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
Wildlife photography and conservation
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
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 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
Continue readingTamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD on Nikon Z: Will I get it?
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 (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
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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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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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
(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
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