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One of the longest standing debates in photography circles: To put a protective filter over the front lens-element, or not? Not more of the the usual blah...blah...blah on the topic, Lens Rentals gets all science-y and reports their findings: My Not Quite Complete Protective Filter Article

Okay, @Bikerbrent (and anyone else following along) as promised here's a shot taken handheld at f/4, 200mm, 1/15, ISO 100 on my desk. The first shot was processed for exposure (about +1EV), white balanced, straightened, cropped, resized and saved as JPG. Camera Raw does a tiny bit of...

I've had more time with this lens and I'm even more impressed with it. I was toying around with the OS (or VR or XYZ or whatever Tamron calls it) shooting random stuff around the office at 200mm with a shutter speed of 1/15 and getting perfectly sharp shots... Unbelievable!! Now, a few more...

I just ran across this video series by Greg Benz :: How to Get Proper Exposure. Solid information on one of, if not THE, most important aspects of photography. How to Get Proper Exposure (Part 1: Before You Click the Shutter) . How to Get Proper Exposure (Part 2: Reviewing the RAW on Your...

After much deliberation I upgraded my previous Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD to the new Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2, which arrived yesterday. By all accounts the G2 is an entirely different lens as compared to its predecessor. I've taken the lens out for a couple of shoots now and I'm...

Interesting?!?!!?!?!?!!!?!?!?? Best Buy’s New Weapon Against Amazon: A Try-Before-You-Buy Option

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A few more shots from the Oksana shoot in April... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

Hope you don't mind but here's your first shot after a very quick touch-up and with a 4:5 crop. Just one way to approach it: ..... ..... .....

Well after waffling for the longest time between the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 G2 and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art, the big Tam' won out. Should be here by the end of the week... ..... .....

So the other day I discover I'm nearly out of gaffers tape and so, not being in the habit paying for that which can be had for free, I wandered over to the big theater here on the campus where I work in search of Theater Geeks. TG's are typically awash in brand-name gaffers tape and usually part...

Okay so apparently I missed the first "strike" but not much that can be done about that now. Moving right along, behold the TRIAXEZ!!! I'm not sure how, exactly, to pronounce that, so I'm open to suggestions... But anywho, BEHOLD, mortals!! Following link takes you to the full story, and...

Not sure how I lost my previous 77mm ND8 but it's been replaced. Trying *yawn* to contain my enthusiasm...

Sorry to barge in but I wanted to chime in on Don's post. Not only is using Auto-ISO in full Manual an "elegant" shooting method, to borrow Don's word, it's also, in my mind anyway, infinitely practical. If you'll permit me I will expound. So... The Exposure Triangle: Shutter Speed, Aperture...

Below is the histogram of your shot. In short, that's not a lot of information, certainly not enough dynamic range, to work with successfully. This is why getting exposure right in-camera is critical. .... .... .....

Sit yourself down, take a deep breath, prepare yourself as best you can then, and ONLY then... Behold: Arcrest in all its sheer, blinding and unmitigated glory!! Nikon's New Line of Pro Lens Protection Filters Mortal: You... Are... Not... Worthy. (via PetaPixel) .....

It's a particularly slow time of year for me at work right now and so I've been able to do a fair amount of cyber-slacking from behind my desk. Being as slow as it is I've been poking around some other photography forums just to see what's out there. Mainly I've been lurking, reading threads and...