Author Archives: Jonathan Bingham

Q&A: Travel Tripod Recommendation

(This post is from an email conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q:  [I am] looking for travel tripod recommendations.  something i can toss in my suitcase or easily […]

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Q&A: Nikon Nikkor 85mm f/1.8 AF

(This post is from an email conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q:  With new little baby running around, I wanted to snag a great low light (super fast) […]

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Q&A: Third Party Macro Lenses?

(This post is from an email conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q:  Have you or anyone else used the Tamron 90mm f/2.8?  For $459 I’m wondering if it […]

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Q&A: Super-wide Zooms

(This post is from an email conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q:  What do you guys think about [the 14-24/2.8]? I’m looking for a wide angle lens. A:  […]

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HDR with an IR Converted D200

When I had my D200 converted to (deep) IR I nearly immediately noticed that the tonal range was significantly less than usual.  I was shooting RAW to make sure I captured all the data, but […]

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Taking Photographs of LCD Monitors

Recently I needed to get some screen shots for a presentation. Normally I would just use the built-in screen grabber, but some of the images I needed were of startup screens during the boot process […]

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Q&A: Which Body to Buy?

(This post is from an email conversation with a friend of mine who was buying his first DSLR. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q:  My question is whether I should rather go […]

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Shoot RAW, Reduce Noise?

Shoot RAW and you’ll have less noise.  OK, you and I both know that among RAW’s many benefits over JPEG, lower noise isn’t one of them.  Or is it?  Well, yes and no. Technically, the […]

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Q&A: Fast Primes

(This post is from a forum conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q:  I was looking to expand my lens cache a bit, and wanted to see if any […]

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Notes on Shooting HDR

(This post is actually forum conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) A few notes I’ve learned as I’ve tried to figure HDR out. I’ve started turning EVERYTHING on manual: […]

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