by Aaron Hockley on August 24, 2006
Three new items are coming from Canon:
- EOS-400D: 10.2mp DSLR. Inherits the autofocus and 2.5″ LCD from the 30D. It’ll be interesting to see the pricing.
- 70-200mm f/4L IS lens, with expected pricing in the $1250 range. Ouch. That’s twice the price of the current non-IS lens, and I really don’t see IS being worth $700 on this lens.
- 50mm f/1.2L lens, expected price around $1600. If someone needs a really, really good 50mm, now they can get one. Only for the very serious roster shooter
Camera information from Canon Japan. Lens information at Rob Galbraith. I doubt I’ll ever own either of these lenses, but I may have to take a look at the 400D whenever I start considering a new body.
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by Steve Eshom on August 23, 2006
Vancouver and Portland are not known for heavy snowfall, so it surprised me a bit to see these visitors mid-train in a PTFI. They most likely never see their reflection in any river since they generally are on the high iron only in snow storms.
These were shot as they crossed the Oregon Slough between UP’s Peninsula Jct. and BNSF’s North Portland Jct. It was a good thing I was paying attention, while someone was gabbing or I could have quite possibly missed them. For you flanger fans who can’t read the small print, the numbers are SPMW 331, 320, and 326.
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by Aaron Hockley on August 22, 2006
by Aaron Hockley on August 22, 2006
This is part one of a three-part series where I’m going to post several shots from my June 2005 trip to Alaska on a family vacation. These images were the basis for my show at GorgeRail 2006 titled “117 Miles of Beauty.”
This post is a series of images shot while riding the Coastal Classic from Anchorage to Seward.
Looking at the head end of our train along Turnagain Arm
Calm waters, snow-covered mountains, and our train along Turnagain Arm
The dome car is a fine way for the ladies to enjoy the scenery
A friendly wave from a crew member at a meet at Portage
The onboard snack service was quite festive
Climbing towards Grandview
It’s a shame there’s no decent scenery along the journey…
My next Alaska Railroad post will be images shot while chasing/railfanning the line…
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by Aaron Hockley on August 20, 2006
I haven’t posted many of my Alaska Railroad photos online because I wanted to save many of them for my show this year at GorgeRail. Now that has passed, I’ll probably throw several up in a post here in a few days. Here’s a teaser; the Glacier Discovery train cruises over Placer Creek on its way to Whittier.
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