Fancy Soul Stealer

nikon.jpgIn February, Kristine and I are eloping to Isle of Dominica for a private wedding and honeymoon. Photogs on the island are hard to come by, so last weekend I picked up a new Nikon D80 with a Nikkor 18-135mm lens to handle memory preservation.

Although Nikon slimmed down the body of the D80, I actually prefered the size of the D70. On the D80, my right pinkie finger slips off the bottom of the grip. I’ve got (glove size) large hands and at times I long for a bit more heft in the grip, but over all the size/ weight issue of this camera is superb.

I feel like a proud new father with this baby. You can bet every interesting photo I take will end up on this site wether or not my pictures have anything to do with whatever reason you come here.

Hope that’s cool with you.

6 Comments »

  1. Jaymis wrote,

    Adding an SLR to your visual arsenal is a great move, and not just for stills ifyouknowwhatI’msayin…
    I’m not sure what the Nikon remote capture abilities are like, but it’s simple enough to make an interval timer. Just make sure you set the lens aperture manually (by turning the aperture ring, not just setting it electronically in the menu). Electronically set aperture has quite a bit of variance between frames, so you’ll get a flickering effect which is an absolute bastard to remove in post.

    Comment on November 2, 2006 @ 3:55 pm

  2. Ajit wrote,

    I am jealous.

    Comment on November 3, 2006 @ 4:50 am

  3. Gary Adcock wrote,

    You cannot elope if you are planning to do it 4 months in advance.

    Comment on November 3, 2006 @ 10:24 am

  4. Kyle wrote,

    Kick butt camera man. I actually walked into a CostCo this morning after reading your entry and they had a pallet of these babies for $1299.

    Can’t wait to see some pics.

    Comment on November 3, 2006 @ 11:29 am

  5. Pat wrote,

    Now I feel all inferior ’cause I only have a tiny digital elph still cam…

    Congrats on the elopement! (even if Gary’s right about the technicalities)

    Comment on November 4, 2006 @ 10:40 am

  6. Josh Oakhurst wrote,

    Ha - that’s funny: I didn’t really think about the proper usage of elope until now. Here’s what I just pulled off Wikipedia.

    –
    Today the term is colloquially used for any hasty marriage or one performed away from home with few (if any) guests.

    That works, right?

    —
    No need to feel inferior, Pat. That Elph still has 24p, doesn’t it? 24p is all that really matters - in life.

    Comment on November 4, 2006 @ 11:46 am

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