I recently bought a camera armor for my Nikon D90 camera from B&H Photo in the USA.
My first impressions of the camera armor was ok.....it did not amaze me per se.
Things that bothered me were.....
1) Added bulk and weight to camera.
2) Cannot use a battery grip with camera armor bottom cover attached.
3) Cannot use standard size tripod heads directly on the camera body because hole provided on the bottom cover too small. I will have to personally modify the bottom cover to allow the screw plate of my Manfrotto head to properly attach to camera body.
4) Buttons became harder to push even if they matched 100% on the camera armor because camera armor rubber is thick. This is especially bothersome for me since I am now used to using thumb focus button to focus instead of the shutter release button to focus.
Is the camera armor worth it? YES it is!
A small incident happened that convinced me beyond any doubt that the camera armor protection on my D90 was worth every US$ I spent on it.
I was taking photos of our equipment installation on a customer's project site on October 5, 2009 at SM Megamall, Manila, Philippines. I kept on taking photos of our equipment unmindful of what was happening until something from the ceiling dropped on my camera armor close to main command dial. It was moisture with grease from some of the old airconditioning piping system above the open ceiling.
I tried to wipe it off with a clean tissue. I got it off when I used tissue with a bit of alcohol.
Imagine if that moisture with grease fell on the main command dial and it seeped in?
I was thankful that I was using my camera armor that day. You see; I remove the camera armor sometimes when I think my camera won't need protection from the elements.
Is the D90 camera armor worth it? You bet your a** it is! :)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
How not to sell your products by Nikon Philippines
I recently took up photography as a hobby.
To learn more about this new hobby; I talked to people who are into photography, I took lessons in basic photography and I try to learn photography from people with more experience.
I recently visited WPPP (Weddings and Portrait Photographers of the Philippines) Photo Congress 2009 from May 4-6, 2009 at Megatrade Hall B at SM Megamall in Manila Philippines. I was there to visit and learn more about photography by talking to the different trade suppliers who are exhibiting at this event.
Most of the trade exhibitors were happy and willing to discuss the advantages of their products on display except people at the Nikon booth.
To say I was disappointed at their behavior is putting it mildly. I have never walked around a whole booth 2x without anyone coming up to me and asking if there is anything they can help me with; except at Nikon booth at WPPP 2009 photo congress.
It seems to me that the people sitting inside Nikon booth with the Nikon Pro shirts believe in their products so much that their static product displays will eventually sell themselves even without them doing anything at all except sit and chat among themselves.
Directly opposite Nikon booth is Canon booth which was full of people since Canon people I believe were more customer-oriented.
Now I fully understand why Nikon grey market in the Philippines is a thriving industry.
I am a Sales and Marketing professional and our company has exhibited at AFEX, WOFEX, Tuna Congress, CCAP conference, Bakery Fair and I know for a fact that is NOT how sales and marketing people should act in a trade show. I have been a visitor to AHR Expo in the US, IKK in Germany, Euroshop in Germany, China Refrigeration in Shanghai and Guangzhou, Bangkok Refrigeration Show in Bangkok, FHA in Singapore, HOFEX in Hong Kong, FHC in Shanghai and none were as disappointing as Nikon booth in WPPP 2009 photo congress.
On the opposite side of the scale; the people at Echostore / Focus One Marketing booth were amazing. They are the official distributors of Think Tank Photo products.
Stephen Chu of Focus One Marketing did an amazing job explaining to me the advantages of Think Tank Photo products eventhough I was just browsing their product displays and asking for brochures. He was even the one doing the demo on their Belly Dancer harness system. Now, I have decided that I will be buying and using Think Tank Photo products because of their local representatives.
Again, I got nothing except deep sigh.....
To learn more about this new hobby; I talked to people who are into photography, I took lessons in basic photography and I try to learn photography from people with more experience.
I recently visited WPPP (Weddings and Portrait Photographers of the Philippines) Photo Congress 2009 from May 4-6, 2009 at Megatrade Hall B at SM Megamall in Manila Philippines. I was there to visit and learn more about photography by talking to the different trade suppliers who are exhibiting at this event.
Most of the trade exhibitors were happy and willing to discuss the advantages of their products on display except people at the Nikon booth.
To say I was disappointed at their behavior is putting it mildly. I have never walked around a whole booth 2x without anyone coming up to me and asking if there is anything they can help me with; except at Nikon booth at WPPP 2009 photo congress.
It seems to me that the people sitting inside Nikon booth with the Nikon Pro shirts believe in their products so much that their static product displays will eventually sell themselves even without them doing anything at all except sit and chat among themselves.
Directly opposite Nikon booth is Canon booth which was full of people since Canon people I believe were more customer-oriented.
Now I fully understand why Nikon grey market in the Philippines is a thriving industry.
I am a Sales and Marketing professional and our company has exhibited at AFEX, WOFEX, Tuna Congress, CCAP conference, Bakery Fair and I know for a fact that is NOT how sales and marketing people should act in a trade show. I have been a visitor to AHR Expo in the US, IKK in Germany, Euroshop in Germany, China Refrigeration in Shanghai and Guangzhou, Bangkok Refrigeration Show in Bangkok, FHA in Singapore, HOFEX in Hong Kong, FHC in Shanghai and none were as disappointing as Nikon booth in WPPP 2009 photo congress.
On the opposite side of the scale; the people at Echostore / Focus One Marketing booth were amazing. They are the official distributors of Think Tank Photo products.
Stephen Chu of Focus One Marketing did an amazing job explaining to me the advantages of Think Tank Photo products eventhough I was just browsing their product displays and asking for brochures. He was even the one doing the demo on their Belly Dancer harness system. Now, I have decided that I will be buying and using Think Tank Photo products because of their local representatives.
Again, I got nothing except deep sigh.....
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Campbell Brown commentary: Obama breaks his own rule
President Obama wants to appoint William Lynn (a former lobbyist for Raytheon) as deputy defense secretary.
According to Wikipedia; Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in defense systems and defense and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007. Raytheon is the world's largest producer of guided missiles.
This is exactly 48 hours after President Obama proclaimed "The executive order on ethics I will sign shortly represents a clean break from business as usual. As of today, lobbyists will be subject to stricter limits than under any other administration in history. If you are a lobbyist entering my administration, you will not be able to work on matters you lobbied on, or in the agencies you lobbied during the previous two years. When you leave government, you will not be able to lobby my administration for as long as I am president."
Maybe William Lynn was a Raytheon lobbyist but has stopped being their lobbyist around 2 years + 1 day so that executive order does not apply? (me snickering in the background)
Maybe President Obama should discuss this with his White House Counsel if this is a good idea or not.
Oh wait; this is the same White House Counsel who convinced President Obama to retake the oath to prevent some "constitutionalist" to file suit because President Obama inadvertently re-arranged some words from the actual oath taking ceremony......but which the US Constitution considers anyone who was President-elect to be President automatically at January 20 at 12 noon even without formal swearing in ceremony for "continuity in government"
Ok....enough with the sighing.
According to Wikipedia; Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in defense systems and defense and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007. Raytheon is the world's largest producer of guided missiles.
This is exactly 48 hours after President Obama proclaimed "The executive order on ethics I will sign shortly represents a clean break from business as usual. As of today, lobbyists will be subject to stricter limits than under any other administration in history. If you are a lobbyist entering my administration, you will not be able to work on matters you lobbied on, or in the agencies you lobbied during the previous two years. When you leave government, you will not be able to lobby my administration for as long as I am president."
Maybe William Lynn was a Raytheon lobbyist but has stopped being their lobbyist around 2 years + 1 day so that executive order does not apply? (me snickering in the background)
Maybe President Obama should discuss this with his White House Counsel if this is a good idea or not.
Oh wait; this is the same White House Counsel who convinced President Obama to retake the oath to prevent some "constitutionalist" to file suit because President Obama inadvertently re-arranged some words from the actual oath taking ceremony......but which the US Constitution considers anyone who was President-elect to be President automatically at January 20 at 12 noon even without formal swearing in ceremony for "continuity in government"
Ok....enough with the sighing.
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