PhotoPlus Expo in October

LOVE MOO cards... the best... such nice people and products... highly recommended. I have used them since they started... if anyone is interested in what they look like, feel free to take one from me when spotting if we meet ;-)

Another year, another misfire. Sorry guys cant make it.

Got home a short time ago, ran into Eric, plus about a dozen folks from a couple of camera clubs I'm in (and even an old Newsday photo buddy...) It's always a bit of sensory overload at the show. Way too many neat things - most of which I can't afford :frown: I did sign up for the free print at Canvas on Demand, but I missed the Moo deal. I did pick up a small Trek-Tech T-pod, something I've been looking at for a while, since they had a show special...

And I got a couple of new SmugMug camera straps, and finally got to meet Andy Williams at the SmugMug booth!

I met Andy there last year and shook hands again yesterday. Superb folks and I used to be pretty active on their dgrin so felt like I knew everyone there LOL. The sensory overload is not the prob for me, but the ignoramuses at the booths who think they can monopolize the folks behind the counter with countless tales of ignorance and blah blah only to make the queue deeper than it should be. I mean, step up, ask for camera/lens/flash whatever, play wit hit, step off... what can be so hard? No, these folks must endure the types that wait ALL YEAR just to go to PPE and lay it on thick and heavy for the Nikon / Canon folks. This is NEVER the case at the Sony/Olympus booths, ever!!

Canon was een deeper into dSLR video this year than before. The new Nikon D7000 autoocus/video is not that great... it has terrific face recognition but is very very slow to lock on. I'll stick to my trusty old Sony camcorder for the kid videos thank you very much. The dSLR video I believe is still for pros with time and dedication to well though out production.