My experience with arca-swiss compatible clamps, ball heads, and quick release plates. How they are not always compatible, related mainly to the differing usages of locking pins. [...]
Posted in Reviews and info | 2 Comments » Last updated 2012/11/17 by Dave Kennard
A review of the cheap Chinese Green.L dHD circular polarising filter, with comparison photos against the much more expensive B+W Käsemann polariser. Also, how the two polarisers can be used together to create a Gold and blue polariser, and a vari-ND filter. [...]
Tags: Polarising filter Posted in Reviews and info | 5 Comments » Last updated 2012/09/07 by Dave Kennard
My review of an eBay Chinese-made Nikon AI to Canon EF mount adapter that lets you use Nikon lenses with an aperture ring on Canon DSLRs. I specifically compared it to my Nikon G adapter (that lets you use Nikon lenses without an aperture ring on Canon DSLRs), and whether the lens can achieve infinity focus with these adapters. [...]
Tags: Nikon AI F mount to Canon EOS EF mount adapter, Nikon G F mount to Canon EOS EF mount adapter Posted in Reviews and info | 1 Comment » Last updated 2012/08/20 by Dave Kennard
A brief review of the Shoot brand RS-80N3 timer and intervalometer remote shutter release cable, and how it compares against the standard Shoot brand remote shutter release cable. Camera tested with was the Canon 5D MkII. [...]
Posted in Reviews and info | 14 Comments » Last updated 2013/12/22 by Dave Kennard
I recently returned from a holiday in Bavaria, and took a range of photography gear with me. In this post I share what gear I found most useful, what wasn't useful, and what gear I wish I had taken but didn't. [...]
Posted in Reviews and info | No Comments » Last updated 2012/07/16 by Dave Kennard
A comparison of Capture NX 2, Adobe Camera RAW 7, DXO Optics Pro 7, and Capture One Pro 6 to see how well they work at removing chromatic aberration from photos taken with the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye at 10mm and 17mm on the Canon 5D MkII. [...]
Tags: Adobe Camera RAW, Capture NX, Capture One, DXO Optics Pro, Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye zoom lens Posted in Reviews and info | No Comments » Last updated 2015/04/20 by Dave Kennard
Is there any benefit of using a 25A red colour filter on the lens for black and white photography with a digital camera, or is it better to take a colour photograph with no filter and then convert to black and white? In this post I look at the differences. [...]
Tags: B+W 486 UV-IR Cut filter, Black and White Photography, Fuji IS Pro, Hoya 25A Red HMC filter, Infrared Photography Posted in Photos, Reviews and info | No Comments » Last updated 2012/06/15 by Dave Kennard
Photos taken around the village of Great Bowden, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, using an Infrared sensitive camera (Fuji IS Pro) and the Hoya 25A Red filter. [...]
Tags: Fuji IS Pro, Great Bowden, Hoya 25A Red HMC filter, Infrared Photography Posted in Photos, Reviews and info | 4 Comments » Last updated 2012/05/30 by Dave Kennard
Results of a test to see how badly the Lee infrared polyester filter and Hitech infrared resin (Cokin P) filter handle lens flare with the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens on the Fuji IS Pro. [...]
Tags: B+W 486 UV-IR Cut filter, Fuji IS Pro, Lee Infrared Polyester Filter, Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X DX Fisheye zoom lens Posted in Reviews and info | No Comments » Last updated 2012/05/11 by Dave Kennard
Comparison of Hitech infrared resin filter, Lee infrared polyester filter, and Lee 182 Light Red flash gel for infrared photography with the Fuji IS Pro camera. [...]
Tags: Fuji IS Pro, Hitech 85 Infrared filter, Lee Infrared Polyester Filter Posted in Reviews and info | No Comments » Last updated 2012/05/08 by Dave Kennard
