Let the testing begin! I finally received my 800/6.3S PF and 1.4X TC, so I have everything I wanted to fully test a lot of the options folk might want to consider for 400mm, 800mm, […]
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A Comparison of Current Nikon 400mm and 800mm Lenses
My 800/6.3S PF lens is about to ship and I wanted to make sure I need it. (LOL) Since I photograph birds a lot, focal length, handholdability, and close focus are all especially important. As […]
Mercury Transit Details
(This post is from an email conversation with a friend. I thought the content might be useful for others.) [Updated 12/31/19 – Typos and clarifications.] For the Mercury transit, I didn’t use any special equipment except […]
Lunar Eclipse Photo
Total Lunar Eclipse 2019 (This post is from an email conversation with a friend. I thought the content might be useful for others.) I shot this with a Nikon Z7 through an 800/5.6 with the matched […]
4K Video of Total Solar Eclipse
I spent about 10 hours this weekend turning the 1k photos that my D500 took of the eclipse mounted on the iOptron into a video. Part of the 10 hours was caused by this being the […]
Solar Eclipse HDR Process
The Great American Eclipse 2017 D810, 600/4E, TC-14E, EFL 840mm, f8, 5 frames at 3 stop intervals from 1/4000 to 1 second, ISO 64, substantial processing Of all of the possible shots I was trying […]
300 f/2.8 or f/4 Prime Lens?
(This post is from an email conversation with a friend. I thought the content might be useful for others.) I have two Nikkor 300/2.8 lenses, the VR I and the older AF-S Mk 1, and agree […]
Q&A: Thoughts about Bodies and Lenses
(This post is from an email conversation with a coworker. I thought the content might be useful for others.) Q: Since I have not been shooting anything for months, a buddy of mine who still shoots […]
D800 First Impressions – Part 1
I finally had a chance to shoot with my new D800 on Tuesday. (I decided to delay travel into the night so I could have some daylight.) I was just glancing at some of the […]
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 […]