Nikon may relocate some production from Sendai to Malaysia [rumour] Yes, we are making the lens mounts and barrels. No high-tech Nano coatings or R&D yet.

Things were happening so fast it was almost impossible to respond to the changes caused by the Sendai Earthquakes and the Tsunami. My team put together this book for sale on iTunes Store, and hopefully our dear friends at Apple can approve the book as soon as possible, proceeds for sales of the book will [...]

Read this in a promotional copy from a photography tutor’s website (his portfolio here, and you decide if you want to learn from him through his work): I see many people in Tokyo with great DSLR cameras shooting in AUTO or other creative modes. It saddens me to see so much photographic power go to [...]

The Nikon D70 was arguably one of Nikon’s best-selling cropped-sensor DSLR that succeeded it’s semi-pro cousin the D100 back in the early twenty tens. It’s 7x series body size was slightly smaller than the three-digit models but still larger than the 4x, 5x, 8x and 9x series of the Nikon family, though I am still [...]

Since the announcement of it’s development of the “flagship” point-and-shoot camera, the FujiFilm X100, friends who love the classic design basically jumped in joy for this “bold, retro” camera that is aesthetically pleasing, frankly, if the price is right, I want one too. Well, 2 weeks ago, the camera began trickling into the market, major [...]

Ken Rockwell’s recent “review” of the Nikon D7000 is so full of superlatives I found it painful: The D7000 is Nikon’s most advanced camera at any price. The fact that it sells for $1,200 make it a no-brainer, which is why it’s sold out. The D7000 is Nikon’s best DSLR ever. Not too long ago, [...]

Back in 1983, I went to a gathering organised by the Photography Society of Singapore (PSS) and was shocked by a beautiful camera with a hefty price tag: a SGD9,999.00 body is considered heavenly-high even at the current time and space. It was then the little Red Dot was etched firmly in my mind that [...]

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Spent a fair bit of time and money in Japan this Spring, I know this is a little bit sinful, but what can I say? Temptations do come in all shapes and sizes!