Each time you get a new camera body you get a new strap. Each time its slightly less well made than the last one, even though the price of the camera has always gone up.
And do you really want to shout about which camera you have swinging around your neck? Doesn’t it just shout MUG [...]
Archive for November, 2008
A bit of a winge about camera straps, and rucsacs, and sexist equipment!
Posted in Photographic Gear Reviews, tagged active outdoor women, camera bag manufacturer, LOWEPRO camera equipment, LOWEPRO rucsacs, LOWEPRO straps, LOWEPRO transporter, NIKON, Nikon straps, professional heavy kit, sexist photo equipment, women photographers, you could make serious money on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nikon 24-70mm 1:2.8G AF-S ED lens review
Posted in Photographic Gear Reviews, tagged best nikon?, D3 lenses, f2.8 lenses, lens for D700, lense for D700, Nikon 24-70mm 1:2.8 lens review, Nikon 24-70mm 1:2.8G AF-S ED lens review, Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 lens review, Nikon 24-70mm f2.8G AF-S ED lens review, Nikon lens reviews, Nikon lense review, problems with the Nikon 24-70mm 1:2.8G AF-S ED on November 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I can sum this up quite simply – if you have a D3 or a D700 you need this lens.
I don’t normally use the word need in a review. No-one needs a peice of camera equipment, it’s not life and death. And at around the £1000 mark it feels like an expense you really don’t [...]
Photoshop CS4 (or getting mugged by Adobe)
Posted in How To Photograph..., Photographic Gear Reviews, tagged Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe CS4 Bridge, Capture NX2, CS4 improvments on CS3, D700 and Capture NX, mugged by Adobe, non-destructive layers, Photoshop CS4, Photoshop CS4 review, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop for Photographers, Professional opinion of Photoshop on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why is it that whenever you buy something from Adobe you come away feeling like you just got mugged? Well, it has to be the fact their software is overpriced for one thing. It is terribly expensive.
It is any good though?
Well, yes it is. Is it good enough to justify the price – no it [...]
Nikon’s 24-120mm f3.5-5.6 VR – not as bad as you might think
Posted in Photographic Gear Reviews, tagged Capture NX review, D700 lens reviews, D770 kit lens, handholding and VR lenses, lenses for landscapes, Nikon 18-70mm, Nikon 24-120 f3.5-5.6 VR, Nikon 24-120mm f3.5-5.6 VR, nikon consumer lenses, nikon lens review, nikon lens sample images, over sharpening photos, pro grade vs consumer grade lens, professional opinion, sample images, sharpening in photos, Sigma 24-60mm f2.8 review on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you do a search for the Nikon 24-120mm on the internet you will get a lot of reviews and most of these will slate this handy little lens for being soft.
Well, this review might give you a different opinion.
For one thing though, this review is of the NEW VR lens from Nikon not the [...]
