I love my Nikon
My camera arrived late in the day on Monday at work! It’s a Nikon D70, and let me tell you, it’s FABulous!
To be honest, I’ve been very apprehensive about taking the digital plunge. In fact, I was very ANTI-digital for quite some time. Film, a far superior medium, seems to be taking a backseat because people want things NOW NOW AND NOW regardless of quality. That’s disgusting in my opinion.
That said, shelling out $1,400 for a new D70 kit was terrifying. But I don’t like to fuck around when it comes to quality. Owning an 8008 for the last 7 years has taught me the value of Nikon hardware and glass. Their optics are great and their control systems very intuitive.
The D70 performs brilliantly. It’s not a film camera, but it does perform.
On Monday night at Clark’s On Clark I took it for a test run. Wow! Easy to use on the fly, quick to focus, quick to respond, a real performer. The pictures were good for what they were. Nothing brilliantly artistic mind you, but hey, they work:
http://www.mavriksound.com/gallery.html
Last night at Roscoe’s I photographed some drag queens in the Drag Race. Again, subject matter left a lot to be desired, but the photos turned out nicely. However, it will be a learning curve trying to determine the quality of ambient light in each club. That’s definitely something to work on and learn how to mix it in with my camera’s onboard flash.
And now, time for me to eat a box of sticky rice I brought with. Mmmm, glutinous rice…
Useful Japanese (Phone) Phrase Of The Day:
もしもし。いまちっといそがしいです。べんつうわむすかしいです。
moshi moshi. ima chotto isogashii desu. bentsuu wa muzukashii desu.
hello. I’m a little busy right now. I’m having a difficult bowel movement.