D800 or 5d Mark III Part 2

I’d like to say that taking pictures of cameras seems like a waste of time. I’d rather be out taking pictures with the camera than of a camera.

My first impressions of the two cameras and I hope to follow-up with my thoughts on their actual use.

D800                                           300mm AFS  with a 1.7 tc                                 f4.8     1/1000s

 D800 or 5d Mark III? Initial impression…when I received the 5d3 I was very impressed by the fit of the grip and solid feel of the camera in general. The D800 felt good and a little lighter, but the space for  your finger tips felt too shallow.

The D800 is a fatter camera, the grip depth is 3/32′s of an inch less than the 5d3, a very small difference. I got used to the D800 grip after few days.

The 5d3 also won the shutter sound contest (the 5d3 sounded better to me) this is probably not important to most people. The D800 and 5d3 both have quiet shutter modes, the 5d3 is quieter.

I found the menu system on the 5d3 more intuitive. Even though I’m more familiar with Nikon, the 5d3 was easier to navigate.

I like the rear view of the D800.

The front view of the Canon is nicer, the D800 looks chopped on the right side.

If my friend Kerry saw this he would say ”Enough of the camera porn!”

All of a sudden I’m living in a bizarro world…everything is reversed. The things I like about Nikon, done better by Canon.  To be continued…

Long Beach Grand Prix 2012

I love the sound of these cars. Indy has dumped the V8 normally aspirated for all new V6 Turbos. I thought the sound would change, but I guess 12,000 rpm sounds the same 6 or 8 cylinders. Now that I think about it, a 12,000 rpm motorcycle sounds about the same. Shooting the Canon 5d Mark 3 at 1/80th of a sec. to blur the background. 2012 IndyCar Series Chevrolet’s 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engine

Minimum Curb Weight: 1,565 lb

Fuel Mileage: 3 mpg approx.

RPM: 12,000 max

Horsepower: 700 hp

Fuel: E85 EthanolHoly Crap! Those cars are fast!

Lights, Camera…Flash (update)

I was looking through old files and came across this one.  I didn’t use it at the time (taken 4 months ago) because there were stray hairs that would have taken too much time to clean up…I was being lazy, so I put it aside and forgot about it.

I did a black and white conversion and gave the eyes a little punch.

It’s a nice photo. I’m glad I went back and fixed it.

Jennifer

My daughter Jennifer was nice enough to pose for a few photos. I bought 2 new monolights and was very happy to try them out.

 

Bye Bye STI

It was cool and rainy, proper for such a sad day. Why a sad day? This is the day I sell my Subaru. A 2005 Subaru STI, 0-60 in 4.6 seconds, 300 hp, and 300 ft lbs of gut wrenching torque.

I took one last ride in the rain, perfect conditions for all wheel drive. I had this car almost 7 years, I just couldn’t let it go…I usually keep a car 3 or 4 years.

The car was great, but I’ve decided to go with something newer and better on gas. I put 110,000 miles on the car, but if you can find one with low miles…buy it. I guess you must like the styling, kinda funky looking car. Upgrade the rear sway bar to something big to take out the under steer and enjoy.

When I bought the car it cost 30k (probably not a lot of money for some people) and now they’re 35k, I had a hard time spending 30k on a car. I feel a big automotive downgrade coming on. Probably for the best, I’m getting a little too old for a kids car. I had a lot less gray hair when I bought it 7 years ago .