Archive for December, 2007

當家花旦 Nikon D300

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

一般認為,Nikon D300是D200的替換機型,這個想法也是由D300的市場定位來估量的。實際上也正是如此,在市場上D300絕對是D200的替換機型,並且有消息稱,D200目前已經停產。但是筆者在綜觀D300的性能參數後覺得,D300絕不止僅僅只是D200的替換機型,D300應該是一個全新的機型!

今年八月Nikon就在東京發佈了全幅數碼單反旗艦D3和APS幅面中端機D300外加五支可以配合全幅機身使用的新鏡頭,此舉與佳能針鋒相對,而且Nikon D300的機身各項性能指標都要超越佳能剛剛發佈的中端機EOS 40D,Nikon的後發制人的效果非常明顯,根據資料顯示,在2007年上半年Nikon在日本市場佔有率超過了50%。zol中NikonD300的發佈也讓尼家用戶興奮了一把,雖然說與之同期發佈的D3在性能上超過D300,但是消費定位上也遠遠超過D300。所以,對於Nikon來說D300具有爭霸主流DSLR市場的真正現實意義,而對於大多數單反用戶而言,D300不但具有完美的性能,還具有可望又可及的價格,D300完美的影像擷取品質和強悍的綜合技術實力,在目前市場上來說,Nikon D300已經成為APS幅面數碼單反的王者。

關村線上Nikon D300 Digital Camera首先從核心的感光元件來看,兩者完全不同,D300採用了SONY的新型CMOS感光元件,D200採用的是CCD感光元件;再者,在對焦系統上,D300擁有了51點對焦,並且支持即時取景,而D200僅僅只有11點對焦,D300還是Nikon首款支持LCD取景的單反機型……與此同時,尼康D300的LCD圖元高達92萬。

那麼,NikonD300的成像品質究竟怎麼樣?有宣稱的那樣細膩自然嗎?在高達ISO3200下的成像還可用嗎?最高連拍可以達到8張每秒嗎?在LCD取景模式下可以支援對焦嗎?3D追蹤對焦功能真的有用嗎?……讓我們帶著這些疑問,來進入Nikon D300的世界吧!

Nikon D300的機身重825克,比D200機身還稍微輕一點,但是D300還是採用了合金機身,給人以非常專業的感覺。

在體積方面與D200並無大的差異,雖然同樣採用了採用了Nikon膠片機F100的原型,但很多細節都有了突破。比較明顯的就是右手握持位置有了很大的改動,原來D200握持位置前方的紅色倒三角形狀改了更加圓潤了一點。

機身正面握手處上方和D200一樣,有一個操控撥盤,指端位置有兩個按鈕,一個是景深預測,一個是光圈鎖定,在這兩個按鈕上方還有一個對焦輔助燈,這個燈的光線非常強,足以媲美一般的手電筒。

鏡頭介面位置居中,擁有高速的鏡頭對焦連動杆。在這裏特別值得一提的是NikonD300的半透式反光板結構有了一定的改變,為的是適應高速連續抬起和長時間連續抬起而設計,因為D300的LiveVIEW模式可以通過反差檢測自動對焦,反光板自然也有對應的改進。

D300的機身馬達相當強勁,能輕鬆推動Nikon 80-200mm F2.8,對焦速度更為迅速。

D300和前代的D200相比,因為LCD螢幕增大,部分按鈕位置有所變動但基本操作方式不變,細節上有了一定程度上的提升。關於背面的按鍵使用這裏就不多贅言了,在後面的功能表設置一章裏大家可以感受到D300的強大功能。

以上列舉的這些僅僅只是性能參數上的表像,大多數攝影愛好者或許關心的並不是這些表像,因此我們完全有必要將D300的性能與實際使用感受與大家分享。讓大家可以和筆者一起感受當家花旦D300的成像品質與強大的功能。

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Rules for Break Up

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

You were like movies and popcorn , or peanut butter and jelly . You were the best of friends… last year. Now you’ve gone through serious changes, and you just don’t mesh anymore. It’s hard to admit it let alone act on it but lately you just want out of this friendship.

People change over time, so it’s not surprising that many boys & girls find themselves facing their best friends break up at some point in their middle school years.

Unfortunately, you can’t wave your magic wand  and sidestep  all the awkwardness  and upset feelings  that are bound to  surface, but if you handle the breakup carefully, both you and your best friend are more likely to be okay with it in the end to feel good about yourselves and each other. Not quite sure how to get from here to there? Hold on tight  (and keep reading)!

 Rule #1

Sleep on it. Real friends aren’t easy to come by , so if yours has been with you through good times and bad, think extra hard before you walk away. Remember, no friendship is perfect all the time. Take as much time as you need to think things through. Instead of breaking up with her right off the bat , try breaking up your old patterns. If the two of you typically  hang out  alone, invite some other girls to join you. Also, consider taking a break from each other for a week or two. Maybe you’ll end up missing her and feeling excited about the friendship again.

 Rule #2

Be kind. So you definitely want out. Before you do anything else, make a vow  that you’re going to move on without stomping  all over her feelings. Don’t ignore her, forget to return her calls, or start picking fights. And never, ever vent  about her to your other friends. It’ll only make both of you feel terrible if she finds out and she probably will.

 Rule #3

Move on, gently. So how do you end it? Should you come right out  and say, I don’t want to be your friend anymore? Probably not. That would make her feel terrible, and it wouldn’t do much for you, either. Instead, work on  putting a little space between you, so you both have room to make other friends. You might say something like: I’m really glad we’ve been so close for so long, but I feel like we’re both changing, and maybe   we  don’t have so much in common anymore. I want to be able to hang out with other friends more.Then follow through. Spend time with  other friends, but  don’t turn your back on her  completely. Stay friendly, but branch out  and make other friends, too. Chances are she will too, and the old friendship will slowly fade away.

If your friend is really not ready for things to change, though, there’s also a chance she’ll start clinging to  you desperately or get angry and turn into your enemy. If things get too sticky, you may need to talk to an adult you trust to sort out the best way to handle the situation.

 Rule #4

Look for the middle ground. Maybe you don’t have to break off  the friendship completely maybe you just need to scale it down. Sometimes people grow in wildly  different directions but still like each other. This happened to a boy when he and his best friend entered middle school: Fitting in, being cool didn’t seem as important to me as they were to him. Different activities during and after school also introduced us each to a new circle of friends. But, he adds, it’s still fun to see each other on occasion. Ask yourself if there’s room in your life for a casual friendship with him. After all, you don’t have to stop speaking just because you’re no longer finishing each other’s  sentences. Maybe you can find a cozy  space for him, somewhere between BFF and Some Boy I Used to Know.

 Rule#5

Expect a rough ride. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself missing her  a lot… or feeling guilty that you don’t. In fact, don’t be surprised if you feel all kinds of weird  emotions. Even if the whole thing was your idea, losing a friend is almost never easy. Keep reminding yourself that this is the right thing to do, and that you’ve done your best to be fair and kind to both of you. Then, start getting over  it. Explore your interests. Invite new friends over. Before you know it, you’ll be feeling better. As one reader puts it, At first, I was disappointed that my friend till the end and I were going in opposite directions. But I’ve learned that it’s okay. We had a great friendship. I can look back and smile because having a friend till the end taught me a lot about friendship. And who knows? There might be a new friend till the end right around the corner .
 

Love Is Special

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

baby.jpg    It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
    Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
    Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship and find out you still care for that person.
    Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion and the romance in a relationship and find out you still care for that person.
    A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.
    When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one which has been open for us.
    The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.
    It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they’ll love you back! Don’t expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn’t, be content it grew in yours.
    There are things you’d love to hear that you would never hear from the person whom you would like to hear them from, but don’t be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who says it from his heart.
    Never say good-bye if you still want to try.
    Never give up if you still feel you go on.
     Never say you don’t love a person any more if you can’t let go.
    Love comes to those who still hope although they’ve been disappointed; to those who still believe, although they’ve been betrayed; to those who still need love, although they’ve been hurt before; and to those who have the courage and faith to build trust again.
    It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone-but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
    Don’t go for looks; they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth; eventually that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
    Dream what you want-to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
    May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.
    Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurt the person too.
    A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.
    The beginning of love is to let those we love be just themselves, and not twist them with our own image—otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
     The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
    When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
    The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t get on well in life unless you let go of your past failures and heartaches.