On advice from my chirpractor and Ken Rockwell, I’m paring down and going smaller and lighter for the new season, taking it back to basics! Introducing my new flagship, the D70s!
Hey, I heard that vintage cameras are in. Am I doing it right?
Or, the strobist angle: Who needs ISOs higher than 800 when you can sync at 1/1000th of a second?
OK, a paltry April Fool’s entry, but I thought you might want to see what a $2200 lens looks like on a $220 camera.
UPDATE: D70s owners shouldn’t take offense to this … after all, there’s a reason I had one in my studio. The flash sync is an incredible tool, and I shot gallery shows and Nobel prize-winners with one of these. But technology marches on quickly, and there’s a reason I keep re-investing in equipment, since I want the best for my clients. The D3s with a 24mm f/1.4 shoots with about 40 times the light sensitivity as a D70s and the f/2.8 lenses that are the fastest you can use for that frame-of-view on DX. Awfully handy in cavernous NYC venues.
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Josh - I’m not at all happy about the false joy and adequacy I just felt.
raaachel - i sensed it was an april fool’s joke at ‘Ken Rockwell’, lol
Ryan Brenizer - No reason to fret Josh, there’s a reason I still have it! The flash sync is pretty darned awesome.
brett maxwell - Does the D70s picture quality look fine next to D3s files (at iso200)? As I’ve been planning my switch to Nikon I’ve been thinking of picking up a D70s solely for the sync speed.
Lynn Michelle - LOL. It can party with my 20D.
Ryan Brenizer - @Brett: The colors aren’t as rich, and the DR is worse, but you can shoot carefully and adjust in RAW.
Peter - Wow, I thought you were serious there for a minute, then you mentioned Ken Rockwell, and I realized it had to be a joke.
Ken Rockwell posts are the photographer’s equivalent of getting ‘Rick Rolled’.
Jolene Oldam - Man, I was so busy yesterday, I missed ALL the April Fool’s fun!
craig john - HA! I’m still sporting my Nikon D50, which looks wonderful when it’s mounted to my 70-200VR. :)