Nov 5, 2013 | Field Reports
photo courtesy Nikon
To me, the Df is one sexy body! And as someone who has a Nikon collection starting with the rangefinder, I love the whole concept of the camera. With that being said, I can understand many’s questions filling up my email box, Df – why?
I have to admit, I like the whole concept about having a “retro” looking and “modern” functioning DSLR. There is most definitely a romance to it that hooked me instantly. Knowing it has the same guts as my beloved D4 doesn’t hurt one bit either. But answering the question “why” when it comes to the business side of photography, or the practical side of problem solving, I don’t have an answer for folks. I’m already receiving a ton of email asking for comparisons between the Df, D4, D610 and I have none (and this blog post is why you’re not getting an email response). The tag line in the Df marketing though I think does answer in large part the “why” question for me personally. Putting the passion back into your photography. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know that’s something I talk about, a lot. And for that reason, it makes 100% sense to me. Being a romantic, having a piece of gear in hand that puts you in “the” mood can only help your photography!
Nov 4, 2013 | Field Reports
The Nikon Df looks really sweet! Check ‘er out!
Nov 4, 2013 | Field Reports
We’d been on for 6 days, up at 0430 and not hitting the sheets until 0000 so we took a morning off. We decided to see some of our history, play tourist and tour the Houston Control Center. Having grown up in the era of moon walks, having an uncle very much part of the program, it was a must see. And it didn’t disappoint! I wanted to take photos but I wasn’t wanting to carry the D4 / 18-35AFS un the Vulture strap, I wanted to play tourist but wanted Raw files knowing the tour would be quick, lighting varied. I had the perfect answer with me, the Coolpix A.
The Coolpix A simply slipped into my back so carrying it worked great. It has a fixed, 28f2.8, amazingly sharp lens which worked perfect for the tour. Now you might be asking what one does when 28mm is too narrow. It’s a old photography technique, physically move closer. The framing than was done by simply moving closer or further away from the subject. The first two images were actually taken through the plexi separating folks from the rooms. Even with that, I was amazed by the results. One cool thing on a side note that most think about but I didn’t until I was shooting. There is not noise, you don’t hear the shutter! Keep in mind I’m the guy who likes to rip the shutter of the D4 because I like the sound. But in this environment where folks are listening to the guide, that shooting style just isn’t appropriate. The Coolpix A just rocked!
Now I got the Coolpix A to be the Moose Cam. It had plenty of action in those regards the prior week. I’ve not even edited all the video it shot but I learned one thing I want to pass along. It had a great Auto ISO mode which works great shooting stills or video. But if you want to control the Shutter Speed when shooting video, you need to go to Manual Mode where you can manually set the ISO. Videoing aircraft, I want the prop to blur so you want a shutter speed of 1/60 or less. Otherwise, you’ll see that “prop slap” as I call it. I’ve had A LOT of Coolpix cameras in over the years and I can honestly say that the Coolpix A is the finest one I’ve ever shot with!
Oct 31, 2013 | Field Reports
Churchill birds, one of the most amazing places on the planet for bird photography. That’s what this issue is all about. The next issue is out and it’s a beaut! Brent did an amazing job bringing all the content alive in stills, video, live captions and more! It’s packed with all sorts of information from bird photography to travel, techniques to solutions. The pg28 videos has a special edition, Sharpening for Content, a vital technique for printing.
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Oct 31, 2013 | Field Reports
Great contest, killer prizes, click on banner to enter. Dang, I’m not allowed :-(
Oct 24, 2013 | Field Reports
photo courtesy Nikon
Oh ya, we’re walking out the door on our latest project and Mr UPS walks up and hands me a B&H box containing a D610! Hot Dogs, I charged the battery on the flight and landed with the camera ready to go, Lexar 64gb SD loaded, and all my settings inserted (I’ll be posting my settings here soon). Than we dealt with really slow, slow, slow luggage, horrible traffic and when I could finally shoot, it was dark! Argh!!! So as you read this, I’m out shooting it up with this great priced killer camera. mtc.
