My backup strategy for photography
People talk about backups left and right, and I think by now most people know the basic backup strategy: at minimum, you should have three copies of your data, with
Tamron 55BB 500mm f/8 mirror lens review
The Tamron 55BB 500mm f/8 mirror lens is an unusual optic. Perhaps the best website for its history is on adaptall-2.com, but to be brief, it was released in 1983
Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD on Nikon Z: Will I get it?
Tamron just announced the Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD, Model A058 for the Nikon Z mount. As some of you may know, I shoot Nikon. The question is, will
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Nikon 500mm f/5.6 Review on Photography Life
The above shot was one of hundreds of shots I have taken with my favourite lens, the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF lens! I recently wrote a review of it on
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Tokina 400mm f/8 SZX Lens Review
Tokina (a lens brand by Kenko) recently sent me their new 400mm f/8 SZX mirror lens to test. It’s an all-manual fixed-aperture mirror lens, and I was interested in testing
Do you need expensive gear to shoot wildlife?
In no other genre of photography is emphasis on gear so strong as it is in wildlife. Sports photography also requires roughly equally expensive gear, though sports photographers are relatively
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Best Wildlife Camera and Lens Combos You Can Get Used in 2023
If there’s one genre of photography that does benefit from the latest gear, it’s wildlife. You can look back to the 80s and see some great portraits, but most of
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Olympus 12-45 f/4 Pro Sample Shots
I recently tested the Olympus 12-45 f/4 Pro lens. Yes, it’s one of those lenses that Olympus made before it sold off its camera division to JIP where it would
Why you actually need more megapixels
(This is not a serious post. Just for fun.) The other day I read on the internet that megapixels don’t matter. Really? As an experienced photographer, I know this is
Retro Review: Panasonic DMC-FH25/DMC-FS35
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 is an old camera, released in 2011. Before I was serious about photography, I got one not really knowing much about cameras. As I still have