Tech Friday: My product of the year………

As a consumer, just like you, I have products that impact me in a big way. Working as a Tech Rep for Nikon, I get a lot of questions about our equipment, after all helping photographers is my job.
One of the questions I’ve gotten a lot this year is, what of our new products I’m most excited about.
Truthfully, I’m excited about all of them. The new fast glass, (200 AFS VR II, 24 AFS f1.4, 35 AFS f1.4, and the 85 AFS VR f 1.4), are all spectacular additions to our lens line. Many photographers have had those new lenses on the wish list. The new D7000 is a major jump up in features and performance from it’s closest cousin, the D90. The D90 has been one of my favorite cameras, it’s light, very easy to use, and makes wonderful images, the D7000 is that, and much more. I think in it’s price range it will become one of the most successful cameras ever.

The criteria I used for the personal decision to name the P7000 as my product of the year is how has the product affect my photography personally. I’ve long wished for a small, easy to carry camera that would allow me to make the kinds of images I like to make, even in low light, but not be burdened with a camera bag full of lenses. I know there have been many times Sherelene has wished I could just go to dinner without a tripod and camera bag.

When I first got the P7000 I was impressed by it’s size and the fact that it felt substantial (build quality). The zoom range of 28-200 is more than adequate. The thing that really sold me was when I started reviewing my images. On several occasions I had to go to the EXIF data to confirm that in fact, the image was made with this little camera. We really did it right with this camera, it is
everything I had hoped it would be.

Most important of all it has brought some fun back into a kind of photography I’d lost touch with,
just walking around enjoying seeing the world, and then capturing my favorite things.

Thanks for a great product, Nikon. ( I guess it’s o.k. to be so proud of the company that pays me.)

Thanks Father for this great job. I will spend the weekend with some dear friends in the pursuit of better photography, can’t get much better than that……………

the pilgrim