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holy cow… it has been a month since my last geekly review… oops. I will do better next time. Let me tell you, alot  of geekly stuff is going on.  Lets get this party started.

Nikon has made the 24 1.4

What can I say, it has been announced.  And thank you Nikon for listening to my requests. It looks like it is going to be an amazing lens. I have pre ordered one. They are not expected to start shipping until March, so I am playing the waiting game.  Why is this an important lens. Because Nikon has not made a super fast wide angel prime lens in a long time.  The last one that was similar to this lens was the 28 1.4. That was an amazing lens and still to this day is sold on ebay from anywhere between 3 to 4 thousand dollars.  It is probably worth every penny.  I have a feeling this lens is going to trump the old because of the new technology that is put into it.  At the same time Nikon also announced the 16-35 f4 VR2 zoom lens. I believe this is the first wide angel lens that nikon has made with the vibration reduction (VR) technology built into it.  This also looks like a great lens, wish it was a 2.8, but I don’t think that was the purpose of this one.

Aperture 3

Just when I thought Apple has given up on it’s “Aperture” project… they do something totally amazing and release the Aperture 3 upgrade. Guess they haven’t given up yet. I am going to be honest, but I was seriously considering switching over to Light Room, but as of right now, that is not going to happen.  Aperture 3s new functionality is totally amazing.  I would even hazard to guess that most photographers will have no need for photoshop any more. I will still use it because I do alot of stuff with layers and textures.  But I am thinking that at least 95% of my editing will be completed in Aperture.  The features that I am most excited about are the adjustment presets, and how it now uses brushes (to brush effects in an out of an image).  Overall it looks like a splendid upgrade.

Last but not least the iPad

Do I believe that apple’s new iPad is going to change the world… frankly, I don’t know.  Do I think it is an amazing device? Simply put, yes.  Whats not to love about it. It is basically a giant ipod on steroids, that has a gorgeous screen and a fast processor.  Is the lack of flash a deal breaker? For me, no.  I mostly agree with Steve Jobs when asked about the lack of flash on the ipad. He likened it to old technology that is no longer on computers, like floppy drives, and serial ports. I don’t even remember the last computer I used that had either one of those on it. Also the flash player on the mac is the most unstable program I have ever used on my mac. I would not say that is crashes often, but is probably the only program that does crash on my computer.  Flash is cool, but html 5 is cooler. Apples whole thing is innovation.  I guess according to apple flash is not worth it.

It’s time for another geekly review. Let’s Kick It.

CES… consumer electronics show

That was held last week, and you would think that in a geekly review, I would have alot to say about it…. well I don’t, basically for one reason… it is geared for the “consumer”.  Ok, the real reason…  Apple is not there.  Just kidding,  here is my two cents.

3d home televisions were a big deal at this years CES. Do I think 3d televisions are a big deal; no.  I cannot speak for the rest of the world, but while 3d is cool, it will not catch on until the viewer does not need to wear some sort of 3d glasses for it to be viewed… especially for home use. Until that becomes readily available, I think it is just a fad… like it was in the 70s or 80’s. If you want to check out some really cool technology from Christie projectors and 3d technology (that was not at CES… I think, at least I did not hear of it there) watch this vid.

For the best of shows at the 2010 CES, I would go here.

Nikon Rumors

The web is all abuzzzz.  Nikon has scheduled a press event for Feb 3.  Let your imaginations run wild…. that was nerdy. Seriously tho, I will break this down into two sections: what I hope for and what I expect.  I hope for a replacement for the D700, more specifically a D700s. Same sensor as the D3s, but in a smaller package. That would be nice. And while they are releasing the D700s, it would be super awesome cool if they would also release either a 28mm 1.4 or a 35mm 1.4 lens. Seriously Nikon, pretty please, make me some super sexy, super fast wide angle lenses. But I do not think that is going to happen. I expect… uh, a new nikon high end point and shoot and probably some teleconverters. Both of which I have no use for…  as you can see, I am not expecting much, so I won’t be disappointed.

Website Favorites

http://www.thebschool.com/

I have been meaning to join the bschool for a long time now…. and boy, am I glad I did.  The bschool is a social networking site geared specifically toward professional wedding and portrait photographers.  I have learned so much just in the couple days since I have joined. I would recommend checking out this site for every photographer that is trying to make money.  There are lots of free videos on itunes and every Thursday at 6pm Texas time becker (the creator) has a free live podcast where he usually has a guest and people can ask questions.  It is tops.  So, check it out… at least the free podcasts that are on itunes.

Hello everyone. Welcome to my first ever geekly review. Let me tell you that I am very excited about these posts.  The geelky review will be about cool new technologies that I stumble upon.  I am going to be honest, these will probably be heavily based on camera gear and apple computer stuff. How often will these I be posting geekly reviews…??… Dunno… if it is slow in the tech industry, then not often, busy…. then often.

onlive.com

I am going to start off with something a little off canter for myself.  I have not been this truly amazed by a technology since i saw Steve Jobs announce the iphone… and it has to do with a product that I would probably never purchase.  I am not a gamer. To be honest with my self, games have never really interested me.  I like playing games for the social aspect of it.  I seriously start getting board with games after about 15 min of playing by myself, but I could play for hours with a group of friends.  Anyways, this is the future of gaming, not only with console games (xbox, playstation, wii, etc), but computer gaming as well. The cool thing with this, is that you can play it on pretty much anything that can connect to the internet from, a computer to a smartphone (aka iphone).  Cloud gaming is the future.  Feel free to watch this video presentation of onlive.com. Must warn you, it is long, but if way cool technology interestes you, it is great. Here is the first 10 min from youtube, they have all the sections, but if you want all of them go here http://www.viddler.com/explore/gamertagradio/videos/160/

apple tablet

Apple has to be one of my favorite companies.  They made computers cool (to be disputed). They invented the iphone.  I love how people either love them or hate them. I must admit, I am on the love them side.  They are more expensive, but to me it is worth it for a quality product with excellent customer service.  I don’t believe that they will ever have, or even come close, to half of the computer market share, but I don’t care. If they did, I would probably not like them any more….

Recently there have been many rumors about an upcoming apple tablet computer.  Do I believe it will come soon… I have no idea. I hope so, but it would have to blow my mind for me to get one.  Apple has this allure and shroud of secrecy around them and their future products that only generates buzz.  I love this quote about them in reference to the upcoming apple tablet; “I don’t know anyone who works at Apple who doubts these things; nor do I know anyone at Apple who knows a whit more,” Gruber writes. “I don’t know anyone who’s seen the hardware or the software, nor even anyone who knows someone else who has seen the hardware or software.”

Now on to the predictions: Apple wil release a tablet computer. It will be called the islate.  I believe it will be released before the end of Feb.  The islate with be half iphone and half macbook air. It will have to modes it can run in. One mode will be the ipod mode, that will make it look and function just like a super sized iphone. The other mode will be the computer mode that will have a full version of snow leopard and have all the functionality of a laptop.  Those are my predictions and I am sticking to them…. maybe.

website favorites

www.dxomark.com

This is the best site for comparing digital cameras. They mostly have DSLR’s, and they test all aspects of image quality and put it on little graphs for you to see. It is way nerdy, but I could seriously spend days on this site comparing cameras side by side.  I also love it because it uses measured data and not user opinion.  Who cares about user opinion… show me the data.  Just kidding, user opinion is good, but it needs to be backed up by this.