It looks like the announcements of Nikon D800 and D4 are imminent and they could be announced not far part from each other. Unlike in the previous Nikon D700 and Nikon D3 announcements, they were 11 months apart. The Nikon D800 specs have been floating around and you can … Continue reading
Could this be the new Nikon D800 that is going to be announced very soon ? Next week perhaps?
The Nikon D700 is 3 years old. It is a direct competition to Canon’s 5D II, which has a superb video function. Yet, Nikon has taken a while to fight back … Continue reading
Why would you want to put the Nikon 24mm f/1.4 on a DX camera? The Nikon 24mm f/1.4 is an amazing wide angle lens on FX cameras, but when you use it on a DX camera, it becomes a 36mm (FOV) f/1.4. It gives a similar FOV … Continue reading
Now that we have settled in with Nikon’s most significant announcement since Nikon first introduced digital camera 14 years ago – Nikon 1 J1 and V1. There are already a lot of testing and reviews all over the web; What are your thoughts? You can check out all the reviews … Continue reading
Nikon announces their entry to the mirrorless market with the Nikon 1 system J1 and V1. Apparently, Nikon stated that the new interchangeable lens system is their most significant announcement since Nikon first introduced digital camera 14 years ago! You have to applaud the effort Nikon put in to … Continue reading
Despite the advancing technology in cameras one advantage that full frame cameras will always have over DX cameras is the superior ISO noise performance. FX camera sensor measures at 24 x 36 mm in comparison to DX sensor at 15.8 x 23.6 mm. The lower pixel count per square … Continue reading
When shooting with prime lenses, you can’t go wrong with the trinity combo made up of Nikon 24mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.4. This is what we used on a recent birthday party. Actually, we did throw in the Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 and 24-70mm f/2.8 in the mix.
A few months back, I wrote about off camera flash technique which is much more preferred than having your flash fixed on to your hot shoe. You are most certain to achieve better lighting result if you have your flash off the camera. The new Nikon … Continue reading
A few day ago, I shot a Chinese stage theatre using the best Nikon combo; Nikon D3 + 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII and Nikon D700 + 24-70mm f/2.8. Why did I choose to put the 70-200mm f/2.8 on the D3 and not the 24-70mm f/2.8? It is simply because I want … Continue reading
If you are shooting in an open space, the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII is the most suited portrait lenses, amongst the 85mm f/1.5, 105mm f/2 DC and 135mm f/2 DC. The zoom range from 70-200mm covers from headshot to full body shoot … Continue reading
