Outsmarted by a camera…?

I was catching up on my Wired.com Gadgets rss feed and came across a review for the D90 with the (slightly insulting) headline “A Nikon DSLR That’s Smarter Than You Are“. The review begins with the following statement:

“The 12.3-megapixel D90 is a Mensa-worthy fistful of photo fury that could pave your way to MoMA’s permanent collection.”

This raised some interesting questions in my mind. Has technology simplified photography too much? With its 11-point autofocus system that focus on up to 5 faces at once, will this DSLR revolutionize the field (as Nikon would have us believe), or dumb down digital photography to the point where it loses respect in the art world? As a film photographer I can only hope it’s the latter. Just kidding…sort of.

New Kodak film…?

Interesting new product from Kodak: Ektar 100 color film! I must say I’m surprised that, in this digital world of ours, Kodak had the cojones to release a new film. It’s the finest grain available in color film today, according to Kodak, and will be available in October. I guess we’ll see…