Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter Backpack

I ordered a new camera backpack, the Think Tank Photo Shape Shifter! I really like the concept of this bag. I like the ability for this bag to adjust to my changing needs. I could use this bag to carry something as simple as one body and one lens or go crazy and carry every piece of camera equipment I own! Once I get the 14-24, my bag will be filled similar to the picture below with the exception of the second body being replaced by my V1.

Here are some of the marketing shots of this bag:

Here are some video reviews of this bag:

Waiting for the D800 to ship has been torture. In the meantime, I have been acquiring bits and pieces for the camera:

I bought a SanDisk 64GB Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I Memory Card. With 75MB+ RAW files generated from the 36MP sensor, I figured I needed the fastest card along with the biggest capacity possible.

I plan on buying a Nikon ME-1 Stereo Microphone so I can experiment with video. The D800 can offer broadcast quality video if done right. Some of the samples scattered around the web are amazing!

I still plan on buying the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G and SB-910 Speedlight (again) at some point.

…24 more days until the D800 ships

Buh-bye Nikon D7000

A farewell to a great camera! I’m selling it off to help fund my recent D800 purchase! It’s a great camera, but it was a compromise for me since day one. I wanted a prosumer camera last year but bought the D7000 as an interim camera until Nikon released replacements for the D700 or the D300s. Somewhere along the line, I decided that I wanted to go full-frame so the wait was on for the D700 replacement. While waiting, I started to acquire the glass for it. With my pending order for the D800, I will be a lot closer to getting all the hardware I want to own. The Nikon D7000 has been extremely hard to get these past few months (out of stock everywhere) so I felt it was a good time to maximize my return.

Here is my listing (SOLD!) And here are some pictures:

Salt to the wounds

In the offseason, the Warriors used their amnesty on Charlie Bell ($4 million) and cut Jeremy Lin to free up a spot on the roster and attempt to sign Deandre Jordan. Clippers match the offer and we end up signing Kwame Brown for $7 million. After just a few games, Kwame Brown suffers a season ending injury. Now, Linsanity. Oh, Warriors, why do you always let go of talent and keep the suck?

BTW, even though Jeremy Lin only got a few minutes of play time last year, he was one of the top 3 selling jerseys at Oracle Arena last year! #1 was Ellis and #2 was Curry.

Come to the Dark Side!

Nikon D800 / D800E

Announced.
Ordered.
Now the wait!

Anyone interested in a D7000? LOL

Busy in a good way!

I have been very busy this past month: I returned to a 40-hour schedule at work (yay!) and we have been attending Warrior games regularly. With the Warriors’ compressed schedule it’s as if we are going to a game almost every other day! What little time we have left is spent cooking, cleaning, and sleeping!

I have been more active on Instagram, Google+, and Twitter, so if you want to keep up, just follow me on any of those networks.

Today, we stopped by Bakesale Betty to pick up some of those legendary chicken sandwiches! We brought them to the California Academy of Sciences for lunch and then we walked around Golden Gate Park to get some exercise. It was a good day to continue my quest of learning photography, so I brought my DSLR with me. Here are a few photos I took:

I have been “trying” to fulfill Christina’s 30-day Photography Challenge. It’s been a lot of fun but I didn’t realize how hard it was to take a photo every day! Please join – we aren’t being strict about actually posting a new photo every day – just try to post if and when you can!

Our four-year old Keurig coffee maker recently broke down. We replaced it with a CBTL brewer which can also do espresso drinks! We have been enjoying macchiatos, mocha lattes, vanilla lattes, cappuccinos…you name it, this brewer can make it! Oh and coffee too LOL! You may think I’m smoking crack, but the drinks that this machine makes actually taste better than the drinks made in their coffee shops! I KID YOU NOT! Here are some Instagrams I took of some of the drinks I made: affogato, vanilla latte, mocha latte, macchiato!

This next week will be filled with excitement for me since I have been waiting for Nikon to release their latest full-frame camera, the D800. I’ve been waiting over a year for this announcement which is supposed to occur on Tuesday!

I’ll try to get back to a regular routine of posting! Ciao

Dubs

I brought my V1 to a game to take a few videos. I didn’t take any pictures. Unfortunately you cannot use a flash and you are limited to lenses that are less than 3″ in length. Pretty lame. Handheld shots are near impossible so I didn’t even bother since it was relatively dark.

Here are the Flying Dubs:

Drunk fan sitting near us:

And yes, we lost. Friggin’ Dubs!