Photography-Equipment

Photography-Equipment

Getty images is up for sale

If you have the coin.  $1.5 billion, give or take.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/21/business/media/21deal.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

 

--bjet 


camera suggestions?

Hello all -

 

My wife has gone back to school to get degrees in Art and Art History.  She has applied for a grant to do a three week study abroad program in Mongolia this summer focusing on digital photography of women in Mongolia.  She hasn't taken any photography classes yet and will need a decent digital SLR for the class.


New Nikon lense from Santa!

Jim gave me a Nikon 55-200mm lense for Xmas. What would be a good "assignment" to use this baby on?

Ain't technology grand

I got the latest issue of American Photo last night.  Was in a baggy case it included an advertisement.  It was a 20"x30" double-sided poster ad for the new Nikon D3.  On one side is a collage of D3s making some kind of star.  On the other is a shot of motorcyclists at a race track.  A smaller cropped version in the back cover of AP.  It's at the edge of the track using the 18mm-24mm lense.  The lead rider just about fills the frame.  Has his knee down with a slider throwing sparks.  In the background he is being chased by two Kawasaki 600s, a Honda, and some others.  If