Comments on: My Trip to Tuscany Last Week (and how I accidentally left all my camera gear behind)

By: gary carr

gary carr — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:52:33 +0000

I have a ‘made in hell’ story relating to cameras. I was shooting outside on my balcony with my D700 that I had all of 4 months. I had the 70-300 lens on it. I walked inside and stood the tripod up and reached for something immaterial. Then I heard the tripod falling over in slow motion and then heard the crash on the floor. I felt sick for my carelessness. I needed to replace the shutter, the helicoid in the lens and fortunately the UV filter took a lot of damage as oppose to the glass. I now handle my camera with kid gloves.

By: Episode 20: Lenses Part 5 | D-Town TV

Episode 20: Lenses Part 5 | D-Town TV — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:20 +0000

[...] Scott had an adventure when he misplaced his camera gear. Read about it on his blog [...]

By: Michael Maddox-France

Michael Maddox-France — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:36 +0000

I tell you, I’ve only known about you for a couple of months now, but you, Scott Kelby, are like the embodiment of human awesomeness to me! Your down-to-earth style of teaching in various mediums, whether it be your books or your various video programs/podcasts, have really helped me to build up my base skills in photography. Simply put, I practically (emphasis on practically) worship you.

Okay, now that I’ve got that praise out of the way, I’ve been trying to decide what to get as my first ever DSLR. I obviously wasn’t going to try and use a Prosumer model, but I also didn’t want a camera that felt over-simplified. I’ve gone through three cameras, about $480 in total of equipment, and with the exception of my current camera, the Kodak Z1012, I became bored with them rather quickly (no aperture/shutter speed adjustment available, limited picture controls, no ISO adjustment etc). But the Kodak is still a thorn in my side because its the horrible low-light performance – something I also experienced with my other two cameras. More than anything, I’m looking for a camera that can give me assist me in capturing superior quality photos in low lighting, since I do a lot of photography for local churches – and we all know how low the lighting can be in those settings. The D5000 was, and thanks to you Mr Kelby, still is my first and only choice. While I can’t say whether or not the D300 and the D5000 are at all similar when it comes to noise reduction, I can say this much – when it comes to it’s closest competitors, it seems to stack up very well. I did some research at digitalcamerareviews.com and cameralabs.com, and I even demoed the camera at a local Target store, and I found that the digital noise, all the way up to ISO 1600 was quite minimal, just as Mr. Kelby had said. Even at ISO 3200, while the detail was severely deteriorated, still looked like it would be usable for say websites and other mediums where superior detail may not be of great concern (besides, who says you can’t use that sort of deterioration to assist in an abstract photo, right?) So all in all, I have confidence in what Mr. Kelby is saying, whether or not he’s exaggerating. ^_^

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:23:17 +0000

FYI – Your “my gear” page still lists the D300 not the D5000. D5000 looks like a great camera. I’m seriously considering dumping my Canon gear for a D5000 and D700 or D3.

By: Lynn Parpard

Lynn Parpard — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:58:22 +0000

Scott
Love this Italian adventure …… and the love story
have followed you since early 90’s …. you have an outstanding humor. Which leads me to how you can get your own Red Ferrari. I am very heavy (fat) My goal is to do the photo walk,
I think you could right a hum-ours book how you inspired me to do the photo walk with YOUR diet. You could photography the progress … inspiration….. besides the photo of your success. It would be a #1 new york times seller. you can see my work on NAPP and what i liked like thin on my facebook page (i am in the middle of my children/photoshopped in because iam younger than they are lolol
there might even be enough revenue for gas for the Ferrari …. lolol
just a thought.
billions are spent every year on weight lose books ……
with your humor WOW and people love your love story with your wife.
The 1st time i heard you lecture in Ft Lauderdale your son was just born. I can’t believe how big he is now.
It helps I am an RN too …. the medical side
just a thought think Ferrari

By: Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby » Blog Archive » J-Rev’s Got D-5000 Game!

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:32:49 +0000

[...] Italy, and wound up having to buy that Nikon D-5000 because I left my other gear back in New York (here’s that sad story), I immediately called my buddy Jeff Revell and asked him if he’d real quick write a book on [...]

By: Don

Don — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:18:27 +0000

That’s totally not true, being a d300 and d500 user, d5000 retain more details as d300 overkills on NR, making the image soft.

By: Episode 20: Lenses Part 5 | Episodes | D-Town TV

Episode 20: Lenses Part 5 | Episodes | D-Town TV — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:06:14 +0000

[...] Scott had an adventure when he misplaced his camera gear. Read about it on his blog [...]

By: 9 Days of NAPP Day 7: Scott Kelby | My Home Sweet Home

9 Days of NAPP Day 7: Scott Kelby | My Home Sweet Home — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:48:08 +0000

[...] to confess his errors: forgetting his memory card, failing to reset his image size or ISO, even accidentally leaving without his camera. Personally, I’m a bit of a ditz and it just makes me feel better knowing that sometimes he [...]

By: Coincidence | DreamNest - Technology | Web | Net

Coincidence | DreamNest - Technology | Web | Net — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:52:50 +0000

[...] read about Scot Kelby’s trip to Tuscany and how he had to buy a Nikon D5000 because he forgot his D300 in a hotel room. Long story short: [...]

By: Lizzie from KC

Lizzie from KC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:48:19 +0000

Scott, my husband is a Ferrari nut too, so for my wedding gift to him on our wedding day (in 1987), I surprised him with a rented Ferrari convertable for him & his groomsmen to play with all day until the ceremony at 6:00pm. It was our “limo” for the night. I think that beautiful car upstaged the bride that day but it was worth it. Wanna see a pic?
Lizzie

By: Lon

Lon — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:36:39 +0000

Wow!! Lyman Duggan forwarded this link and what a story!! The D5000 is my first DSLR – a huge jump from a basic P&S! It’s encouraging to know a pro like you found it to be preferrable to the D300! Thanks for sharing this incredible story!