Equipment: D300, FE,F2, F4S, F100, (recent addition), CP7900 AF lenses: 50mm 1.4 G, 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro, 24-120mm AFS VR, 70-200mm 2.8 AFS VR, TC-17E II, TC-14EII, 17-35mm 2.8 AFS. 300 f4.0 AFS. 24-70 f2.8 AFS, ). Future 200-400 f4.0 AFS VR. MF lenses: AIS 50mm 1.4, AIS 35-105mm f3.5-f4.0, AIS 35 1.4, sold the rest in a fit of insanity. SB-800, SB-600, R1C1 Gitzo 1257 leveling tripod, Gitzo 1325, RRS BH-55 ballhead, RRS BH-40 ballhead. Gitzo 2257 Explorer tripod. Plan to acquire F, F3, F5 and F6. Will use them all, but mostly to have them. Too many bags and gadgets to list.
I guess in future when monuments and such are commisioned they will need to be sure that the contract is specific that it is work for hire and that the artist has no future claim to the work in any...
Which one of the things you are mentioning could not have been done in the old form factor? CPU's, GPU's, ports whatever? All of this could have been done in a traditional tower shape that can also...
Other than appearance (which is a matter or opinion) what is the advantage of this design over the previous model? You could easily add all of the extra external connectivity without doing away...
Why don't you slap that TC on the 80-400 and see how its focus acquisition is? That would be as fair as the comparison you just ran. You were comparing an F/8 600mm lens setup to a 400mm f/5.6. As...
Photographers "got away" with f/2.8 when they couldn't shoot much faster than ISO 400. With a current FX camera they can easily shoot with great results 2-3 stops faster. Really more since...
Not to burst your bubble, but WEP can be hacked by any half way proficient user. For instance, your neighbors kid. If you can afford a great camera like the 1D-X, you can afford to upgrade to WPA2....