Some of my ultraviolet and multispectral (Visble+UV+IR) photos so far. What equipment I'm using for ultraviolet photography, and how some of my lenses compare for UV transmission and UV focus shift. [...]
Tags: Fuji IS Pro, Infrared Photography, Multispectral photography, UV Photography Posted in Macro & Close-up, Photography Tutorials, Photos | 9 Comments » Last updated 2012/12/13 by Dave Kennard
Some photos from a day in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, my experience with taking photos in Ukraine, and the various problems I had with my photo equipment while on holiday. [...]
Tags: Babushkinskiy Raion (Dnipropetrovsk), Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kirovskiy Raion (Dnipropetrovsk), Leninskyi Raion (Dnipropetrovsk), Ukraine Posted in Photos | No Comments » Last updated 2014/07/24 by Dave Kennard
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
