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Nikon D5 and D500 live concert photography

I will be traveling in the next few days and will have limited Internet access. In the meantime enjoy this guest post by Arash Taheri (arashtaheri.com) who is a professional music photographer and an ambassador for Nikon Norway: My name is Arash Taheri and I am a music photographer based in Oslo, Norway. For the most […]

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Nikon D5 review: The dark night rises

Nikon D5 review by Ross Harvey (Web, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram): “Powerful, insanely fast, supremely agile, hauntingly accurate and a master of the dark. The Batman of the camera world.” I could end the review there, but what fun would that be? INTRODUCTION As with my Nikon D750 Review, this Nikon D5 review is founded upon […]

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Nikon D7100 & Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G II lens review

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    Nikon D7100 & Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G II lens review by Shayne Warren (this is an old guest post that somehow slipped through the cracks and I forgot to publish it):

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Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom vs. the 500mm f/4E prime lens comparison

Andy Nguyen (website | flickr | facebook) compares the $1,396.95 Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E zoom lens to the $10,296.95 Nikkor 500mm f/4E prime lens: I know from comments on various photography forums that there’s a lot of people wanting to know if the new Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 can live up to the hype, and how it measures up to the […]

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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens review

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens review by Mohammed Ahmedullah: I am a writer-photographer based in India and contribute articles to local travel magazines and newspapers on wildlife. I recently bought a Nikon 200-500 F5.6 lens and used it for an assignment on bird photography. Below are my observations: Ergonomics: The 200-500 F5.6 […]

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Urban wildlife: my short stint with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens (field report)

  Urban wildlife: my short stint with Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens by Manojodungat:

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Two weeks safari with the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens (field review)

Two weeks safari with the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens – Nilanjan Ray goes tiger shooting to Tadoba National Park and Ranthambore National Park in India: I am an amateur wildlife photographer with a day job in technology marketing. I like roadtrips, love mountains and forests, and need my tiger fix at least once a […]

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Shooting an airshow with the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens

    This Shooting an airshow with the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR lens post is by Jason Chu: Greetings NR readers!  My name is Jason and I have been a Hawaii based photographer for the past 6 years.  A month ago I decided to see an airshow as I haven’t been to […]

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