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Photography in Norway

I just received my Nikon D200-IR and will be reporting on it as I gain some experience.

But it’s not everyday that one is able to shoot a magnificent insect like a Praying Mantis in infrared, more aptly termed a Preying Mantis, taking down hummingbirds with its formidable forelegs—and knowing how speedy hummingbirds are, we should all be thankful that this predator doesn’t grow to several feet long!

I shot quickly, using the built-in flash of the Nikon D200 and the not-so-great-for-macro 18-200/f3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR. A Nikon D2x would have been an exercise in frustration, making the shot very difficult without a flash. Built-in flash is a feature sadly lacking on the “Pro” cameras like the Nikon D2X, Canon EOS 5D and 1Ds Mark II—I certainly am not inclined to carry the D2X “brick” with a 1+ pound flash. When will Canon and Nikon wake up and realize that even pro cameras can use a pop-up flash too? Even the US$30,000 Hasselblad H2D-30 includes a pop-up flash, and much of the time all I am looking for is fill flash up to about 15 feet—perfect for a pop-up flash.

If you’ve been following this blog, you know I have a strong interest in infrared photography.

Within the next three days, I’ll be posting an exclusive review of the new Fuji S3 Pro-UVIR. It will be a free article, though I might make a version with high-resolution images (6-megapixel) available for a fee (bandwidth costs money and so do cameras—be grateful). The D200-IR did not arrive in time for this comparison, but it will be covered in due time, and in more detail with the 5D-IR and D70-IR.

I will soon have the pleasure of joining Bjorn Rorslett of naturfotograf.com for a full 7 days of shooting in beautiful Norway.

I’ve corresponded with Bjorn for a number of years now (via email), and not only is he a walking encyclopia of Nikon technical information, he’s a very fine nature photographer and scientist to boot. If you haven’t already checked out his site, it would be worth your time.

Please note that if you have an interest in any diglloyd.com paid articles, now is the time to click that “Buy Now” button, as I won’t be able to respond to purchases from September 19-27 (or from September 14-17). This blog will also go “silent” during that time.


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