I’ve been asking for Nikon to make fast, wide primes forever, and we finally got one! Meet the 24mm f/1.4!
Also out is the 16-35mm f/4 VR, another new type of lens from Nikon. Both of these have potential to let me see in some new ways this season, so I will be testing them ASAP....
Category Archives: equipment
Nikon finally listened!
My review of the Nikon D3s is up!
It’s my new baby, and you can find out all about the highs and lows (and — surprise! — there are some lows) at Amazon’s End User blog.
Click the magic camera to take you there:
Well, that’s ONE way to fix a blown red channel
I’ve talked before about the creative possibilities of extreme white balance adjustments, and how the grey point controls on Nikon’s Capture NX2 provide the most extreme, high-quality control I’ve seen.
Well, I meant it.
Particularly interesting is how all of that hard-to-retain red-channel on a red flower in hard sun came back and the textures are realistic...
Quick tests with the D3s
I just got the Nikon D3s in today — a camera that, frankly, is a little scary in its lowlight abilities. I have two shoots lined up on Sunday, and should be able to give a fuller review next week, but here are a couple teasers. First, here is a test shot that, while not...
PhotoPlus is here!
It’s time for my annual gear geek-out at the Photoplus Expo! I’ll be taking notes on all of 2009’s big releases in this spot at Amazon’s End User blog!
A brief bit of gear-geekery
First, I will be at PhotoPlus Expo on Thursday morning, trying out all the new gear for Amazon’s End User blog. I’m sure I’ll want to grab lunch somewhere away from the $8 hot dogs, so let me know if you’ll be there!
Secondly, I finally got around to digging out the credit card, and my...
Leica introduces drool-worthy cameras at same sky-high Leica price
Read my take on Leica’s new cameras at Amazon’s End User blog.
Mystery Must-Have Lens Arrived!
(testing out the post-via-iPhone goodness … it’s good to have a supported blog!)
I just got a package in with a Nikon lens i will review. At first glance, i’d have to say this might be the one lens I recommend to just about every last Nikon DSLR user. Any guesses?
Geeky, Part 1: Samsung 30-inch monitor unpacking
Based on what I shot last year, and that business is even higher this year, I figure I might shoot more than 200,000 photos in 2009. That’s a lot of photos to process. So I’ve put in some major upgrades to my computer system. My screaming fast Mac Pro is still being put together, but...