I have scheduled several guest posts for this week. Nikon related news/rumors will pick up at the end of July when we will start approaching the pre-Photokina announcement time. The first guest post is from Steven Hyatt who had the chance to photofraph birds of prey in a studio environment with the Nikon D800 and Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VRII […]
Next guest post by Otto Peter is on how to modify the Yongnuo RF603N wireless remote flash trigger (available on eBay) to fit non-Nikon flash trigger sources, like light meters, or any camera with a PC socket The Yongnuo RF603N is a nice, cheap wireless remote flash trigger for Nikon cameras. It does well what it is designed for, […]
This guest post is by Laurent Thion who shares his experiences using the Nikon D800 with Cambo X2 Pro and medium format lenses (click on images for larger view). D800 is now a great alternative to MF for studio. Nikon propose 3 Tilt and Shift lenses: 24, 45 an 85mm. The electric connection permit to use them at full aperture […]
This guest post describes another (see also this post) Wi-Fi solution for Nikon D4 by Nick O’Donnell: Like most of you I love spending a boat load of money on things I won’t be using very much. Yeah, right. The Nikon D4 is one heck of a camera with seemingly every capability the could stuff into […]
In today’s guest post, Jinn Leong is explaining why Motion blur, diffraction and noise are not impacted by high megapixel count (in our case the Nikon D800): Diffraction Diffraction depends on the lens, not the sensor. A higher megapixel count won’t increase diffraction. There’s a common misconception that a higher megapixel count increases diffraction because most of […]
Today’s guest post on taking photographs with an aerial drone is by Frédéric Moix (website | gallery). 2011 and 2012 saw big improvements in the RC field, new technologies, new batteries, making the ability to lift a heavier DSLR camera more accessible. The interest is obvious: aerial photography is closer to buildings, objects, rock formations, etc. With […]
How to build an awesome studio on a budget by Cary Jordan Have you ever wanted a great studio, but always felt it was beyond your budget? Or that a studio that could unleash your creativity, while producing professional images was only available to the select few that could afford the high cost? The truth […]
