Nikon D700

Ultimate Stocking Stuffer: Lenspen SensorKlear

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 14:33

When I first played with a SensorScope I thought it was a cool idea but for $200 I thought it was a lot of money for something I could do most of with a headlamp. You can get them for $80 or so without the rest of the kit now, but it's still a lot of money. Enter Lenspen, the creative folks who brought you the least expensive way to clean your sensor in the first place with the "black" Lenspen. They sell a great little kit including their SensorKlear Loupe plus a special articulated SensorKlear II cleaning pen for a measly $30 at Amazon...

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The Ultimate Raw File Tweaker: Colorchecker Passport

As raw files become the common currency of high-end photographry a widening array of tools is arriving to help photographers get the most from them. I've been using SpyderCube from Datacolor/Colorvision for awhile to help set white and black points along with white balance for color critical situations. But recently I've added a new tool to my tweakers arsenal--Colorchecker Passport from X-Rite. Read on to learn about it... Read more »

Nikon D3S: 100,000 ISO!, HD Video, $5200 Coming Soon

Submitted by David Cardinal on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 07:52

Nikon today announced the D3S, a worthy "mid-life" upgrade to their workhorse pro D-SLR the D3. The biggest change is an upgraded sensor featuring the potential for shooting at ISOs up to a staggering 102,000. Realistically the typical ISO range seems to have been bumped up by 1-2 stops over the D3. The new sensor also captures HD Video, including in very low light conditions. The FX sized sensor retains the 12MP resolution of the D3, but adds a 1.2x crop mode for 8MP shooting with a slight telephoto effect--no doubt helpful when using those lenses which vignette with the FX sensors. It also doubles the buffer size and adds a quiet shutter mode among other nifty new features. It is expected to ship from Nikon in late November for $5199 street price. Full Press Release below...


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How to optimize exposure and sharpness using custom settings to fine-tune your camera settings.

Contributed by Paul Janosi


[EDITORS  Note: Correct exposure has become nearly a religious issue with the advent of the "expose to the right" mantra for many raw shooters. But not everyone sees exposure the same way. Thanks to newsletter reader Paul Janosi for contributing this article with his thoughts on tuning exposure on your high-end D-SLR and even more importantly his meticulous technique for fine tuning your AF system for use with your long lenses and Teleconverters. I tried it with my 200-400f/4 and my TC-14E (both of which had just been serviced and aligned by Nikon) and found that indeed a correction to AF improved the sharpness of my images noticeably--David]   Read more »

Lensbaby: Make Friends with the Wind

Submitted by David Cardinal on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 05:48

Every macro photographer I know dreads wind more than almost anything else. Even low or poor light can be easier to work around than a gusty day when trying to take flower portraits.... Read more »

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