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Dani Diamond Reveals Personality of Fellow Photographers in ‘The Project’
Dani Diamond, a fashion, landscape and portrait photographer in New York City, has created “The Project,” a personal photography project…
SLR Lounge Interview: Adventure Photographer Lucas Gilman and the New Mac Pro
The Mac Pro is almost ready to be released and adventure photographer/filmmaker Lucas Gilman was one of the few photographers who had early access to it. Hear what he says about it and how it affected his workflow.
Nikon Teases New ‘Pure Photography’ Camera In New Video
We first mentioned the rumored retro FM2 styled camera Nikon is working on late last week. Since then the talk has increased and more details – including two conflicting spec reports – have come to light, but the biggest news came out last night when Nikon released a teaser video for the new camera all but confirming the rumors.
Nikon Reclassifies Lens VR Ratings to CIPA Standard
Until this month lens Image Stabilization classification between the different manufacturers was different. Starting this month though a new CIPA standard has taken effect, meaning that 3 stops of Image Stabilization will mean the same for a Canon, Nikon, Sigma, Tamron or any other lens.
New Cheaper Alternative to the Nikon SU-800 in the Debao SU-800
Say what you will about buying cheap knockoffs, but you cannot deny the cost savings that they allow over name brand products. The latest case of this is this new Chinese wireless flash commander by Debao. Their commander unit, the SU-800, is about as close as you can have a knockoff be to an original brand name product without getting in trouble.
Comparing the Nikon 300mm 2.8G VRII with the Nikon 300mm F4
I had the opportunity to shoot with the beastly Nikkor 300mm 2.8G VRII lens this week. The local camera shop, Focalpoint Photography, has started a rental service and I was able to get the lens at a great dray rate of only $30. The reason I needed the 300 2.8 was that I was going to a night game for the Portland Thorns, and I was pretty sure that the 300 F4 I own was not going to cut it.
F1.8 vs F1.4 – Which Nikon 85mm is right for you?
The 85mm focal range is arguably one of the best lens lengths for portraits, Nikon makes two 85mm primes that most people look at when looking to but an 85. The questions of the day is which lens is right for you?
Oldies But Goodies: Nikon 300mm F4 AF ED
Everyone loves to get latest new lenses, and for good reason – they feature the latest and greatest features and improve your chances of getting a quality image. But the thing about new lenses is that they are rather expensive. In this new series Oldies but Goodies we are going to focus on older lenses that are still great quality optics and can save you quite a bit of money.
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