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WOW, the Pro-8 strobes are so fast!! I don’t need them, but I want them, yesterday!

Treasure Island is a nice spot to shoot the SF skyline, I went there yesterday with the SF Photography Meetup group. That was my first event with them, got there half an hour late and just setup and started shooting, didn’t talk to other members. I think one of the organizers walked by to see [...]

Found this photoset by ttstam from the Flickr 5D Mark II – group. The noise control at high ISOs on the 5D Mark II looks impressive from these images. You really have to go to Flickr and look at the full resolution versions to see the noise performance. He also included reference shots with the [...]

I spent most morning messing with color profiles of my MBP. The “late 2008″ MBPs come with 2 different panel models so far: 9C84 and 9C85. I have the 9C84, probably because I got mine on the release day. I’m not sure which model is better, but it’s more important to have it calibrated correctly [...]

1. Brett, we know it’s a tough question, but if you had to pick just one camera to shoot with from now until the end of time, what would that be? Brett: Canon 5D mk2+24mm 1.2. [From 5 Questions for Brett Walker « Flickr Blog]

Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! Lensbaby just refreshed their entire line of selective focus lens. I’ve wanted a Lensbaby for quite some time but never actually bought one, all my lenses are large so I kindda want a ultra lightweight and small walkaround lens. While the 50/1.4 or even 1.8 might fit the physical criteria, I [...]

Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! 5DM2 is finally here, the price is right, it’s not perfect but it’s close. I think I’m gonna get one. 21 megapixel CMOS sensor (very similar to the sensor in the EOS-1Ds Mark III) Sensor dust reduction by vibration of filter ISO 100 – 6400 calibrated range, ISO 50 – 25600 [...]

Even if it drops I’m most likely not gonna buy it any time soon. But I sure hope this thing is gonna beat the competition. That D700 is just really too damn good. Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch!

It’s been a while since I put up a real post, my daily Twitter digests took up the first page of my blog quickly. I’ve always considered moving to China, or Asia in general, to do startups or consulting. Our friend Jimmy decided to go to business school in Shanghai, so I went there to [...]