Tips for Sharper Bird Photography Images Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0

This image of the Rainbow Bee Eaters has been captured on one of my many trip around the country. Images like this are very difficult to capture with great detail. There are several tips which can be applied to help you get sharper bird images when using long lenses. In general I find it easier… Continue reading Tips for Sharper Bird Photography Images Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0

Learning to Photograph Birds At Your Local Botanical Gardens Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0

Generally your local Botanical Gardens is a wonderful place to learn to photograph birds. Not far from where I live I have Rosser Park, a beautiful park with a lake system and a large variety of birds. Generally when walking around this park I carry a Nikon D700 camera with a 300mm f/4 lens, sometimes… Continue reading Learning to Photograph Birds At Your Local Botanical Gardens Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0

Nikon, Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review

This is a very large lens and is just hand holdable for short periods, but is far more comfortable when used on a good gimbal mount. This lens is equiped with the VR II system to help stabilize the lens, to minimizes blur caused by camera shake. There is a tripod mode to reduces vibration that may occur at shutter… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review

Nikon, Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR AF-S Lens Review

This is a huge lens with Nikon’s VR II system, to stabilize images due to movement, which gives an effective improvement of four stops. This lens is nearly always used on a tripod and a tripod mode is provided to help reduce any vibration that may occur. The A/M focus mode, allows instant switching from autofocus to… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 600mm f/4G ED VR AF-S Lens Review

Nikon, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED VRII AF-S Lens Review

This lens is Nikons longest zoom lens and has exceptionally good performance for photography of nature and wildlife, including large birds. The lens also has a great capability for focussing at close range, it will focus down to 2.0 metres with a reproduction ratio of 0.27, or approximately 1/4 life size. The lens has nano… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED VRII AF-S Lens Review

Nikon, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review

This extreme fast telephoto lens has Nikons vibration reduction (VR II) to help reduce camera movement, this offers a gain of around 4 stops in shutter speed. An A/M (autofocus with manual override, AF priority) focus mode prevents accidental switching from autofocus to manual focus, along with M/A (autofocus with manual override, manual priority) mode and M (manual) mode… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review

Nikon, Nikkor, 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S, Lens Review

Nikon 300mm f/4 Lens

Purchase this lens This lens can be purchased at B&H and we highly recommend them by clicking on the following link: The Nikon 300mm AF-S lens is one of the best performing compact Nikon telephoto lenses. Being compact is the major advantage of this lens, which enables you to take it anywhere. The lens is fast… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor, 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S, Lens Review