Solid ND filters are an essential part of my landscape photography kit, yet I come across many photographers that do not use them. Put quite simply; ND filters are a dark piece of glass or resin that you put in front of your lens to let less light into the camera. What this achieves is …
It has been 2 years since I wrote my Review of the Fuji X-T1. If you are new to the Fuji system I would recommend reading this post first to understand my affection for Fuji. The X-T1 has been my primary camera all this time, and I have had no regrets moving to this system. …
This summer I have been testing out the new Mindshift chest pack called the Mindshift Multi-Mount Holster, I chose the 10 Model which is the smallest, and fit my Fuji X-T1 like a glove. I primarily wanted this pack for when I am backpacking and would not normally have quick access to my camera like …
Ever since I switched to the Canon 6D I’ve been interested in the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II lens, it seemed like the perfect combination of all the factors I need in a super wide angle lens. I was looking for a lens that has a large aperture of f/2.8 for night photography, and accepts screw on filters for …
A big thank you to BorrowLenses for sending me these camera bodies to test out! Weight, the enemy of every hiker and backpacker. I spend my days hiking to remote locations in the mountains and desert. The weight of my gear is always a burden, even though I have minimized what I carry. Late last year when …
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Previously I showed how to achieve this effect in Photoshop: Fog Filter Effect for Stars in Photoshop, I finally got around to buying the physical fog filter from Tiffen, and I am quite pleased with the results! Buy now at B&H or Amazon Below you can see how the brightest stars are enhanced, and the lower magnitude stars are …
As if another review of the venerable Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 was really necessary. Everyone knows this is the best wide angle lens ever made. I wanted to show something more specific to night photography though. Along with using it on aCanon 6D. Note: The 14-24 was provided to me by B&H for this review. I will keep …
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For the price the Canon 6D and the Nikon D600 are the best cameras for night photography hands down, you can’t go wrong with either. I felt it was time to put them head to head. This test is intended to compare the high ISO capabilities of these cameras specifically for dark sky night photography. Note: The Nikon D600 …
Canon 6D vs. Nikon D600 High ISO Night PhotographyRead More »
In a previous post The Best Lenses for Night Photography I highly recommended Rokinon lenses due to their lack of coma and low price. With the recent release of the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens I felt it was time to put all the fast 35mm lenses head to head and see which rises to the top. …
For the past 6 months I have been using the MindShift rotation180° Professional as my main day hiking pack. Prior to this I was using an f-stop Loka. Both of these packs have similar designs of accessing your gear from the back side of the pack. MindShift took this one step further and added a belt pack that you can access your gear from without taking off your pack. MindShift was launched by Think Tank Photo last year.