For Photographers: Second Nikon D3s

July 2010

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Cliff Mautner
Cliff is a fantastic wedding photographer, one of the best in the world. He doesn't need a plug from me, trust me, he has achieved a number of well deserved accolades, but he is a personal favorite. To me, what makes a really great photographer is his or her personal style. To distill it down for idiots like myself, it's what makes him different that makes him special. He is a master of low light composition and he creates incredibly beautiful and poignant images that capture the essence of his clients. Suffice to say, I am a huge fan.
David Ziser
David Ziser is incredible. I recently attended his conference as he toured 60 cities across the USA and I learned a ton sitting in the audience in the Atlanta Hyatt in Buckhead about how to create dramatic lighting with a Qflash and a speedlight. I was fortunate enough to shake his hand and tell him thanks for be so open and giving; it was his character and his willingness to share the knowledge he has accumulated over 30 years that impressed me, but it was his personal charm that endeared him to me. What a great human being.
Joe McNally
Joe McNally is one of the premiere professional photographers on the planet. He shoots Nikon and I read anything he writes, listen to anything he says and is one of the ten people I would love to have a cup of coffee with one day.
Kevin Kubota
Voted one of the world's best wedding photographers, his work is beautiful and astounding. Additionally, Kevin is a Photoshop guru and markets a number of action products and tutorials for Lightroom workflow and album production. I had a chance to meet Kevin for the first time at a WPPI Roadshow here in Atlanta in September of 2009. He was affable and down to earth and enjoyed his presentation and learned a few things as he spoke.
Kristy Dickerson
Kristy is a fantastic photographer that I have had the pleasure to shoot a few weddings with. I love her style and she has a beautiful sense of timing and a great eye. She is very talented and establishes a great rapport with clients; they just love her.
Marcus Bell
Marcus Bell is a phenomenal photographer from down under. Very talented Nikon shooter that is extremely versatile and a really talented wedding shooter.
Steve Glass
A consummate professional with a real flair for the artistic and amazing timing on the shutter. He is a fantastic talent at capturing those tantalizing candid shots at weddings. Always learning, teaching and growing in his craft. His style is unique, distinctive and beautiful. Steve is a personal friend, but more than that he is a brother from a different mother, someone who shoots me straight, no varnish, no sauce, just the facts and I appreciate his honesty and candor more than he'll ever know. God bless him and his family and if you are looking for a finger on a trigger he's your guy.
Thom Hogan
Premiere nature photographer, Nikon equipment expert, prolific author of exceptional DSLR & Flash eBooks.
Tricia Whitmer
Tricia is a fantastic photographer. Her portrait and wedding work is amazing and worth a look. She is an inspiration to me and a fabulous talent that recently shared some of her trade secrets in a workshop; money well spent and I highly recommend you attend one of her workshops if you ever get the opportunity.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Second Nikon D3s

Nikon D3s, like DOH! you can read it on the camera

Kelly Bonsack at Showcase Photo & Video in Atlanta, Georgia called me to tell me that the Nikon D3s I ordered had arrived. I have had a Nikon D3s since November of last year and it is just a phenomenal camera. Hands down, my favorite tool of all time. I have two Nikon D3 cameras (love 'em, still use 'em), a Nikon D700 that is a fantastic tool (especially at the price and weight/size) and a Nikon D3x that is also phenomenal, but a very specialized camera that I use primarily when shooting in pristine lighting conditions, i.e. in the studio or with studio lights on location.

The Nikon D3s, this long after its release, remain in short supply, and for very good reason, they're awesome and people are buying 'em; like me, yeah!!! Check out this review from the highly respected DP Review website - DPReview's in-depth review of the Nikon D3s and read the review, and you'll see why DPReview and every other publication thinks the D3s is the best DSLR ever made.

Here's a hint, It just kills in low light, has got features that are cooler than the other side of the pillow and generates images of incredible quality. I swear, this camera is like the Borg, you know from Star Trek - The Next Generation, it assimilates photons to create light where there seemingly is no light and the images are clean and usable at ridiculously high ISO speeds. I am not pulling your leg, you have to check out this camera; be warned, once you shoot it, they is no going back; unless of course you're a Canon shooter with cases of glass, then there is going back, but anybody else, watch out!!! IMHO, best 35mm DSLR camera ever made; it totally rocks!!!

24mm f/1.4G ED AF-S Nikkor

I am a big sucker for sweet glass and this has got to be the sweetest glass Nikon has come out with in a long time. A super fast wide angle prime, the 24mm f/1.4G ED AF-S Nikkor. I am number two on the list when these start rolling off the production lines in Japan later this month or early next month hopefully. I cannot wait to see what incredible images I can take with this beauty. I feel like Golum, "My precious..." This lens is destined to become a go to tool over night.

Posted by Jeff on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 17:28 in Nikon D3s | Permalink

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