That's exactly what director Cesar Kuriyama did for the band Fat City Reprise. The video is, shall we say, quirky, with a wacky little plush doll engaging in what appears to be some kind of lover's tryst with a young blond girl in a bed. And a field.

The 45,000 images, 14 months of work and $3,000 it cost to create the video was actually an ingenious workaround for photographers who want to make high-quality videos at low cost, noted Wired in an interview with the director this week. Previously, directors were stuck with recording using the low-quality video features of their DSLR rigs; or with bulky high-end movie cameras that were expensive even when rented for a shoot.

But cameras like the Nikon D200, or comparable rigs from Canon, et al, are changing the way directors think about shooting video today. As Wired notes, the Canon 5D Mark II is fully capable of 1080p video, as for the tidy price of about $2,700. Or, go the Kuriyama route, and shoot the whole damn thing with the actors moving in slow motion, while your director of photography shoots them at four images per second. The result, as you can see, is the video above. [Cesar Kuriyama via Wired]

Compatible with the D200, D3, D700, D90, D300 and D3X, the GP-1 is an absolutely no-frills peripheral featuring a couple of LEDs to signal GPS connectivity and not much else. Location information is added as metadata to each saved photo, so at least the user experience is fairly seamless. The GP-1 is available at retailers now for $240. [Nikon via Wired]

First, Mark McClusky and Sean Captain give the K100D the Editor's Choice in Wired's Test issue. He chooses the budget-ish DSLR over the top of the line Canon 30D and Nikon D200 because of built in image stabilization and low noise at high light sensitivity modes ISOs (1600 is its max.)

Then Pop Photo gives the higher end K10D a similar thumbs up for the same low noise characteristics. The camera also gets...

high marks for its fog, snow, and dust resistant shell. Pop Photo has a small but annotated gallery that shows off the camera's ability to shoot low light. –Brian Lam

Pentax k100d [Wired Test]
k10D [Pentax]

DPReview Thread [DPReview]

* DX Format with 12.4 effective megapixels

* The new CMOS image sensor features high image quality and high-speed
4-channel data output

* New image processing algorithms combine with optimized analog and
digital white balance to produce smoother, more consistent gradations with
exceptionally pure color reproduction

* Continuous shooting: 3 frames per second (fps) at 12.4 megapixels for
up to 10 consecutive NEF (Nikon Electronic Format) images; 5 fps for 18 NEF
images at 6.8 megapixels

* 3D-Color Matrix Metering II with ambient light sensor and 1,005-pixel
RGB sensor further improves on Nikon s acclaimed exposure metering system

* High-speed, high-precision 11-area AF system with 9 cross-type AF
sensors deliver quick response and sharp focus, even under the most
challenging shooting conditions

* Two new Adobe RGB color modes further expand professional color space
options and also support for sYCC color space

* Excellent response with instant power-up and ultra-fast 52ms shutter
release lag

* Top shutter speed of 1/8,000 second and flash sync speeds up to 1/250
second

* Faster read/write speed for the memory card and a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
interface for faster image transfer

* Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor for easy access to settings and
information, as well as clear, flicker-free image preview
* Creative in-camera effects, Image Overlay and Multiple Exposure

* Functions such as World Time, automatic rotation of vertical
compositions expand possibilities
* Lightweight, durable magnesium body

* Full support for Nikon s Creative Lighting System when used with the
SB-800 or SB-600 Speedlights

* In addition to DX Nikkor lenses, the D200 supports more than 50 AF
Nikkor lenses

* Nikon s PictureProject software is included, enabling easy control
over image adjustment and management

* Support for Nikon Capture 4 (version 4.3), a software application with
the tools to assist the professional photographer

* NEF (RAW) format for the utmost in versatile, effective image control
and correction

* JPEG and NEF (RAW) Combination Filing System enables simultaneous
recording of NEF and JPEG data for the same shot

Nikon D200 [Digital Photography Blog]