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Category Archives: Equipment
D90 Rocks!!
I went the el-cheapo Sunday afternoon matinee at the Barnyard Theatre at Gateway Centre in Durban, to see the show Rock Circus. The show was great but what made it even better for me was that the theatre management don’t … Continue reading
Lens longevity
I’m an ignoramus when it comes to technical issues but I’m wondering about the pricing of electronic goods, lenses in particular. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, General, PB, Photography
Tagged autofocus, Canon, electronic, lens, lenses
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Getting the light right
A Group of us have recently become disciples of Joe McNally and the holy Nikon Creative Lighting System. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, General, PB, Photography, Technique
Tagged Bob Krist, Flash, Grafitti, Joe McNally, Nikon CLS, Off-camera flash, Strobist
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Fast and wide
In a post or two ago I talked about fast glass. In the the comments I mentioned my desire for a prime lens of around 14mm. That would give me the equivalent of a 21mm on my crop-sensor D90. I … Continue reading
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Fifi and the fast lens
The quality of the kit lenses we get with our cameras these days is generally pretty good and so are most of the less expensive consumer zoom lenses available from the various manufacturers. These can all be used to used … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, General, PB, Photography, Portrait
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Nice bokeh
Great bokeh with my new Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 lens set at F3.2. I’m very pleased with the lens but having used slow zooms for so long, I’m going to have to remember just how narrow the depth of field is … Continue reading
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UTP: attempt # 2
So, yesterday’s post turned into a bit of a disaster when, after several hundred words, my work suddenly disappeared and I was left with the picture and no text. I would have thought that that was impossible with Wordpress but, as I can now say, it most certainly is. Continue reading
A new baby arrives
I finally placed my order for a Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di lens, and it arrived last week. Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, PB, Photography
Tagged F2.8, Fast Glass, Tamron SP AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di
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