It seems that the guys over at NAPP and Kelby Training are branching out into a new venture, this time in partnership with Nikon. The first video Podcast is available now through iTunes or from the Dtown website (http://www.dtowntv.com/). First lets talk about the good. Scott and Matt know their gear and have a lot of experience [...]

Tim Reynolds is one hell of a guitar player. Last night he brought his band TR3 to the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach. I have gone many shows at the Belly Up over the years and my main complaint is that the lighting system is HORRIBLE. For a venue that prides itself on being [...]

Nikon announced a new 35mm f1.8 DX lens today. (corrected. Thanks Jonathan) I am sure this will be a really sharp lens and with a $199.95 price tag, it will sell well. I won’t be picking one up since I already use a 35mm f2.0 Nikkor lens on a FX body. What this does signal to me [...]

Nikon D700 , 200mm, f/3.2, 1/250, ISO 1600 John Legend knows how to make an entrance, and the sold out crowd at the RIMAC Arena got to witness that first hand. More on that a little bit later. Last Friday (1/16/09) I was getting my gear ready  to shoot John  when I received a voice mail letting me know [...]

I don’t pay much attention tot he cost of camera gear. I am not in the market for any new lenses or camera bodies so the price changes don’t really interest me on a day to day basis. The same can’t be said for Nikon Rumors. They track the price fluctuations of Nikon gear around [...]

  The new Nikon D3X has now been out in the real world long enough for some reviews. First up ids the blog post / review by Joe McNally : A Monster of a Camera. And while Joe loves the image quality and feel of the camera, he does bring up two important points; the camera [...]

Shooting the New Years shows was a unique challenge in deciding what gear to take. There where going to be nine different musical performances along with a slew of other special “moments” including the midnight ballon drop and final band bow. Add to this that I had no idea about the stage layout, the distance from the photo-pit to the musicians, or [...]

The Grateful Dead always did know how to throw a New Years Eve bash, and this year two of the founding members did just that. Bob Weir and his band RatDog, and Phil Lesh and his friends joined forces and turned the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco into a big old party. After the death [...]