Gadgets: Nikon D7000 announced

I'm a gadget geek, I'm always excited when new gadgets are announced, specially if the announcement is coming from either Apple or Nikon (yeah I have a fanboy card :D). And I follow sites like Nikonrumors, Tuaw, and of course Engadget.

Nikon announced the D7000 today. It has been rumored for a long time now and it seems that Nikonrumors got everything correct. its supposed to be the replacement for the midrange DX format Nikon D90. The D90 was a great camera.It was the first DSLR to have HD video recording capability. It has 12 MP, a good ISO range usable even up to ISO 3200 at times. Decent 4.5 FPS frame rate, 720p HD video recording, flash commander mode, Good autofocus with 11 AF Points. It's so good that it took Nikon more than 2 years before replacing it.

The D7000 takes it to a new level with 16 MP, ISO range up to 6400 (max is 25,600), 100% viewfinder, 6 FPS, Double Memory Card Slot, 1080p HD Video Recording, 39 AF Point System, and Magnesium Alloy body.

Though the D7000 is a great camera, I don’t think that I will be upgrading from my D90 because it's still in the DX format. For me the upgrade path is to move to FX format which will give the FX look that I want and because I'm after still photos and not video recording.

If you're after the video recording capability, that’s a different story as the D7000 claims to have an improved autofocus on Video Recording mode. Plus it can now record in 1080p versus the 720p from the D90. The D7000 is expected to be in the price range of 1,700 SGD.

Together with the D7000 announcement are two new prime lenses: The AFS 35mm 1.4 G and the AFS 200mm G VR II and a new Speedlight SB700 (which replaces the SB600) with Master function that enables it to control 2 remote groups of flashes.

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Hello 85 1.8

I got my Nikkor AF 85 1.8 D lens last monday night. I've always lusted for this lens ever since I've tried one when Pam's cousin Gary lend me his copy. It's a perfect portrait lens for me as I'm comfortable with the focal length and love the depth of field it gives. So when I got a call from Gary asking if I know someone who might be interested buying his 85 1.8 I asked him to reserve it to me. Now I have it and i can't wait to use it tomorrow morning for a friend's prenup shoot. :)

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Purpose Driven Photographer

Last Saturday, I assisted in the Purpose Driven Photographer Workshop Singapore. The Singapore branch of the workshop is already in its 2nd Batch. I am so blessed to be part of the first batch. More than learning Photography and meeting different photographers from Imagine Nation, I made new friends who shares the same passion. :D

The speaker for the session is Carlo Cecilio, A master photographer from Imagine Nation. The topic is about Composition and Posing.
I got to the classroom around 9:30AM, Stephen and Carlo are not yet there, but there are already a number of students inside, I went inside the room and introduce myself to everyone, I started walking around the room shaking one hand after another while trying to remember their names. Good thing later on they were given name tags and make the job of remembering their names easier. :D

The class started with Carlo giving an exercise for the students to take some shots without using their viewfinder and LCD screens. He had them cover their cameras viewfinder and LCD screens and asked to shoot anything they want outside. Carlo later explained that it is an exercise for the students to see with their mind and not just with their eyes.
The lecture then started with review of last weeks lesson which is Basic Photography. Basically the relationships between, Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO sensitivity, also reviewed is the setting the correct White Balance.


Carlo then proceed to the main topic which is Composition and Posing. It was sort of a review for me as Carlo go through the slides.  After Composition we break for lunch. And then we continue with the study of the Purpose Driven life. This part is what makes the course special and unique. The workshop aims not just helping you  become a good photographer but to be a better person as well. The workshop is also scheduled for 7 consecutive weekend which means that the student will have the time to bond with each other, have fun and develop friendship.


After PDL we continued with the lecture on Posing, Carlo give some posing do's and don't and show sample photos of how it should be done. The basic concern is making your subject comfortable in front of the camera, finding their best angle and not making them do something you are not willing to do yourself.

We then headed out to Esplanade area to practice their composition and posing techniques. Connie, one of my classmates in PDP SG Batch 1 agreed to help by becoming one of the models. we then met up with the other models Kevin and Shaz.


I know that the students had fun learning and shooting during the day and will have more fun in the sessions that will follow.  Next week, they will be learning about Studio lighting and Strobist. :D