JayKnight Life: Running, Reviews, Photos

   Nikon's First SLR the F (1959)        So, Nikon has jumped into the mirrorless Camera market...great...  It kind of makes you think: Why do we need mirrors in cameras?      According to my always resourceful and sometimes accurate wikipedia sources, SLR's or Single Lens Reflex cameras have been around 1884. They were called single reflex because of the action in the camera that moved the mirror out of the way to expose the film or sensor. 35mm SLR's weren't commercially available until Leica's PLOOT camera in 1935.     In 1952 japan jumped into the SLR game.. with  ( Pentax ) releasing the  Asahiflex . Asahiflex 1952     Nikon , Canon and Yashica introduced their first SLRs in 1959.    SLR's were needed for serious photographers who really wanted to see exactly what would be captured on the film. Before SLR's your viewfinder was just a hole through the camera above the lens -- Close, but ...

      So, after a minor delay, .. Ethan had his first day of school today. The First day in the beginning of what will be a long and promising educational career. From Kindergarten to Middle School to High School, College and Grad School. He'll probably spend the next 20 years in someone's classroom somewhere learning and growing.    

This picture makes the pavement look like grass.. that's how many leaves were on the ground which contributed to a strong fresh cut tree/grass smell in the air. Normally above water, this flower is drowning    

  Okay, so sue me,.. I'm still a big kid. I like big loud trucks with a lot of power and I like seeing them jump over things and crush things.. and then sometimes, I like to see them crash.      If you know, I love cars, racing and monster trucks. There is no way they'd let me get behind the wheel of one of those things, but I wish they had a passenger seat. 

So, Day one with the Canon was kinda weird. Nothing really to go out and take a picture of. It was a really boring rainy day. But I still got some cool shots. The macro on this thing is awesome. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who hasn't purchased a new camera in some time.   What do i like so far?     It's lightweight,- compared to the eos 630     I love not having to search for outdated or specialized batteries     The lcd screen is clear, --haven't made too much use of the flip out and back function     The zoom is cool-lets you know when you are shaking too much,     The macro function is tight when there is enough lighting,      The controls seem easy enough.      i haven't gone full manual yet, but i'll get there.