If you’ve always hungered for a DSLR and more importantly, a Nikon DSLR, but never had ‘the ready’ to fill your ambition … The Nikon D3000 DSLRcould be your opportunity.

It’s hard to quantify the allure of the breed but undeniable is the bloodline, the technical excellence and innovative achievements of Nikon cameras and lenses. Priced just above point-and-shoot fixed lens digicams and well beneath the semi pro and full pro model DSLRs, the D3000 is an excellent pathway to the higher quality such a camera can deliver.

A Guest Post review of the Polaroid PoGo Printer by Chris Folsom.

I really shouldn’t like the Polaroid PoGo printer. I can easily list off a number of problems with the device… small image size, average print quality and relatively expensive print media.

In spite of all of the valid complaints I have with the device, I find myself enjoying this little printer quite a bit actually. While all of these negative details remain true, they miss the point of this printer: instant gratification. There are certainly a multitude of very practical printing options available, but none of them feel as quick and fun as using the PoGo.

Part of that fun comes from its extreme mobility… the device itself is about the size of a 3×5 card and maybe an inch thick. Small enough that it could easily be carried in a jacket pocket or camera bag. The printer also includes a rechargeable battery, so no power cable is required for making a print on the go. The 2×3” photo paper is internal to the device as well, making the entire package a self-contained printing environment.

The paper used in the Polaroid PoGo is not your average glossy sheet. The PoGo uses a special zero ink paper that requires no ink cartridges. Much like the Polaroid cameras of old, all of the chemicals necessary to produce an image are inherent to the paper itself. This helps minimize the moving components in the printer (and likely helps keep the unit size so small) but also adds to the costs of the prints as you will have to continually buy the special ZINK paper refills. A 30-pack of paper can be had for about $9… a cost of about 30 cents per printed image. As an added bonus, you can peel off a thin sheet of paper from the back of the photo to reveal an adhesive surface, turning every image you print into a photographic sticker of sorts.

Pin ItA Guest Post by Chris Folsom.

Lineup of Lenses - by canonsnapper

It’s a question I hear a lot from new photographers: “what lenses should I buy?”

And while there are a lot of different types of lenses appropriate for many different situations and needs, time and time again I find myself primarily relying on three lenses in my bag: a fast general purpose zoom (18-50mm), a macro lens and a telephoto zoom (70-200mm). These three lenses will give you enough versatility to shoot in almost any conditions. Also, these three lenses are available for just about every camera system and lens mount on the market.

The general purpose zoom

This is the lens that sits on my camera the most. For

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In this post Kim Brebach from Get the Picture shares his review of the Nikon D700.

Full Frame becomes affordable

Makers of Digital SLR cameras long ago settled on the APS-C sensor, named after a small film format that came in the late nineties and disappeared soon after. APS-C sensors have an area less than half that of a 35mm frame – about 16 x24mm compared with 24 x36 for full frame. Kodak and Canon were the first to use full-frame sensors in 2003 but the prices of these cameras were quoted in 5 figures.

Advances in sensor technology, along with greatly improved yields, have driven the cost of full frame sensors down while megapixels went up. Nikon took until 2007 to release its first full frame DSLR, the D3. Both the D3 …

In this post Lisa Newton from Travelin’ Local shares a little of her quest for the perfect woman’s camera bag.

Many women want the option to have a camera bag that looks as great as it functions, so it can be part of our wardrobe. I’m certain that I’m not alone in this need.

So in my quest to find the “perfect” woman’s camera bag, I was eager to do my homework. So I read several reviews, posts, and forums on the subject. For example:

• Sime’s favorite Camera Bag is the thinkTANK Streetwalker HardDrive camera backpack.
• Peter Carey wrote a great blog post about Choosing a Day Bag for Your Camera.
• And everyone who answered the poll that DPS provided, which aggregated their readers varying opinions about their favorite camera bags, into a top category list.

In my dogged pursuit of finding the “perfect camera bag,” I thought it would be a “cake-walk.” Although, I pursued my homework and more, that I didn’t expect to find was that I couldn’t find a bag that fit the criteria I needed.

I didn’t think my requirements would be too difficult to meet:

The bag had to be large enough to fit my “purse” accoutrements including my wallet, make-up, and hairbrush, etc. Plus, I needed a bag that would be able to fit my laptop, which I want to take with me on various location shoots.

Most importantly, I wanted to be able to fit in my camera, a Nikon D40, along with enough room for both the camera’s 50mm and 70-200mm lens’. I always use both because I never know which one is going to provide me the shot I want and envision.