MikeyMike's Subliterate Zone

Shane's Visit to San Diego

Posted by MikeyMike at 11:54 AM on June 10, 2008 in Photography.

I started to post this Thursday morning, but VOX hosed up, and I zonked out, so here I am! ^^

My friend Shane from Florida came out on business, but had Wednesday afternoon free. I took the day off and met up with him in the Gaslamp District. (The old part of downtown San Diego, that has been rehabilitated with fine entertainment and dining places. Wyatt Earp lived there after the shootout at the OK Corral!) Shane was staying at the new Marriott next to Petco Park, the new San Diego Padres ballpark. He had the Presidential Suite, which was awesome! Fantastic views of the Bay, Petco Park, The convention Center, the Bay Bridge, Coronado, including the famous Hotel Del Coronado, where Some Like It Hot was filmed!

We went touring the local establishments, like Hooters^^, Cafe Sevilla (yah Gema!!), Hard Rock Cafe and the restaurant/bar that the widow of Jim Croce has called Croce's... We had a *real* good time!! Sleeping on the couch in the suite was moe comfortable than my bed! Especially with the magnificent HD 45" wide screen TV in there. I got up early and took a few pictures around the hotel and Petco Park. Shane had to be in Phoenix (where we were roomies many years ago) So we had a nice breakfast in the hotels outdoor restaurant, and I headed home... @@

My New Nikon D80 DSLR

Posted by MikeyMike at 07:01 PM on May 1, 2008 in Tech, Arts, Photography.

Just got my Nikon D80 DSLR from KEH today! I have to leave for work about 2:30PM on Wednesdays, so I was sweating the FEDEX delivery - he came about 1:30PM, so I at least got to receive it, and got a chance to look it over and charge the battery. It cost me about $650US in "Like New" (with everything, never used condition). KEH and B&H are about the only camera stores I would trust for this kind of thing. Too many scans out there today, especially for used equipment.

I fugured it was about time to get a new DSLR body. The D70 has given me great service and is still a very viable camera, but it's to the point where you can get a lot of nice features for not too much money now. Yeah, I would have liked a D300 body like everyone else, buy I didn't want to spend $1800 for that! ^^ All of my lenes and accessories work with it of course, except the D80 uses SD cards, not CF like the D70.

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Nikon D80 with Sigma 80-200 f2.8 HSM

5 Yeah Baby!s

Honda FIT for Roomie

Posted by MikeyMike at 05:23 PM on June 5, 2007 in Congrats!, Photography.

My roommate John got a new 2007 Honda FIT in very RED. It's supposed to get 38mpg on the freeway and is a very low emmisions vehicle... Plenty of room.. even for Big John! ^^

So, what does this mean, exactly?? I Love Primate I think... But in what sense?!?

btw, that's a California "Environmental" license plate, which I believe costs about $80 a year(!)
The Monkeys should thank them, I suppose...

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Mike, at Denny's after printing the 10,000 checks for Scripps Health once again... You'd be tired-out looking too.

6 Yeah Baby!s

First P5000 Pix

Posted by MikeyMike at 03:03 PM on May 27, 2007 in Photography.

Just messing around, but I am very pleased with my new Nikon P5000 digicam previously mentioned. It's small, but the ergonomics are great, making it easy to hold and manipulate. Dying to try the time lapse mode... maybe with flowers blooming? Anyway, here are some of the pictures (reduced, but they will give you an idea)

New Nikon P5000 Digicam

Posted by MikeyMike at 03:01 PM on May 27, 2007 in Photography.

Been looking for a new digicam for a long time. I've already got a Nikon D70 DSLR and a Canon S1 10x Image stabilized digicam, so I had a lot of "coverage" already. But I wanted something really small and versatile - with the latest technology. Looks like Nikon as finally hit a home run after basically surrendering the high end "prosumer" market after the price of digital SLRs came way down. This one supports the new SD memory card standard to support more than 2gb and high speeds. Got a 4gb SDHC card coming too. Got both from Amazon for less than $400... It's so small!! But pretty ergonomic - and tada! it supports the full capabilities of my "light computer" SB800 electronic flash (though the flash is *way* bigger than the camera!) ^^

Nikon's P5000 Page HERE

10.0 Megapixels for stunning prints as large as 20 x 30 inches.



	3.5x Optical Zoom-Nikkor Glass Lens provides exceptional pictures with incredible color and clarity.



	Optical Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization minimizes the effect of camera shake.



	Incredible, bright 2.5-inch high resolution LCD and Optical Viewfinder makes it easy to compose and share your pictures with friends and family.



	Program, Aperture, Shutter and Manual exposure modes gives you as much control over your pictures as you want.



	Auto adjusts up to ISO 3200 (5MP or lower) to keep shooting, even in lower light.



	Available Telephoto and Wide Angle adapters to expand the camera's capabilities along with your own.



	Hot Shoe for i-TTL-compatible Nikon Speedlights.



	Nikon In-Camera Innovations featuring: In-Camera Red-Eye Fix(TM) automatically fixes most instances of red-eye in the camera. You may never see red-eye again. Face-Priority AF - Nikon's face-finding technology that automatically focuses on faces, and D-Lighting that rescues dark or backlit images by improving brightness and detail where needed.



	MSRP: $ 399.95