Canon 5D Mark II Shipping Today

Reliable sources report that the long-awaited 5D Mark II is shipping today and could be in users hands by weeks end. It has been reported that the notorious Canon USA rep, Chuck Westfall, has made the announcement.

The Nikon D700 Is Here!

Surprise! Surprise!  After much speculation and variation in projected arrival dates, Ritz Camera surprises us all and gets the D700 in on Thursday. (more…)

New Nikon D700

Nikon finally introduces a full-framed prosumer digital SLR, the D700.  Order one now (check out Adorama – they are taking orders now) because new Nikon’s sell out quickly.  At $2999, it sits squarely between the $4999 D3 and the $1649 D300.  Incidentally, I’m selling my D300 on ebay as well as a couple of lenses under the seller name ‘rcgrabbag’ (what else).  Will I get one of these D700’s?  I dunno.  I have a Nikon D40 and love it.  It’s what I use 99% of the time.  Anyway, in case you’re interested: My D300 ebay auction My 18-200mm VR ebay auction My 12-24mm ebay auction

Tamiya Mountaineer Reissued?

This photo has been circulating the internet. It appeard Tamiya is putting the classic Mountaineer body on the new F350 chassis. Some changes from the original Mountaineer are visible in this photo. For instance, the side review mirrors are different, the top roll/light bar has clear lenses in the lights instead of the decaled original lights, and there are windshield wipers on the truck where the original had none. Like the F350, you’ll be able to order the multi-function electronics package, but I wonder what it will sound like? The real Hilux pickup only had a 4-banger in it, not the big V-8 of the F350. We should be seeing these sometime around November, 2007.