Listed below are some articles comparing the low-light champ (and my favorite camera) Nikon D700 vs the new, long-named, Canon EOS 5D Mark II. The nikon definetly holds it’s own on picture quality and ISO performance. The Canon fights back with incredible resolution and the ability to shoot beautiful HD video. However, the black dot [...]
Just finished updating one of my most popular articles, Best Lenses for the D700 to include the excellent 85mm f1.4D and to extend the lens recommendations for all full frame FX Nikons, including the D3 and the new D3x.
I just bought two new toys. The Ray Ring Flash and the Nikon 85mm 1.4 D Lens. I will have full reviews up soon. Many photographers are wondering if the Ray Ring Flash is worth it. So far, I think it is. I have a pretty big shoot with it tonight though, so I will [...]
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So, you just bought your first full frame Nikon camera? Congratulations! Now, throw out that kit lens and put some REAL glass on that beautiful new camera. These three lenses are my favorites.
1. Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S
I bit the bullet and bought the expensive, and heavy, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S. It [...]
Quick post: I downloaded the “leaked” iPhone 2.0 update from engadget and it WORKED! Here is a quick list of the apps and how they worked for me so far.
Super Monkey Ball: This is the only app I paid for so far. Its REAL Monkey Ball plain and simple. It took a minute to [...]
I recently posted some of my work on Vimeo.com and I am very impressed with the quality over Youtube. The video quality is great of course and the full-frame ability is really fun, but it’s the quality of the comments that really took me by surprise. It seems that Vimeo has become a place to [...]
Prompted by the comments in my last post about Aperture 2.0, I downloaded the Adobe Lightroom trial and used it for about a week. “It has Curves!” people screamed. My decision to get Lightroom was instantly made as I gleefully grabbed the curve and stretched it around just like in Photoshop… or so I thought. [...]
Apple’s Aperture promises to be the end all photo management tool for rating, adjusting, cropping, processing and exporting your photos. However, because of a few missing features and its high price tag, I never got around to trying it.
Version 1 Started off at $499 and it forced the user into Apple’s “my way or the [...]
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