Cheezr

Klingon bird of prey de-cloaking! Pretty Cool and topical.

the free one i got from B&H is a pearstone and works flawlessly. Indistinguishable from the Nikon branded battery. HTH CZR

I have a IIs and take a lot of cats in avail light. the IIs has amazing low light focus and is the only camera i own (of many) that can focus reliably on my black cat in low light.

That was true for film cameras, where the "tech” part was the film but judging  by a 2-3 yr replacement cycle for "sensors" I.e. bodies, I would guess that bodies are now a very healthy part of the...

Very nice site, Siegfried. I enjoyed reading your articles and learned things that i did not know! thanks, CZR

That's interesting because I thought Nikon USA serial#s started with 30x ?

You have to buy what works for you. In my case the articulating display and IBIS were the deciding factors. CZR

I would say, "never".

are you at all sensitive to weight? keep in mind that the k5 and 18-135 is a hefty combo to be carrying around. If nothing else get a good neck strap. and enjoy CR! CZR

Richard,
Is there a protective shutter that closes over the lens when power is off? or a lens cap? I don't see any in the pics and am just wondering..

CZR

Very nice, did you do the conversion yourself?

Beautiful compositions, Pete. i ESP. Like (damn autocorrect) #2 czr

Amazon must be turning the screws..

not like i don't have a handful of my own...

OMG, I want one!!!

well done but i have a correction: the e-pl3 does not have a touch screen (sadly) and the lcd is not of the twisty variety. it really only angles 90 up and about 45 down (which i prefer). Having...

@Dale108 that is an ornamental banana!

I guess i am just surprised by the poor quality of the raw files compared to other aps-c cameras. Thus, my questions meant, are these final raw quality or is it a beta convertor or are the raw...

How are you converting the RAW files? Or should I only be looking at the JPEG's?