Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Kit Lens Review
The lens that comes with the Nikon D5000 when you buy it with the "kit" is an 18-55mm lens, otherwise known as the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR AF-S DX Nikkor Lens. When I bought my first DSLR, I had know...
View ArticleNikon 50mm f/1.4 Lens Review
The full name of this lens is AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G. I bought this lens for the soul purpose of photographing my daughter. When I got it my wife was 4 months pregnant and I spent 5 months playing...
View ArticleTokina 12-24mm f/4 Lens Review
Officially known as the Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX II Lens, this is the lens I use for my landscape photos. This is the only non-Nikon lens I own but I couldn't rationalize spending an...
View ArticleNikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens Review
Officially called the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II Zoom Lens, this is my go to lens when I am just walking around with my camera. The great thing about this lens is the range, the 18mm...
View ArticleSlik Sprint Pro II Tripod Review
Before I purchased this tripod I was using a $10 tripod I picked up in the boxing day sales, it was terrirble and fell apart after a couple of months. So, I decided to get a better one for a trip to...
View ArticleHoya 52mm ND filter Review
ND filters fit on the front of the lens and limit the number of light that enters the camera. I bought this one to use with my Nikon 18-55mm lens and really enjoyed playing with it. The main reason I...
View ArticleCOKIN P121 G2 Grey Graduated Filter Review
Graduated filters are used for landscape photography to make the sky darker so the whole picture is exposed properly. I really tried to figure out a good way to use this to make good photos but never...
View ArticleMetz 44AF-1 Flash Review
I didn't buy an external flash until two years after I bought my Nikon D5000, before that I would just use the on camera flash. I didn't want to spend a lot of money so I went with the cheapest decent...
View ArticleNikon 77mm Circular Polarizing II Filter Review
A polarizing filter screws on to the front of the camera an has two main purposes as far as I have found (for my photography) Darken skies to make them look better Remove glare from objects or water...
View ArticleSirui T-2005X Tripod and K-10x Ball Head Review
First off, I've only had this tripod for about a month now so my impression may change as time passes but so far, I love it. I replaced my Slik Sprint Pro II tripod with this one from Sirui. It cost...
View ArticleNikon Nikkor AF-S 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G VR
I upgraded from the Nikon D5000 to Nikon D600 and although DX lenses do work on the D600 I wanted to take advantage of the full frame sensor so decided to sell my old DX lenses. However, I didn't have...
View ArticleTokina 17 - 35mm f/4 AT-X PRO FX
At the time of this writing the vast majority of the photos posted on my site were taken with the Tokina 12-24mm f/4 Lens with my old D5000 camera. So, when I upgraded to the full frame D600 I know...
View ArticleNikon D600
After three years of shooting with the Nikon D5000 I have upgraded to the D600. Not that there was anything wrong with the D5000, it is a great camera and I created some great images with it but there...
View ArticleNik Define Review
Nik Define is a piece of software that removes noise from photos. It works pretty well but I don't really notice the differance from what is in Lightroom. However, the great thing about Define is it...
View ArticleNik Vivenza Review
Nik Vivenza is a cool little tool for making adjustments to photos. It is similar to Lightroom in that there are a bunch of sliders that you can play with to fix up the photo and make it look beter....
View ArticleNik Silver Efex Pro Review
I am not that good at Black and White photos, and to be honest, am not really that interested in doing to much black and white photos. We have color cameras now, for the most part I think colors make...
View ArticleNik HDR Efex Pro Review
To be honest, I haven't really used this software very much. I have read reviews that say it isn't as good as Photomatix for creating HDR photos so I haven't invested much time in learning it. So,...
View ArticleTopaz Clean Review
Topaz clean is cool because it has effects that are different than all the other photo editing software. It is meant to "clean" up a photo by removing details. THe only preset I like with it is the...
View ArticleTopaz Detail Review
Topaz Detail is another photo effects software, it has a lot of cool effects for making photos more interesting. I don't use it much but when I do I like the Micro Contrast presets. The bold detail...
View ArticleTopaz DeNoise Review
I used to use Topaz denoise until I found Nik Define, now I rarely use it. It is used for the same purpose as Define but I find I get better results from Define. I have posted some photos where I used...
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