Monthly Archives: October 2008

The best thing about photography

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Tonight, the boss let me out of the house for a bit so I popped over to Chapters bookstore. I virtually walked out the door, I grabbed my Nikon D300 and tossed on my 50mm f/1.4 and out the door … Continue reading →

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Olympus Firmware Updates.

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Olympus has updated their firmware for for the digital cameras: FE-370, SP-565UZ, ?1060, 1050SW and ?1040. Digital Camera Tracker has review updates on the Nikon D90, Canon EOS 50D.  Oreilly’s photoshop CS4 companion for photographers is now available.  Ken Rockwell talks … Continue reading →

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Deal. Printer Ink Sale

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Inkgrabber has a deal on printer ink:  Buy 2+ Inkjet Cartridges & Get 13% OFF with code: CANDIES(excludes OEM). It’s a halloween offer. I don’t know when it ends exactly but if you need some ink now would be the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Lunchbox Photo

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

I cheated. I shot this this morning. the light was really neat. one side of town was all black, and looked liek rain or a storm any minute, and yet on the other side of the street was sun, sun, … Continue reading →

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Deal. 1TG External Drive just $124

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

This is a really good deal. Grab the VOX 1TG External Hard Drive just $124.00 at Ecost.com. I paid over $200 for my 1TG Western Digital External at Costco not too long ago, like last month and I thought that was … Continue reading →

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Photography Reviews, News and Headlines for Wednesday Oct 29, 2008

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

1001 Noisy Camera has a good piece on the ‘mavericks‘ of photography. Worth a look.  Camera Labs has updated their DSLR buyer’s guide.  DP Photo Journal has updates on the Fuji F60fd, the nikon coolpix s210, the Sony Alpha A300 , … Continue reading →

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Deal. You know you need it.

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Calumet sent me an email promoting their Prospec Firewire Compact flash reader:  Shop Calumet Photographic for this week’s MUST HAVE item: Calumet Prospec Firewire CF Reader I think there’s lots of  other things that I need other than a compact … Continue reading →

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Contest. Win a Digital Camera

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Win a Jazz JDC 9 Digital Camera Now that I’ve reviewed the Jazz JDC 9 Digital Camera I’m going to give it away. Be the 100th person to sign up for our free newsletter and it’s yours. Be sure to … Continue reading →

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Photo News for Tuesday October 28, Afternoon edition

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Alphamountworld is having a photo contest The Canon 5D Mark II won’t be available for another month Digital Camera Tracker adds reviews for the Nikon P6000 and the Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 ephotozine notes the Lightscribe Design Center Duracell comes … Continue reading →

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Deal. Grab the Fuji S700 for $107

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Jim Fitzsimmons

Grab the Fuji S700 for $107 As I write this, there’s only 7 available at Ecost.com Features include:    The S700 features a 10.0x Optical Zoom with a 35mm focal range equivalent of 38-380mm. Bring your subject closer and clearer … Continue reading →

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