Nikon, Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D AF Lens Review

This telephoto lens is ideal for obtaining beautiful bokeh, it is ideal for portraits. The performance of this lens closely approaches the quality of the 85mm f/1.4 lens, but is much much cheaper and less than one stop slower than it expensive f/1.4 brother. The 85mm, f/1.8 lens is a very nice lens at its price point,… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D AF Lens Review

Nikon D3000 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera

In terms of functionality and value for money digital cameras are getting better and better. This Nikon D300 is a great example, it generally offers everything a photographer would need at an exceptional price. For photographers looking to upgrade from a point and shoot camera, the base range Nikon SLR’s offer exceptional capability. Camera  assistance… Continue reading Nikon D3000 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera

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 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Lens Review

The 14-24mm zoom offers exceptional performance at all focal lengths. This is one of the most highly regarded wide angle Nikon lenses and is a wonderful photojournalism lens. Is this the best wide angle lens ever made. I will not be bold enough to say yes to this question but many photographers are making the… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 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 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II AF-S DX Lens Review

This is a very compact wide range lens covering 18-200mm. The lens uses built in vibration reduction VRII. This is an excellent zoom lens for travelling with a Nikon DX camera, where a single lens is required to avoid lens changing. For a lens with a large zoom range the performannce is quite good for… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II AF-S DX Lens Review

Nikon Teleconverter Teleconverter TC-17E 1.7x II Review

These teleconverters can be used to effectively extend the focal length of telephoto lenses. In general they can be used with the following lenses. 105mm 2.8 AF-S Micro 70-200mm 2.8 AF-S 200-400mm 4.0 AF-S 200mm 2.0 AF-S 300mm 2.8 AF-S 300mm 4.0 AF-S 400mm 2.8 AF-S 500mm 4.0 AF-S 600mm 4.0 AF-S In general all… Continue reading Nikon Teleconverter Teleconverter TC-17E 1.7x II Review