A promise is a promise.

ziggy53 · August 27, 2007

I promised that if the rumor about the new Nikon D3 and ISO 25,600 were true that I would not only eat broccoli, I would photograph myself doing the deed.

Here are the nasty little tree vegetables:

Building up to the moment:

First nibble:

"See-food" diet:

The color I turn eating broccoli:

Broccoli stuck in my teeth gag:

Anyway, congratulations to Nikon for being the first dSLR to go "Ultra" ISO 25,600. Now we just have to see what that means.

Andy · August 27, 2007

DoctorIt · August 28, 2007

Why do you hate broccoli (pronounced brocco-lie down here)?

thegridrunner · August 28, 2007

I eat it all the time, it's really good for you... you are a good sport

David_S85 · August 28, 2007

Broccoli is jam packed with vitamin C, if that helps any.

Ziggy, do you eat cauliflower? Very similar if you don't like the green color of broccoli.

gus · August 28, 2007

Thats pathetic...that stuff is delicious ! I could eat a meal of nothing but broccoli.

Pyxie · August 28, 2007

I agree with Ziggy... that's the colour I turn if I eat broccoli as well. :puke1

You have a stronger stomach than I! good on ya..

pathfinder · August 28, 2007

I'm with Gus - I can make a meal of broccoli

sirsloop · August 28, 2007

I put broccoli in my cereal... and i always order broccoli steaks. The steak really helps bring out the flavor of the broccoli.

ultra iso 25,600000 means yes the camera will take an iso 25600 photo but its only going to be usable to newspapers printing BW at 85 dpi.

ziggy53 · August 28, 2007

DoctorIt wrote:

Why do you hate broccoli (pronounced brocco-lie down here)?

As a kid, I was forced to eat lots of broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus. My grandparents and many relatives grew the stuff in tremendous quantities, and when it was ready my brother, sister and I would have to help harvest and then be asked ("asked" yeah right) to eat large quantities.

In quantity, it gives me gas and more.

I swore that when I was old enough, I would never eat the stuff again.

pathfinder · August 28, 2007

sirsloop wrote:

I put broccoli in my cereal... and i always order broccoli steaks. The steak really helps bring out the flavor of the broccoli.

ultra iso 25,600000 means yes the camera will take an iso 25600 photo but its only going to be usable to newspapers printing BW at 85 dpi.

So ISO 25,600 is two full stops faster than ISO 6400.

The sports shooters going to be able to use this for high shutter speeds in nightime fporting events?

sirsloop · August 28, 2007

I guess we'll see just how usable the photos will be... but yeah... if the thing really can take usable iso 25,600 photos that would be pretty outrageous!

Awais Yaqub · August 28, 2007

Very cool series

greenpea · August 28, 2007

I hated broccoli too until I discovered the following way to prepare it...

put it into a roasting pan, sprinkle with a little olive oil, add a little salt, maybe some pepper.

Roast at around 400 degrees until it starts to brown, mix it up let it brown some more.

Eat.

Whole different broccoli experience. Makes it taste good for broccoli haters.

DaddyO · August 28, 2007

I'll be laughing all day

ISO 25,600? Over the top? Wonder if I can count on one hand how many f / stops that is over ISO 1600

David_S85 · August 28, 2007

DaddyO wrote:

I'll be laughing all day

ISO 25,600? Over the top? Wonder if I can count on one hand how many f / stops that is over ISO 1600

You can. And have one finger left over for ISO 51,200. If you use all fingers on both hands (above 1600) the highest ISO would be 1,638,400. That should be enough for motorsports in front of candle light.

DoctorIt · August 28, 2007

greenpea wrote:

Whole different broccoli experience. Makes it taste good for broccoli haters.

Any vegetable that's been roasted at 400 degrees till "brown"... well, kinda defeats the whole point, no?

Nah, if you're gonna brown something, it better be full of fat and juices. moooooo!

ziggy53 · August 28, 2007

David_S85 wrote:

You can. And have one finger left over for ISO 51,200. If you use all fingers on both hands (above 1600) the highest ISO would be 1,638,400. That should be enough for motorsports in front of candle light.

ISO 1,638,400, now you're talking!

Who will do it first? How many billion megapixels by then?

David_S85 · August 28, 2007

ziggy53 wrote:

ISO 1,638,400, now you're talking! Who will do it first? How many billion megapixels by then?

What will you eat if they make a cam with that setting?

thegridrunner · August 28, 2007

I usually stirfry brocoli broccoli with red peppers and sometimes carrots. I like the vegatables crunchy, lighty seared on one side....
As for the iso 1,638,400, NASA probably already has something like that in the hubble... and it is probably liquid helium cooled.

greenpea · August 28, 2007

DoctorIt wrote:

Any vegetable that's been roasted at 400 degrees till "brown"... well, kinda defeats the whole point, no? Nah, if you're gonna brown something, it better be full of fat and juices. moooooo!

starts to brown...

or here is a slight variation.

and yes, pouring bacon grease all over it first makes it even better!!!

ziggy53 · August 28, 2007

David_S85 wrote:

What will you eat if they make a cam with that setting?

I think I have learned that lesson.

sirsloop · August 29, 2007

greenpea wrote:

starts to brown...

or here is a slight variation.

and yes, pouring bacon grease all over it first makes it even better!!!

pouring bacon grease on ANYTHING makes it better

rofl

David_S85 · August 30, 2007

sirsloop wrote:

pouring bacon grease on ANYTHING makes it better rofl

Good Eats, Alton Brown, Breakfast Episode #1 - Smoking/Curing Your Own Bacon. Q&A with Alton, on the DVD version.

Van Isle · August 31, 2007

Focus in #4 is way off. :nah

Please.

VI

PS can't wait for the 300d to hit the stores...make my D70s a spare body???

pyrtek · August 31, 2007

greenpea wrote:

I hated broccoli too until I discovered the following way to prepare it...

put it into a roasting pan, sprinkle with a little olive oil, add a little salt, maybe some pepper.

Roast at around 400 degrees until it starts to brown, mix it up let it brown some more.

Eat.

Whole different broccoli experience. Makes it taste good for broccoli haters.

I would modify this procedure slightly to make the whole experience
even better. I'm sure even ziggy would love it after the following
very slight changes to your steps.

* Put it into a roasting pan, sprinkle with a little olive oil, add a little salt, maybe some pepper.

* Roast at around 400 degrees until it starts to brown, mix it up let it brown some more.

[here are my proposed additional steps]

* Throw it all out.

* Get a burger.

[and now back to your great process]

* Eat.

thebigsky · August 31, 2007

Broccoli is undeniably foul, along with brussel sprouts and spinach, though I do eat them all.

However cover any such vegetable in cheese sauce and it becomes edible.

Charlie

gus · August 31, 2007

Broccoli ..spinach...sprouts should only be quickly steamed only.

Anything else robs the flavour/goodness & you probably should be eating at Mcdonalds anyway if you dont eat these for the taste.

You guys that dont like them...ever eaten these foods straight off the plant ? Im sure you would change your mind.

thebigsky · August 31, 2007

gus wrote:

Broccoli ..spinach...sprouts should only be quickly steamed only.

Anything else robs the flavour/goodness & you probably should be eating at Mcdonalds anyway if you dont eat these for the taste.

You guys that dont like them...ever eaten these foods straight off the plant ? Im sure you would change your mind.

Mmm, that was a tad patronising but never mind, I eat very healthily thank you and don't frequent any of the American and other fast food establishments that now litter our country.

However I'm not going to pretend I like the flavour of any of the above, even though I grow my own and cook them in a variety of ways as well as eating raw in salads.

There's nothing like a food evangelist, they're almost as bad as ex-smokers.

Charlie

A promise is a promise.

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