some canon love. :(

A pictures says a thousand words...

Half of them are lies.

Check out this photographer's site. He does some crazy airbrushing on his models. I can't stand the plastic look on all of his photos.

http://glennferon.com/portfolio1/index.html

Tea Time Part II

Went down for some boba but decided to get some fruit tea tonight with the tea drinking buddy, Jenn.

She finally decided to drive down to my neck of the woods so we went to Life Plaza. We ordered fruit tea and french fries. Awesome combo! (would have been better with a cold drink though).

For your viewing pleasure...




























Tea Time!





























Tea Time + French Fries ?














Jenn is 2 Fast 2 Fobtastic!

Flickr Pro Yo!

I've just upgraded my account for $24.95!

I get 2GB of storage space a month for a year!

You may be wondering "What's in it for us?!"

Nothing! Absolutely nothing unless of course you like looking at my mediocre pictures (then you are in heaven).

Good Night.

That is all.

My FLICKR

Got My Flickr!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarcalan/

Check it out on the weekly!

Northshore boarder

I am back!

Just got back from a great time in Oahu. This vacation was pretty exhausting but super fun as well. We went to Diamond Head, Wakiki Beach, NorthShore, Dole Plantation,Polynesian Cultural Center, Paradise Cove and a bunch of other places I don't remember at the moment.

The weather was fantastic but I am glad to be home.

Here's a picture of a sunset off of Waikiki Beach

Photo Term of the Day: Bokeh

Bokeh (from the Japanese boke ぼけ, "blur"[1]) is a photographic term describing the subjective aesthetic qualities of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens. For example, causing an out-of-focus background image may reduce distractions and emphasize the primary subject.

Courtesy of Wiki.

Happy Birthday Mylinh!

We had dinner at Mac Grill last night and I brought along my d80 to snap some shots. I opted not to use flash so some of the images are a little blurry.

Will post more later.. here's one...

Got me self some new Toys!

Went down to Samy's on Saturday a picked up a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, a Hoya HMC Circular Polarizer and ordered a 2gb 150x ridata sd card from Newegg (hopefully it'll get here in time for my trip).

The lens so far is awesome! Super fast autofocusing and clear as day images in low light indoor shots.

All this for a grand total of: $220.

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.

Epson's New PictureMate 4x6 Printers

After playing around with some 4x6 Printers I have come to the realization that Epson's PictureMate Flash is the BEST 4x6 printer on the market. PERIOD. I've had the opportunity to play with Canons, HPs, Kodaks, and Lexmarks and none of these printers have a chance against Epson's new line. Epson wins in pretty much all catagories: speed (45 seconds), image quality, fade resistance, water resistance, functions, and ease of use.

The PictureMate Flash retails for $299.99 and comes with a built-in CD-RW which gives you the ability to save all your images on to a CD if you wish to do so. The price may seem to be a little steep but the quality is well worth it. If $299.99 is way out of your budget, the PictureMate Snap is the next best thing. The PictureMate Snap retails for $199.99 and is identical to the PictureMate Flash minus the CD-RW. Supplies for these units cost 34.99 and 39.99 for 100 and 150 prints respectively.

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!

Awesome Wedding Photographers!

John and Joseph Photography based out of Seattle, WA have some real talent. I stumbled upon the site a few months ago and was really impressed (it takes alot to impress me).

Check it out:

LINK!

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.