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Digital gift ideas -- stocking stuffers to wallet busters (continued)
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II -- $7999
At $7999, the EOS 1Ds Mark II in Figure N, Canon's latest full-frame digital SLR, boasts a 16.7 MP resolution, four frames per second shutter speed, and a build quality that will handle just about anything.
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Not for the faint of heart, this $8000 digital SLR from Canon boasts 16.7 megapixels. Roll over picture for a larger image.
This is the ultimate for Canon users (and would make a wonderful "welcome to the family" gift if you did adopt me).
Nikon D2x -- about $5000
Nikon shooters will love the new D2x for about $5000. Shown in Figure O, the D2x comes with a 12.4 MP resolution, new and improved auto focus system, a unique high-speed mode, and looks to be an excellent upgrade for Nikon.
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At 12.4 megapixels, the D2x from Nikon offers many features new to Nikon's digital line. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Finally, how about some reading material for those long winter nights? Available for under $20 from Amazon, and in most bookstores, I shamelessly recommend my own book, Photo Finish: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Printing, Showing, and Selling Images seen in Figure P, to help you get the most from the digital photos you take.
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Fulfilling the requisite self promotion, my book can help the burgeoning digital photographer get the most from their work. Roll over picture for a larger image.
Conclusion
There's always that one person on your list that's impossible to buy for because they already have everything, or you just plain don't know what to get them. If that person on your list is a digital photographer, this handy gift guide should head you down the right road, and just might make you the shining star of their holiday season.
Product availability and resources
For more information on the LensPen, visit http://www.lenspen.com.
For more information on Konica Minolta Inkjet Papers, visit http://www.konicaminolta.us.
For more information on Tiffen filters, visit http://www.tiffen.com.
For more information on Energizer Lithium batteries, visit http://www.energizer.com.
For more information on SanDisk memory cards, visit http://www.sandisk.com.
For more information on Lexar memory cards, visit http://www.lexarmedia.com.
For more information on ColorPlus, visit http://www.colorvision.com.
For more information on nik Color Efex Pro, visit http://www.nikmultimedia.com.
For more information on Photoshop Elements 3.0, visit http://www.adobe.com.
For more information on ProShow Gold, visit http://www.photodex.com.
For more information on the Wacom Intuos3 Tablet, visit http://www.wacom.com.
For more information on the Epson 4000, visit http://www.epson.com.
For more information on the HP DesignJet 130, visit http://www.hp.com.
For more information on the Canon Pixma iP8500, visit http://www.canonusa.com.
For more information on the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II, visit http://www.canonusa.com.
For more information on the Nikon D2x, visit http://www.nikonimaging.com.
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David Gewirtz is the author of How To Save Jobs and Where Have All The Emails Gone? For more than 20 years, he has analyzed current, historical, and emerging issues relating to technology, competitiveness, and policy. David is the Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ magazines, is the Cyberterrorism Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, and is a member of the instructional faculty at the University of California, Berkeley extension. He can be reached at david@zatz.com and you can follow him at http://www.twitter.com/DavidGewirtz.
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