Nikon announces their entry to the mirrorless market with the Nikon 1 system J1 and V1. Apparently, Nikon stated that the new interchangeable lens system is their most significant announcement since Nikon first introduced digital camera 14 years ago! You have to applaud the effort Nikon put in to … Continue reading
While the resolution (MegaPixel) on DSLR is continuing to increase with 5D II at 21MP and D3X at 24MP, the file size of each image is huge, especially when shooting in RAW. Why should you shoot in RAW? Neil talks about why he prefer to shoot in … Continue reading
Professional photographers shooting under extreme condition rely heavily on their pro cameras and lenses being weather sealed. This usually means the cameras and lenses are protected against water and dust which allows shooting in extreme locations. Now days, even the middle class DSLR camera body such as the D7000 … Continue reading
Ever since the introduction of E-P1 and GF1 by Olympus and Panasonic three years ago, the market for micro four thirds (m4/3) cameras has been growing. The m4/3 camera combines a four third image senor which is 9 times larger than the camera sensor in P&S cameras, in a … Continue reading
Despite the advancing technology in cameras one advantage that full frame cameras will always have over DX cameras is the superior ISO noise performance. FX camera sensor measures at 24 x 36 mm in comparison to DX sensor at 15.8 x 23.6 mm. The lower pixel count per square … Continue reading
The Think Tank Antidote V2 is my new accrued bag specifically used to pack my gear for wedding shoots and location shoots. Normally for wedding shoots, I would grab the Think Tank Modular system and the pro speed belt to carry my gear with me. If you … Continue reading
There is something mystical about maternity photography. It goes something like this. You are capturing the essence of two people, one which you can not see but yet you need to capture his/her presence. Maternity photography is about capturing the essence of motherhood, it records a momentous change of … Continue reading
You can find all your Sandisk memory card needs at B&H video.
B&H video has a great deal on the 8 and 16 GB Extreme CF/SDHC memory cards. Nearly half price if … Continue reading
Which one gets your vote as the best 24mm – Nikon 24mm f/1.4, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 or Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8? What about the 17-35mm f/2.8 and 24-120mm f/4? I have excluded them here simply because I don’t have either of them. Optically, the 17-35mm is superseded by the famous … Continue reading
What would you say if you could shoot your image first and then choose the focus later? Wouldn’t that be a great feature?
It is probably not so useful for P&S cameras since for most P&S cameras, the Depth of Field (DoF) is so great that almost everything … Continue reading
