Starting with Olympus and now with Canon coming on strong, digital SLRs are starting to have the ability to プレビュー live video feeds from their main sensors. This means あなた can flip up the reflex mirror and view through the lens what the final image will look like.

This is technically very interesting, but I'm simply amazed that no one has put one and one together: enable video capture on the SLR camera. And yes, I mean on pro モデル like the new EOS 1Ds Mark III and 1D Mark III along with the plastic SLRs.

Now, before あなた "purists" roll your eyes and say that "that's what I have a camcorder...

Have あなた ever wondered why あなた can't paint like Vermeer? Chances are あなた just haven't bought the right paint brushes yet.

Have あなた ever wondered why あなた can't play バスケットボール, バスケット ボール like Steve Nash? Chances are あなた just haven't found the right shoes yet.

These all sound pretty absurd, yes? So why are Nikon marketing-types now claiming that the Nikon D40 is the answer to every crappy photographer's dreams?

From the Nikon press release: "If you’ve ever wondered why your vacation pictures don’t look as good as those magnificent landscapes and flattering portraits seen in countless glossy magazines,...