Went out locally looking at tripods today and I have discovered one thing that they all have in common… they SUCK! I looked at and fondled several tripods. The only one I found that was stable enough for my purpose was a Dynex 65” tripod. The head was very stable and the weight was good, […]

I am pretty good at knowing what I want most of the time, at least materially speaking (relationships are harder). My search for the perfect tripod is not going that way. I have decided I need a new heavy tripod because in certain conditions my tripod has too much play with the D60. I have […]

Here is a shot of the moon I took tonight using the new 500mm reflector lens. The new lens is interesting. It puts a haze over everything that I photo except objects that emit their own light or have a substantial glow about them. This shot is a little blurry, but that is a result […]

One of my favorite things to do on my Fujifilm S5200 was take macro pictures. I have found that so far on the Nikon D60, it isn’t exactly the same process. Switching between the two cameras has not exactly been like moving between horses, they are two completely different beasts. The natural tendency for the […]

I don’t know that any shipment that has arrived for me recently has made me as excited as a little envelope I received today from Adorama. I received a neat little device called a “52mm to 55mm Step-Up Adapter Ring”. Such a tiny and inexpensive piece of happy. This little guy will let me use […]

DSCF6510 Originally uploaded by Curtis M. Kularski I’ve uploaded some new macro photos that were done yesterday morning to my Flickr stream. The set is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kularski/sets/72157606338961327/

  Nikon D60 Nikon D80 Standard Kit Price: $589 $879 MP Rating: 10.2 10.2 Standard Lens: 18-55mm VR 18-55mm VR Shutter: 30 – 1/4000 sec. 30 – 1/4000 sec. Image Sensor: DX/CCD DX/CCD Total pixels 10.75 Million 12 Million Effective Pixels: 10.2 Million 10.2 Million Weight: 16.1 oz 20.48 oz       I kept […]