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I was wondering, how good are the third party super telephoto primes for Nikon mount. If any one has them, experience and IQ would be welcome.

Yesterday I attended an Indian Classical Music concert. There were two items 1. Classical Vocal 2. Classical Instrumental I attended the one at Stein Auditorium Here is the overview of the stage. There were spot lights shining from the top. I will split the post into two parts, one for...

Yesterday I went to a concert of Indian Classical Music. I took the 35mm F1.8 DX as I wanted to see how the images come out if taken without the flash, as at many concerts flash are not allowed (though here it was). ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO 1600 Though noise is evident after ISO 400, it is not...

Last week end my inlaws an I traveled from Delhi to Rishikesh. Rishikesh is where the river Ganga (Ganges) emerges from the mountains and enters the plains. Rishikesh and downstream Haridwar have been places of pilgrimage for thousands of years. There are a lot of Ashrams where the Sadhus live...

I finally decided to try this lense again. This was bought by my son a long time back and was so so on the D70. It is quite soft on the D3300, but in some situations when you need the reach it will do. I tried to take close up of flowers, but two things were against me - The closest focusing...

My wife in formal dress Our neighbour Maid appreciating a good joke Enough of ladies. Our neighbour on his way to his shop

I am now trying to maximize the sensor real estate, and filling the full field with individual flowers, using non macro lenses. The idea is to catalog them at maximum resolution, with what ever resources I have. Dahlias.

Bougainvillea are flowering here in Delhi. I am fascinated by the colour gamut they offer. Please feel free to post your Bougainvillea shots here

Here are some images shot in back lanes of our block Old man relaxing A bit of colour. These belong to the construction labour Leaves against the sky

I saw the price and decided that it is a steal. At around US$130/, considering that the list price is over $260 here. Here is the lense The box The lense The warranty card. Now for some shots F8 F1.8 My test subject for focus and bokeh. I think the lense is front focus by 2mm Some...

I shot a few insects using the 18-55 VRII and the 50mm F1.8 AF. Though not macro shots, with some cropping you can get quite some detail Here is a 100% crop

I have started using this lense which was acquired more than 4 years ago and used by my son on the D300. Here are shots with the 24MP D3300. Focus, Aperture and the speed are all manual as the D3300 does not meter with this lense. Even the flash is in manual mode! As my hands shake, I use a...

I got this lense as a bundle with my D3300. The lense Retracted Extended for use. The lense extend to its maximum length at 55mm and 18mm. The lense has minimum length at 35mm. Today I went out to Connaught Place, at one time the centre of Delhi and premier shopping centre. Connaught Place...

This is nearly a decade old lense and was bought with the D70. It is still excellent and sharp. I am now trying it out with my D3300. It is a manual focus on this body. To compare the DOF and bokeh. The camera was on a tripod, but there was a slight breeze which seems to have affected the...

After a long wait starting on 7th the camera finally arrived at 1600 hrs today. Here are some shots of the items The product box Components displayed I got the camera primarily for low light shots and to recover shadows, as the current sensors have a lot more DR compared to my D70 and D300...