Grizly Bears From Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Grisly Bear, Grouse Mountain, Vancouver

On a recent trip to Canada I visited Grouse Mountain, Vancouver.  On the mountain there are several Grizly Bears in a very natural environment, which had recently came out of hibernation.  The bears were very active in their environment and it was a great venue to get many natural images of these magnificent creatures. The… Continue reading Grizly Bears From Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Nikon D500 Digital SLR

Nikon D500 DSLR

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… Continue reading Nikon D500 Digital SLR

Nikon D5 Digital SLR Camera

Nikon D5 Camera

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.… Continue reading Nikon D5 Digital SLR Camera

The Nikon D810 Camera with the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR AF-S Lens

Lemur at Australia Zoo, Queensland

In the past the 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… Continue reading The Nikon D810 Camera with the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR AF-S Lens

Nikon D810A Digital SLR – The Astro-Photographers Camera

Nikon D810A Digital SLR

The Nikon D810A is Nikon’s first FX format Digital SLR which has been designed exclusively for astro-photography. It should be noted that this camera is not recommended for general photography. The camera is very similar to the previous Nikon D810 camera with an impressive 36.3 megapixel image sensor to shoot in ultra high definition. The… Continue reading Nikon D810A Digital SLR – The Astro-Photographers Camera

Using The Nikon PB-6 Bellows With The Nikon D600, D610 and D700 Cameras

Nikoin PB-6 Bellows Unit

I have Blogged several times about  Nikon PB-6 Bellows units. As a consequence of these blogs I received an Email from one of my readers about using the PB-6 bellows unit on the recently released Nikon D610, Digital SLR. I had known through my usage of these bellows that it was possible to mount them… Continue reading Using The Nikon PB-6 Bellows With The Nikon D600, D610 and D700 Cameras

Nikon D4s Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera

Nikon D4s Camera

Nikon Corporation have just announced the availability of a replacement new flagship D4s camera. As Nikon’s new flagship model, the D4S will offer advances over the Nikon D4 DSLR camera, including enhanced image quality enabled with adoption of a new image-processing engine. The new HD SLR will also feature more advanced autofocusing performance compared to… Continue reading Nikon D4s Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera