Just returned from the annual family trip that includes attending at least one professional baseball game in a new stadium. I was pretty pumped to try out my V2 with the 1 NIKKOR VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 at a ball game.
This year was SoCal to watch the terrible Phillies in Los Angeles and San...
Reaching out to any SoCal folks. I'm going to be in the Huntington-Newport-Laguna beach area for July 4th with the family and looking for recommendations for best spots for fireworks. I've been heads down in a datacenter move (just finished day 1 of 3 and too wired to sleep) and haven't had much...
It was drizzling when I saw this wall of foliage. I decided on HDR to try to capture the slickness of the leaves and depth of color. Processed with Photomatix Pro.
Didn't see that this was previously posted. Tamron is running a mail in rebate deal in the US right now. I can attest that the rebates were paid quickly when I bought my 24-70 and 70-200. More info here.
I finally had an opportunity to use the Think Tank TurnStyle 20 for an extended period and wanted to update the thread and review. I used the bag over an 11 day straight period and came away extremely impressed.
Positives:
On previous similar trips I had used a camera backpack but found the...
My wife and I were in Copenhagen a couple weeks ago. This was her first extended use of her new J4 with the kit 10-30mm PD-Zoom lens. The PD-Zoom is much better than the original 10-30mm and is a convenient walk-around focal length at 27-81mm FX equivalent. Below are a few examples - my favorite...
Not the most spectacular sunrise but how often do you get to enjoy it on the Charles Bridge in Prague? All captured with a Tamron 24-70/2.8 or 70-200/2.8.
Before I left Prague this morning, I went to the Charles Bridge at sunrise. I was pissed to see this gaggle of photographers acting as if they owned the bridge. The reason for the post is to gently remind each other to be a bit more aware of the impact and impression we leave as photographers...
Reconnected with a friend who is a tour guide and arranged for private tour inside the world famous Strahov Library. Simply beautiful. Very happy with my Sigma too.
Pretty interesting Kickstarter called QromaScan which combines software with a LED lightbox to scan prints. The app uses voice control to tag your images and build EXIF. Neat idea and I did back it in Kickstarter-speak. More info here.
I received my lightly used copy of the 1 NIKKOR VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 on Friday. My initial impressions were holy cr*p is it big. Second reaction was a big freaking grin on my face when I mounted it on my wife's J4 and started focusing. Wow, wow, wow. What a focal range: 189-810mm FX equivalent...
Received my 1 Nikkor 70-300 to complete my Nikon 1 system. Looks good in my Think Tank Urban Approach 15 Backpack.
Contents: Nikon 1 V2 with 10-100mm non-PD, Nikon 1 V2 with 6.7-13mm, 10mm, 18.5mm, 32mm and 70-300mm.