I lurk on the DPReview forums quite a bit and there have been some questions as to whether or not the Phottix Kosmo replacement battery for the Nikon MB-D10 battery grip allows the D700 (and  D300) to get the full 8 fps (without the need to buy the stupid expensive EN-EL4a+charger+end cap).  I finally got around to testing it this morning and I can confirm that it works just fine and does allow for the full 8fps (in fact I got what appears to be 9fps).

Here’s the recorded waveform from Audacity:

And for anyone interested here is the actual MP3

Phottix Kosmo D700.mp3

I used the following settings on my D700:

D700 + MB-D10 with Phottix Kosmo
14-Bit Lossless Compressed RAW
Active D-Lighting Off
High ISO NR Normal
Long Exp NR Off
Vignette Control Normal

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I made a lovely little steak dinner for Shannon and myself this evening.

I started with a nicely marbled Ribeye I picked up from Sobey’s on my way home from work.  I lightly lubed it up with canola oil and then liberally applied kosher salt and finely ground fresh black pepper.

While I was doing this, my large cast iron skillet was heating up to sun like temperatures (also known as 500F) in the oven.  Once it reached heat I put it over high flame on my largest burner to get it as hot as possible.

The steak was seared on each side for 1 minute then fired into the oven for 3 minutes on each side to hit a nice medium rare (my steak was still a bit chilly from the fridge if I had let it actually hit room temp it would have probably been more like 2 minutes a side for medium rare).

To serve alongside I cooked up some frozen corn, and balsamic glazed fried mushrooms. To finish off the steaks they were topped with a healthy dose of English Stilton.

Final results are presented below.

Categories: Culinary Experiments, Photography
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