I received my new Nikon SB-600 on Monday. I have not had a lot of time to play with it, but from what I have seen, it eliminates harsh shadows and allows me to adjust the angle of light in a very flexible way. The LCD on the back is a little intimidating at first, […]
After carefully considering my lens options for standard lens, I have decided to change from the originally selected Nikon AF 50mm lens, and have instead selected the Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens. I was originally going to obtain the 50mm, which is somewhat above the normal range for the purpose. The 35mm lens […]
The Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VRII lens mounted on the Nikon D60. Its a bit of a monster and makes the camera a little heavy.
Original, uncropped image. A bit of cropping to show detail. Cropped for complete detail Image shot at ISO-400, 1/1250s, 300mm, f5.6 I believe I am somewhat happy with my purchase.
This post is for Jared and anyone else who needs help digesting my posts. Aperture – Size of opening for light to enter. It is controlled by a combination of physical limitations of the lens tube, as well as aperture blades which can tighten or open at the photographer’s command. Apertures are measured in an […]
Sometimes I feel very childlike. I ordered my new 70-300mm lens yesterday and I am so anxious for it to arrive. It was originally supposed to arrive today, but Amazon Prime One-day has failed me this time. My camera is instead scheduled to arrive here tomorrow by UPS Next Day. I have been thinking about […]
I argued the point a few posts back about which flash I should consider for my D-60. I kept reading about “Camera/Light separation” values, so I went looking to see if I could find pictures of the SB-400 and SB-600 mounted on the D-60. The 600 is below on the left and the 400 on […]
I have been considering the concept of obtaining a 70-300mm AF-S lens for my D60 to extend my range for several weeks. Adding the lens to my system would extend my range out an additional 150mm (since 300mm is equivalent to 450mm for me), allowing for a wide variety of coverage of situations. Recently I […]
I have been attempting to understand the way that zoom factors are determined for cameras. Have you ever noticed that compact cameras never share their lens focal in a prominent way and on an SLR you won’t find an zoom factor? That is because of two things, first, the size of the sensor on a […]
I just bought a printer. Its the HP Deskjet 6940 Color Printer. I bought it for photo printing primarily. The only color printing that my Dell 3100cn sucks at is color, and I was able to get this printer for $40 from NewEgg. This isn’t exactly an Epson photo printer, but I suspect for my […]