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I recently went FX with the D600 then D800. I originally planned to sell the 300s but couldn't bring myself to do it as I'd only bought it 18 months ago. I initially worried about it just sitting in my bag as a second body and never seeing the light of day, not a fitting way for a camera of...

We recently got a second SB900 and today I received a Sekonic 478DR and a Pocket wizard mini with two flex units. We also have a couple of proline heads for our daughters bedroom which becomes a studio when she moves out next month :-) I spent a long time deciding which meter to get and whether...

I've just gone to FX and decided that the 70-200 was not quite long enough for some of my requirements, so I decided to get the TC-20e III to double the focal length. I've put some images taken with the 70-200 VRII + TC-20e III @ around 400mm here. I'd be interested to know what people think...

Just before Christmas I moved from DX to FX. This meant a review of my lenses. I ended up with the 24-120 as my general purpose lens and sold the 18-200 to support its purchase. I have been a fan of the 18-200 for years and thought I would miss the range, but surprisingly I haven't. In FX terms...

I'm currently trying to decide if it's worth paying about £400 for a Sekonic 758 to use when taking landscapes. I'm absolutely sold on meters for studio and flash photography, but need to try it in anger on landscape. I wouldn't need something as high end for non landscape as I wouldn't need the...

Today I got the last two parts of my DX to FX conversion, the 16-35 F4 and the TC-20E III. The transition went something like this: 1. Replace D300s with D800 (Can't bring myslef to sell the D300s so that part of the business case is still in tatters). 2. Replace 35 1.8 with 50 1.8g 3. Tokina...

As previously posted I replaced my D600 with a D800 after about a month. I shot the D600 like my D300s and was rewarded with very nice images in terms of colour, crispness and the high ISO noise handling. I was not looking for anything better in these respects from the D800 (I just prefer the...

I've had the D600 for less than a month, having moved from the D300s. I was going to run both bodies for a while, keeping the 300 for when I wanted the crop and faster AF for wildlife and suchlike. I always had a slight niggle going from the 300s to the 600 as they are different level bodies and...

Well I've had the 600 for a week now having previously used the D300s (I still have that one in the bag for now). Very quick summary: Autofocus - Not a patch on the D300, especially in low light/contrast. No big surprise. It's fine but so far but not as quick or accurate. It hunts in low...

I went to a studio open day today and got a chance to take some pictures of their model. It was good to use some proper lights with the pocket wizard triggers. It's also nice to have someone who is happy to have their picture taken as the family all hide when I get the camera out. I'm still...

After my recent post about not buying a D800 and going full frame because I love my D300s, I've just ordered a D600. This did not surprise anybody that knows me although in fairness I'm saving an awful lot off the street price so I'm not taking much of a risk if it doesn't work out. After much...

I recently talked myself into staying with the 300s for the time being and spend time improving the thing holding the camera. This was after an in depth look at the D800 and all that would entail including a PC upgrade. Yesterday my friend offered me a D600 at a silly price as he gets industry...

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I took this with the P7100 the other day. I was quite impressed with its macro capability. DSCN0889 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Before I start, this is not a knocking the D800 thread. I have posted because I was surprised that I couldn't convince myself to get one at the moment, and I'm the sort of person that would normally find that easy. The other day I was in Jessops and noticed that the Nikon D800 had dropped to...

Normally the wife and I use our D300/300s cameras with the normal bag of glass, however we decided we needed something for light travel and general photos when the DSLRs are not convenient. After some reading (less than my norm unfortunately) I decided the Panasonic TZ20 was a good mix of...

I've noticed quite a few members always add their name and maybe a copyright symbol to the photos. I know how to do this individually using something like Photoshop, but was wondering if there is a away of automating it and maybe using a batch option to do lots at once. The software I have is...

This year I purchased the Tokina 11-16 and the Nikon 70-200 vrii. Every time I use them I'm taken by how sharp they are on my D300s. It goes some way towards compensating for my bad composition :-) Whilst both are impressive the winning prize would have to be the Tokina. To put it into...

I'm going to a wedding tomorrow and I'm mulling over what to take. Firstly I'm not the the wedding photographer just an enthusiastic guest. And yes I will keep out of the pros way. My camera body is a D300s and I have the following lenses that I could take. 35mm 1.8, 11-16 2.8, 70-200 2.8 and...

Ok this might seem like a strange question, but here goes. Faster glass by its very nature is normally a larger diameter. For example my 70-200 and 11-16 are 77mm. In fact that seems to be a standard for a lot of Nikon fast glass. So why is my 35mm 1.8 lens only 55mm diameter? It is longer...