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“The GF1 is a near perfect travel camera.”

Craig Mod’s fantastic travelogue / photo-essay / camera review. Earlier this year I wrote why I suspect I’m not going to travel with an SLR any more; getting this camera would just seal the deal.

Yeah, there's solid ground on this Amazon archipelago. It's just 50 feet underwater right now. Mind that first step with your $5000 worth of camera gear.

Almost all of my photography is urban or indoors - these are a few tips gleaned from my recent vacation down to the Rio Negro in Brazil, in the Amazon rain forest. You may find them useful if you're a semi-serious photographer planning a trip to a tropical, non-beach destination.

On my recent trip to Brazil to visit the rain forest and Rio de Janiero, I carried a lot of photo gear by some standards, and very little by others. It'll sound like a lot when I list it out; in comparison to previous extended overseas trips, it was actually less than usual.

Just a quick thought this morning - if you combine the new Verizon MiFi portable access point with an Eye-Fi Explore memory card with its built-in wifi, you can have your digital camera upload photos from the field (anywhere there is 3G signal) as you're shooting, without any computer on-site. Could make for a very interesting setup, especially if traveling within the US. The added bonus, of course, is that having the MeFi means that you, and everyone you're traveling with, has access to the Internet (and, via Skype, voice calls) from their laptop in the car, hotel or wherever you are.

I'm very interested to see how the new Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM lens gets reviewed. It's a little pricey at $900 list but that's still about half the price of the comparable Nikon full-frame mid-range f/2.8 zoom. (Being that it's a Sigma lens, the same unit is obviously also available for a wide range of other manufacturers' SLRs, although inventory is pretty thin at most vendors right now.

Shot at the show for Allison Parris.

I've created a BIG slideshow for broadband viewers -- open full screen for best results:
http://karlo.org/slideshows/ap-runway-2009-02-17/

The slideshow is the best way to view my images from the event. They really need to be viewed large, and in high resolution, to get the most out the shots, mostly because of the textures in the clothing.

For those on slower connections, try the Flickr set.

Effectively equivalent to the traditional 50mm 1.8 lens that was the traditional "normal" prime in the days when 35mm film ruled, the sub-$200 Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras will arrive in March and be half as expensive as the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM Lens. It will also be significantly lighter and smaller. At that price point, if the optical quality is anywhere in the ballpark of Nikon's 50mm primes, this lens is going to fly off the shelf and be a standard part of the kit for any Nikon DX-system photographer. I know I'm going over to the B&H site right now to see if I can pre-order it. Nikon did a nice job on this one listening to the demand from the street - I'm not sure a lot of people expected to see them releasing prime lenses for the DX format.

[Via Thomas Hawk]

Nikon has finally released official details of its (not-so-secret) successor to the D80, the new Nikon D90. I've carried a D70 for almost four years now, and I've waited as the D70s and D80 both succeeded it in its place in the lineup. I also resisted the siren call of the D300 -- mainly because it was just so heavy, I couldn't see myself carrying it all the time -- and if you don't carry a camera, what's the point in having it? The D90 is a fantastic "practical compromise" design for amateur photographers -- the image quality of the D300 with the compact size of the D60 and D80. I do wish they would drop the "scene" modes already (in four years, I've never once used them on my D70) but I guess they are compelling enough to a large enough segment of mainstream buyers and don't get in the way of more serious users. I do notice that I see a lot of tourists in my neighborhood carrying the heavier, more expensive D300 (thanks, weak dollar) so the D90 will more than likely be a hit with both the "prosumer" and "prospender" crowds.

Amazon's not taking pre-orders yet, but the minute they start, I'll be getting in line.