How the Nexus 7 android tablet can be used to control a DSLR, as a field monitor for your DSLR, and how to mount it to your DSLR. I also cover briefly the reasons why you might want to control your DSLR from an external tablet or phone. [...]
Tags: Nexus 7 Posted in Reviews and info | 7 Comments » Last updated 2018/11/01 by Dave Kennard
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
Four panoramas I've processed recently from four different countries and info on issues I had when taking and processing them. [...]
Tags: Bavaria, Germany, Highlands, Japan, Loch Ness, Market Harborough, Panorama, Scotland Posted in Photos | 2 Comments » Last updated 2012/08/29 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 comparison between the 12MP 450D camera with an APS-C sized sensor, and the 21MP Canon 5D mkII with a full frame sized sensor when used for macro photography. Does the full frame 21MP sensor actually capture any more detail? [...]
Tags: Canon 5D Mk II, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Posted in Macro & Close-up, Photography Tutorials | No Comments » Last updated 2012/08/12 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
