Klerksdorp Dam

I took these last year and thought I already posted them, but look as I might, I can't find them on this blog... let me know if you find any of them.

Why you shouldn't buy that R10 000 digital camera

I just bought this great Nikon F65 slr camera, complete with a very nice mid range zoom, tripod and camera bag for only R600 (US$59)!
Almost everybody on the planet is going digital crazy and flogging fantastic cameras like this for next to nothing. It was first released by Nikon in 2001, so it has all the latest slr tech built in, like full matrix metering, fast auto focus, full compatibility with the latest VR lenses and iTTL flash units, etc. Get one and you will have gotten the bargain of the year! It takes great pics and will only be limited by your own ability.

The following were taken with the F65, on cheap Fuji 200 ISO consumer film, developed and badly scanned by my local lab:

I have to get my own scanner, the lab over exposes everything they scan... and very crummy resolution etc. as well. I fixed these a bit with the Gimp.

Ken Rockwell has a good review of the F65 here.
Nikon has a page on it here.
Bought the camera here.

My question once again is: why spend R10 000 on a new digital camera when you can get a great film camera for so much less money? The end result, a photographic print or scanned image, will be exactly the same anyway... unless you scan at any lab in the Centurion Mall.

Montecasino

Very photogenic mall I must say!

The Elgro River Lodge

Just got back from a few days at the Elgro River Lodge, and I can highly recommend it! Check out their website here: http://elgroriverlodge.co.za/

Forever Resorts Water Park in Bela Bela

The Union Buildings

Possibly my favourite building in South Africa, well done Sir Herbert Baker!

African Skyline

Skyline near Mwanza in Malawi

Ndirande Mountain

From outside Blantyre in Malawi.

Mooirivier NG Kerk, Potchefstroom

Klerksdorp City Hall

A very colourful restaurant in Parys