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Thinking what to try and get for my jump into the FX realm and I can think of 3 viable choices- 50 1.4G for decent all-aroundness; 55 1.2 AI because, 1.2 creamy nightscapeness; some basic zoom to have the power of zoom indoors w/ flash that I missed so much since I sold my only standard zoom a...

Seeing how I've reached my 5100's limits in a year, I'm now starting to debate a 610 vs 800 looking back at the same debate I had over 5100 vs 7000 a year some ago. 610 I'll be able to afford right off the bat, whereas it would take some scraping for a used 800 in decent shape. Performance and...

Since I'm thinking of jumping on 610 as soon as taxes come back, the most crucial question that lingers is how the ISO performance is with RAW files. On my 5100, I would say the reasonable limit is 320 since at 400 and up I REALLY have to smooth out the noise sacrificing precious sharpness. So...

Premature thought, but I might as well have a solid idea in the back of my head for whenever that time comes- what to get as a proper shooter over my 5100? Majority of my lenses are FX and I'm getting tired of the crop factor (itching to see what my lenses truly can see). That and better ISO...

My, "semi" extensive coverage of all things neat and plenty things boring from this year's show. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.603788436356991.1073741913.434528646616305

Quite literally, but for what I got it for - basic macro, so far so good all things considered. 5 x 5 ? A Bargain Experiment (CPC MC 70-162mm f/3.5 AUTO ZOOM Macro) | SKVORA LIMITED TL:DR- $5 lens bought as is, tests begin starting with macro extension and well, some macro style shots:

So many adventures, woes, successes and milestones achieved. Going from desperate desires for any kind of good lens with $50 budget to getting even my dream 45mm AI-P. Might just write a proper, detailed story on my blog, so a brief snip here will do for now. Also up to about 44533 actuations...

Since my dad isn't getting any younger, I appreciate every proper time we get to bond together. Shooting opened new dimensions in all of my hobbies, and boarding is no longer an exception- https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589859184416583.1073741907.434528646616305 And vice-versa...

Been noticing how LOTS, and LOTS of pro/semi-pro photogs in DC area use basic zooms + flash indoors almost exclusively. Quite a few, just stick to kit-level stuff for years and don't really look back or anything. That got me thinking that perhaps I'd like to get an 18-70 once again, since I've...

The little bugger went through hell and back over this year and I can’t quite think what I haven’t tried to shoot with it. As of the very last shot on Thursday, the shutter count was 43543 via CameraShutterCount.com. That quite the mileage I put on it in just a year- far more than I used to...

http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/18157-bresson-split-focusing-screen.html Take a peek guys and gals. Invaluable tool in my opinion, especially with older lenses/poor lighting/etc.

Bresson Split Focusing Screen – Nikon D5100 | SKVORA LIMITED After much research and decision, I went with an ebay purchase from China. The brand is Bresson and they seem to make a ton of these resin focusing screens for most of the DSLRs out today. Here is their product page for these nifty...

@mark- I either have the devil's luck or I'm just good at refreshing Windows based products when needed. Never really had many issues for about 6 years besides the hardware aging and giving out due to natural causes.

@White- whole OS was made kinda azzbackwards IMO. Only real point is that its hardly worth the markup in the price, in my opinion. @Don- I'm starting to dabble into those, and so far so good. If a core 2 duo with 4GB ram and no gfx card can pull a large pano, this thing can definitely do it...

Another one of "best <$50 I've spent" moments. Works perfectly as a low-light flashlight that I got it for, to help focus in pitch-black situations. Doesn't interfere w/ using a proper flash simultaneously. And I'll test its native purpose some other time. First Impressions

So I remember an older thread where someone was asking what this thing did since his lens wouldn't mount quite right due to it being there- I accidentally figured this out the other day and thought I would share- its a trigger made for AI-P/CPU lenses that tells the camera that the lens is...

Shopped- And my full on write-up: First Impressions – Nikkor 45mm f/2.8 AI-P | SKVORA LIMITED

Might see if I can convince one of my friends who's a total beginner to trade bodies (+ lenses and accessories on my end of things): my 5100 for his 7000. Rough market value right now seems to be ~$3-350 apart and it would be a pretty even deal. I feel that it will take him forever to fully...

Friend does mixed media and used 3 of my base shots for his Disco Zoo mini-collection. Had to come out to both support him and have my 15 seconds of fame (and drinks, heh). And, of course, had to ask a friend to take this blurry of both of us. Else, waiting for one guy to maybe send a good...

Only had access to one decent-ish spot, so most shots ended up about the same, but it took me ~15 mins to start nailing bikes. Don't know why some people even ask, "how do you shoot X," in our instant preview era :rolleyes: And full album here.