Fewer Words.
After last week's two-hour plus podcast interview with the Image Doctors, no one wants to hear or read anything lengthy from me for awhile. To atone for my long-winded sins, I hereby offer the most concise reviews and advice I've ever written. 26 products in 156 words (just six per product):
Nikon D3: Best Nikon design, best Nikon sensor
Nikon D700: 95% of a D3, much cheaper
Nikon D300: Can't afford D700? Then buy this
Nikon D80: Old before its time, now retired
Nikon D60: Great AI camera; meter/focus yourself
Any Coolpix: Look elsewhere, nothing to see here
18-55mm VR DX: small range, high performance, low cost
55-200mm VR DX: right telephoto range, performance; low cost
16-85mm VR DX: useful range, great performance, but pricey
18-200mm VR DX: superzoom does nothing perfectly, all decently
12-24mm DX: Wide both ways: DX or FX
17-55mm DX: Too expensive, heavy, for better performance
14-24mm AF-S: Most exceptional lens I don't use
24-70mm AF-S: Where's the VR? Otherwise no complaints
70-180mm Micro-Nikkor: Short-lived wonder of macro world
70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR: Perfect except for the FX corners
200mm f/2: Pug-nosed perfection, practice lifting weights
70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-S VR: Good value, but nothing is exceptional
300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR: Tests how good your camera is
200-400mm f/4 AF-S VR: Perfect on paper, less so otherwise
Capture NX2: If it runs, you might like
ViewNX: Reinventing the wheel again, and failing
Transfer: It's free, it works, big deal
Camera Control Pro: Too expensive for a necessary item
Photoshop CS3: Best and trickiest Swiss Army Knife
Lightroom 2.0: Gets images from here to there
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