Last weekend I visited the Vivid Festival at Vivid Sydney. It was great using the Nikon D810 camera, what a wonderful camera for such events. The camera has excellent low light capability and also a high pixel count. Here I would like to note some of the aspects of the photography at Vivid Sidney. Due to…
I have regularly blogged about the Nikon, Nikkor, 200-500mm f/5.6 zoom telephoto lens and letting you know how good this lens is for the money outlayed. The vibration reduction , VR provided with this lens is excellent and all photographers who use the lens appear to be of the same opinion. However, to get the…
People often ask why I blog so much about the Nikon, Nikkor, 200-500mm f/5.6 zoom lens, well it is because it is so good if you are chasing wild birds or wild animals, it is really all I need to capture distant subjects. In the case of a recent image I captured, I was chasing…
I always enjoy getting out and about with my Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom lens. To me it is the perfect lens for photographing birds and nature subjects. I nearly always use a monopod to help take some of the weight when I am using it for long periods. Both images below were taken at 500mm…
The Nikon KeyMission 360 Action Camera is a first for Nikon. I believe it is aimed mainly at the action person who wants to photograph their action pursuits. The KeyMission 360 action camera from Nikon is a compact and rugged action camera that features dual lenses both at the front and back and image sensors…
The new flagship Nikon D500 Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera has now been released. This is a DX camera which has been expected for some time. It has a powerful 153-point AF system to achieve superior focussing and subject acquisition performance across a wide range of situations. The D500’s Multi-CAM 20K autofocus sensor module offers a dense…
The new AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR lens features a stepping motor, a first for Nikkor lenses and built-in Vibration Reduction. This lens is aimed at Nikon’s D3000-series and D5000-series cameras, the AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR’s light, compact design make it so easy to use. Autofocus (AF) movements are now smoother than…
OVERVIEW Introducing a new breed of Nikkor lens, the AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G. Featuring a stepping motor – a first for Nikkor lenses – the 18-55mm lens offers smooth, nimble focusing in an incredibly compact size. With its new settings system and lightweight design, even first-time DSLR photographers will find it a breeze…
The Nikon SB-5000 electronic flash unit is a new generation flash introduced with the Nikon D5 and D500 digital cameras. The flash is controlled via radio signals from the camera rather than from the master flash unit. The Speedlight is capable of firing off up to 120 flashes in a single burst,…
The new Nikon D5 Digital SR is the new flagship camera from Nikon. The frame rate is 12 frames per second for high-speed continuous shooting. It features an autofocus system with 153 focus points including 99 cross sensors. It provides a new EXPEED 5 processor to maintain saturated colours and clarity between ISO 100 and 102400….
Generally photographers select a wide angle lens for landscapes or seascapes. Landscapes and seascapes often ask for a lot to be included in the image but sometimes a long telephoto lens can be used to emphasise some aspect of the image. In the next two examples I have used a wide angle lens of 28mm…
Most of us today are using Smart Phones today in our daily lives, some things the Smart Phones do not do very well and other things the Smart Phones do very well. Smart Phones are extremely good at simple computer type calculations and coming from an Engineering background I really like to get the calculations…
In the past he Nikon 300mm f/4D lens was my favourite lens for my animal and bird photography but with the passage of time things are changing. Don’t get me wrong the 300mm f/4D lens is still great, but occasionally it was not quite enough. Since using the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 lens it is slowly becoming my…
When going to the zoo there is always an opportunity for plenty of animal and bird images. Above is a Gallery of some images I was able to capture. For the animals and birds I always like to get up really close and crop the images tightly to ensure that there is very little evidence…
Recently this lens has been one of my favourites for wide angle landscapes and seascapes, it is so compact and light weight that you will not notice it in your camera bag. In the following I will outline in dot points some of the advantages I see for this lens. Very light, Extremely compact, Some…
Recently I blogged about the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR AF-S lens and yesterday was able to pick one up and take it for a spin. Previously the longest lens I had was the 300mm f/4D lens. It is very nice to have the extra 200mm and to have the VR functionality which was lacking…
Photographing birds is such a challenging pastime. Heading out for a photographic session you may come aross a tiny fairy wren which may only be 30mm high and on another occasion you will come across a great egret which may be 1000mm high so there is a need to be flexible to be prepared for…
This new Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR AF-S lens is a lens of which I am very keen to see more of. As at the time of writing this blog, it is over a month until the release date of the lens. I do a lot off bird and animal photography with my 300mm f/4 D…
This new AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR is one of the new lenses with no mechanical aperture coupling, the aperture coupling is done via electrical contacts on the lens, the E in the lens title indicates that it has electrical aperture coupling. This lens is in Nikon’s professional range with the gold ring and it has…
Nikon have now released a new Nikon Nikkor 24mm f/1.8 lens which will suit many photographers for low available light applications. The lens has Nikon’s Nano Crystal Coat technology with an aspherical lens and Extra low Dispersion glass elements. This lens should prove to be excellent for landscape and general photography where a wide angle…