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Nikon D4
Nikon released the D4, their new top of the line flagship model. It’s out of my league, but has some cool features. Besides the usual more megapixel type stuff, it has built-in Ethernet, and a new optional WiFi transmitter. The … Continue reading
Quick Photo Gear Reviews: Nikon 24-70mm F/2.8, Polaroid Pro backdrop system, Paul Buff CyberSync radio flash triggers
Nikon 24-70mm F/2.8 lens I rented one of these for an indoor shoot to create our trade show banners. The pictures were printed five feet tall, almost life size. We needed the best quality pictures we could get and this … Continue reading
Thailand floods drown Nikon, Sony camera factories
Massive floods in Thailand have swamped Nikon and Sony factories there. From Thom Hogan: So what things are made in the affected [Nikon] plant? D3100, D5100, D7000, D300s bodies, plus the 18-55mm DX, 18-105mm DX, 18-200mm DX, 70-300mm, and I … Continue reading
FS: Nikon CPL II 67mm Circular Polarizing Filter $67 Shipped
I’ve raved about how much I love my Nikon polarizing filter and why every photographer needs a polarizing filter. Nothing’s changed except that my biggest lens now has a 77mm filter thread. I need to sell this and buy a … Continue reading
$10 Nikon Control Software
Canon users have always had a free program for controlling their cameras from a computer, Digital Photo Professional. The Nikon equivalent, Camera Control Pro, sells for about 150 Bernankes. I just found out about ControlMyNikon.com for Windows. It provides USB-tethered … Continue reading
Nasim Mansurov’s Nikon Lens Reviews – 50mm F/1.8g and 24-120mm F/4 VR
I love Mansurov’s lens reviews. His sharpness tests put some real data behind the reviews. What’s more, he compares the lenses head on with the lenses they compete with. You can see all of his lens reviews here. He loves … Continue reading
Need a camera strap? Use a rifle sling in a pinch.
My new camera came with Nikon’s freebie strap, which is way too short. I noticed the camera’s metal studs for attaching a strap looked just like the sling swivel studs on a rifle. I dug through my gun gear and … Continue reading
Fro Reviews the Nikon ME-1 Microphone
I love this guy. As far as the microphone, I agree with the guy who said it sounds $50 better than the built-in microphone, but I’m not sure it sounds $150 better. For around $200 there are an awful lot … Continue reading
Nikon-approved Memory Cards
At Nikon Europe. Same as before, they list brands and sizes, but not specific models. Previously – SD Memory Cards for Nikon D7000 – Maximizing Shooting Speed and Buffer Use
A Batch of Fresh Nikon Lens Reviews
from Thom Hogan. He loves the new 55-300mm AF-S VR, which only costs about $300.
SD Memory Cards for Nikon D7000 – Maximizing Shooting Speed and Buffer Use
There’s a lot of confusion over memory cards for the Nikon D7000 camera. When mine arrived I pulled an old 4 GB SD card out of my D40. That card worked fine shooting JPG at 3 fps on the D40, … Continue reading
Nikon D5100 or D7000? I picked …
The D7000. They’re both great cameras, more different than alike. There’s only six ounces and $400 difference. They have the same state of the art 16 megapixel sensor and can produce the same picture quality. Back in 2008-2009 Nikon introduced … Continue reading
The Adobe Lightroom Oath (and RAW vs DNG)
So at the Lightroom class tonight the instructor had us swear an oath to follow for the seven weeks of the class. I, Les Jones, Solemnly swear To only use Lightroom And to only shoot RAW I’ve been meaning to … Continue reading
Link Roundup – Nikon D5100 or Nikon D7000?
I collected these links while deciding between the two cameras. I placed my order Friday. The camera will be here Monday or Tuesday. Tune in this week to find out which one I bought and why. D5100 Reviews Digital Photography … Continue reading
Ongoing D5100 Review
at Andy E’s Photoblog. Four parts up so far.
Thom Hogan on Nikon D3100, D5100, or D7000
ByThom.com: First, the new generation definitely upped the game. While you’d expect that more pixels would cause image quality issues, especially at high ISO values, that’s not been the case. If anything, the opposite is true. Sensor development is much … Continue reading
DxOMark Scores for Nikon D5100
Tied with the excellent (and more expensive) D7000. That sounds right. The D5000 scored almost identically to the more expensive D90, which the D7000 replaces. LATER: To put that in context, the $799 D5100 is the 11th best camera DxOMark … Continue reading
I finally need more megapixels
I’ve been happily using a 6 megapixel DSLR for four years now. I never needed more megapixels. Then the other day I got an email back from an ad agency asking if the pics I sent were the highest resolution … Continue reading
The Science is Settled – Nikons Rule, Other Cameras Drool
At least on one aspect. Here’s grist for the grudge mill: Auto-focus accuracy: a scientific cross brand analysis. Nikon tops the charts for focus accuracy, which matches its reputation.
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