I just wanted to share some information on camera accessories that may solve solutions to unique problems and others that may save others some money. This isn't a review of more commonly known third part products such as lenses or teleconverters, but of other perhaps lesser known accessories and DIY solutions. I hope someone can make use of the information I have listed there. Feel free to contact me if there is anything else that's missing regarding these items.

The site now has a new, more official home. Now hosted at www.mkphotographics.com, the new site location will allow for easier expansion and more regularly updated photographic content. Thanks for stopping by, and feel free to contact me regarding this change or anything else. There is now a new email address as well: info@mkphotographics.com. Take care everyone.

Posted a higher resolution, Zoomifier enabled, image in the High Resolution gallery. Clicking here will also take you the flash player for this image. The image has been posted to show another example of detail, information, and art that can be shared through high resolution images. More will come in the future, but this is one of the images that contains interesting details from a world we rarely see with our own bare eyes.

I'm still learning about the differences in performance between my old D70 and the new D200, but the process is going smoothly. Not that handling is all that different. In fact, things tend to almost be more intuitive on the new body. In any cases, I'll be posting some new images I have captured during these local learning excursions. One very surprising improvement is the performance during long exposures. The D200 performs very well in terms of faster noise reduction and excellent thermal noise performance. The "Moon Clouds" image was captured during drastic cloud colour changes while exploring these limits. More to come...

I just picked up a Lowepro Slingshot 200 sling bag. After long ignoring the single strapped camera bags, I have found this to be one of the most useful ways of carrying my camera. Even though nothing compares to the weight support of a good backpack, accessibility for street/casual shooting left much to be desired. The Slingshot packs solve this problem in a light and incredibly well designed product. It has enough space to carry around my most used lenses (even the 70-200 VR off camera if need be), D200 with grip, filters, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Overall design is fantastic down to the built-in rain cover, and tuck away support strap. I think anyone looking for a small, ultralight, easily accessible bag for shorter outings would be very happy with this Lowepro design.