If you are a Nikon shooter, you probably have been watching the Z camera launch with interest. Maybe you have even decided to go out and buy a Z6 or Z7. Along with these cameras came the release of the ‘S’ lens series, lenses designed to be used with the Nikon Z cameras. We bought Read More
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Embedded profiles using Z cameras/lenses
If you have been using a Z camera and photographing RAW (NEF) files, you might notice something a little different when you open the files in LR or PS. The profiles are already embedded into the files. This means the profile will automatically fix vignetting, distortion and chromatic aberration with this particular lens. Rather than Read More
Silky or Sharp moving water?
Cree and I just walked in the door from a fabulous workshop in the Redwoods and along the Oregon Coast. We had great weather, lots of fog and sunbeams in the forest, and a spectacular sunset on the beach in Oregon. As usual Cree and I were shooting both the Z7/6 and D850s…we like both Read More
Nikon Lens Sale
I have been talking with a lot of folks about buying Nikon lenses on workshops, and for those shopping, now might be the time. Nikon currently had a number of lenses on sale. Check out your local store or wherever you shop to see what is available. One that caught my eye was the 70-200mm Read More
Water background considerations
Have you ever been so excited about photographing wildlife you just can’t stop hitting the shutter button? Every time I step off the plane in Africa I am the worst offender…one distant zebra requires at least 200 images until I can settle down. And then I start to really look hard at the scene, and Read More
ThinkTank Airport Security 3.0
We just returned from a big shoot in Alaska, and we needed to bring a lot of gear with us. I normally use the Airport Advantage, my favorite roller for most of my trips. But when I need to take big glass and lots of gear, I turn to the ThinkTank Airport Security 3.0. Everything Read More
Z6/7 playback modes and issues
I just returned from a grueling assignment in Alaska for a tourism bureau, over 10,000 images and a week of shooting…in a state where it never gets dark in the summer! Really, I love this assignment, Alaska still feels like home even though we don’t live there anymore. We had five cameras with us on Read More
Fox versus vole
I just returned from another fantastic trip to Silver Salmon Creek Lodge in Lake Clark National Park. Well known for its grizzly bears, my favorite image wasn’t a bear this year. Instead, it was an image that caught a dramatic moment between a red fox and vole. The fox was hunting the vole, and finally Read More
ThinkTank Hydrophobia Rain Cover
I’m in Alaska right now photographing in Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark National Parks. As with any trip to Alaska, best to plan for some rain while shooting. And that means rain covers for cameras. After having great success using the ThinkTank emergency rain cover, I decided to get their Hydrophobia rain cover for my Read More
Nikon Z7
I will continue with reviews of the Z system, and today I thought I would look at the Z7. In simplest terms, the Z7 is a 45MP Z6. There are other differences for sure, but if you want the short answer, I think the Z7 is a terrific camera, and love having that familiar (D850) Read More
Vello Lens Calibration target
I just spent my morning photographing some nesting burrowing owls that live a few miles from my house. Love watching these owls, and couldn’t stop laughing when an owl landed on top of a prairie dog and ‘pinched’ it as the prairie dog got too close to the owl burrow. Hilarious! As usual for wildlife Read More
Nikon Z6
On our last workshop we had three participants using the Z6. Hmmm, must be something good about that camera. And after using it on four continents in conditions from subzero winter blowing snow to rainforests in Tasmania, I can say there is a lot to like about this camera. I’ll state right up front that Read More