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Nikon 18-200 F3.5-5.6 VR 2 Demonstration / Review 31 Jul 2010 | 05:25 am
Supplemental information: the VR uses quite a bit of battery. Probably as much as the flash at near full power. Also, the VR "sleep" behavior I demonstrate is true of all VR I've tested. I went to the...
Tamron Lens Sale/rebates on Amazon 21 Jun 2010 | 09:47 am
Following the nice Sigma sale Amazon just had (maybe it is still going - I am not sure) Amazon has a number of Tamron lenses with discounts. Tamron Discounts on Amazon. Between Tamron and Sigma, I h...
Symptoms of Oily Aperture Blades 21 Jun 2010 | 08:13 am
Oily aperture blades is one of the maladies that can effect old camera lenses. Oil gets onto the blades when the grease in the focus gearing breaks down and leaks. Age and heat are typically what caus...
Nikon CLS Demonstration Video 18 Jun 2010 | 02:24 pm
A simple and nice example of using the Nikon flash system. One remote flash that is fired by the camera's on-board system. In macro photography like this it is important to note that the main on-board...
Nikon SB-900 Usage and Features Video 14 Jun 2010 | 11:22 am
Ok, one of the stranger sounding and feeling camera oriented videos I have seen, but at the same time quite interesting and helpful. I certainly have been wanting one of these flashes for awhile, and ...
Nikon D5000 / D90 Videos 14 Jun 2010 | 11:21 am
From Youtube, obviously A little sales material'ish, but still interesting. We put the new Nikon D5000 to the test for one day with two kids, Maddie and Lockie, and let them loose in Sydney to find o...
Sigma Lens Sale! 13 Jun 2010 | 08:25 am
Amazon is offering 10% off of Sigma lenses sold by Amazon (not 3rd party sellers). You can check out the list of available lenses here: Amazon Sigma Sale The sales code is: SIGMADAD Amazon often ha...
RC Helicopter Camera 6 Jun 2010 | 09:12 am
Really an amazing and fun use of technology. I'd love to have a setup like this. The first video gives you the essential idea of what is possible. And you too can scare farm animals with your flying ...
Holga 120N 6 Jun 2010 | 03:42 am
The Holga 120N is a cool, cheap plastic medium format film camera. These are very popular for those who like to experiment with their cameras. They are capable of producing amazing quality photos. Se...
Added Lomo LC-a Section 30 May 2010 | 03:36 pm
The new Lomo LC-A section, includes comments on the camera's batteries (important), specs and some pictures of mine. One of the Spider's favorite cameras, the Lomo LC-A. Its an old plastic Russian fi...
