LensRentals was one of the first to document that the Nikon D600 is more dust-prone than other cameras. Now, they have confirmed that new spots stop appearing after around 3000 shots. See this post. That is very consistent with my own experience (actually it's funny but I just said that in a comment the other day).I also want to take this opportunity to emphasize again that even though it's very clear the D600 is dust-prone, it's just as clear that there is NO evidence of OIL spots.NONE of these characteristics "prove" it's oil.- Shows up mostly...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
UPDATE: As of 12/29/12 my grip stopped working! See below. As of 1/6/13 it's working again.I finally received the cheap battery grip that I ordered for my Nikon D600. Here are my first impressions.UPDATES: See under command dial -- missed clicks and direction of rotation.ORDERING AND DELIVERYI ordered this grip from eBay seller ukpartsdeal on November 7, 2012. I hadn't gotten it and inquired with the seller who said he shipped...
Monday, 26 November 2012
Al Montazah Palace - Alexandria, Canon 40 STM I travelled to Alexandria a short time ago, and I only took my 5D3 with a couple of lenses, the Canon 50 1.4 and - as you must have guessed by now - the Canon 40 pancake. How did This setup work out? Click through to find out. I enjoy using a 50mm lens on a full frame camera (just like I enjoyed the 35mm on my crop sensor camera), I get lots of uses from this focal length, I can get a semi wide-angle...
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Costco is offering a Dolica 60-inch carbon fiber tripod with ballhead for just $79.99 (Item # 661166 - regularly $99.99). Model ZX600B103. Offer good only until 11/26/12. I've never had a carbon fiber tripod before and I ordered one. Will post a review.UPDATE: Just received the tripod last night. Heavier than I expected. Weighs just the same as the Targus TG-P60T. I disassembled the legs and was able to examine a cross-section of them. The legs appear to be solid carbon fiber (not plate...
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Hi everyone. Hope you're having a great weekend. I was taking sample shots for the upcoming review of the Tamron 70-300 VC and happened upon this scene. There's something unusual about the lighting of this photo. What do you think is so unusual about it, and how do you explain it?In terms of editing, I just cloned out power lines, altered the crop and adjusted the contrast. Other than that, this is pretty much SOOC. Note:...
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Added: Canon 5d3 ($2939), Dell Inspiron 15R ($479)Here are the best photo-related Black Friday deals that I've seen.Nikon D600 $1997 ($100 off, 2% reward) plus 32GB SDHC Transcend card (I believe it's like this one that I got) and Lowepro holster-style bagAs you know I love my D600. Reviewed here. This is the best deal I've seen so far.http://www.adorama.com/INKD600KA.htmlI also saw deals for the Nikon D3100, D3200, D5100, D5200, and D7000.Canon 5d3 - looks like an amazing deal.Canon 5dIII on eBay for $2939 Related post here. ...
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Neil van Niekerk, one of our favorite photographers, posted a puzzle yesterday. Here is the post. He showed two photos with somewhat similar composition. He also tells us that he used the same exposure for both. However, in one shot, the background is darker than the other. If you can guess why this is so, you have a chance to win a 1-hour tutorial from him. Neil will also select one winner from all entries, whether or not their response is correct. Check it out! My take is that the difference is due to falloff of the flash, as described...
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. I will be busy the next few evenings so I won't have time to post, but I will have new posts by the end of the week.Meanwhile, here are a few Thanksgiving shots that I took 4 years ago. I underexposed the ambient then illuminated the subjects with bare flash. If I recall correctly I used them off-camera, triggered and controlled wirelessly via Nikon CLS Advanced Wireless Lighting.Have a happy Than...
Sunday, 18 November 2012
First of all this is a photography blog. Nonetheless, I'm sure a portion of our readers are interested in tech-related news, so I hope you don't mind if I share some comments on Nintendo's Wii U.UPDATE 11/22/12: My son and I have played with the Wii U a couple more times since I last wrote this post, and that was enough to change our opinion of it -- this is a FUN system. See update below.When Nintendo announced the Wii U, I thought it was a strange idea. I did not "get" the concept. What was the big deal with a touchscreen?...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Canon 5D Mark III + Canon 50mm f/1.4 @ f/1.4 - mix of florescent, tungsten, other playground colors and my flashOne of the greatest benefits of my switch to full frame was the colors and skin tones, for some reason both the 5D Mark II and Mark III gave me better skin tones and colors than I was able to get from the 550D or the 60D. They have more tolerance and are more forgiving with mixtures of different light sources.Take the example above, this...
We recently celebrated our daughter's 2nd birthday. For events I typically use a combination of a standard zoom (24-70 equivalent) and a telephoto zoom (70-200 equivalent). On this occasion, her birthday was being held at a play center, which to me is a nice place but nothing distinctive from a photographic perspective. Since the place wasn't of particular significance, and because it would have enough space for me to maneuver,...
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