“Just an f-stop or two.” This basically sums up the benefits of fast telephoto lenses. The difference between $3000 and $13,000 may be as simple as f/4 versus f/2.8. Is the price – and the weight – worth it for wildlife photography? I’ll try to answer that question in today’s article.
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Finding Bird Eyes with the Canon R5, Nikon Z9, and Sony A1
On my expedition to the Ecuadorian Andes, an interesting group of cameras gathered in the thickets of the montane cloud forest: a Canon EOS R5, a Nikon Z9, and a Sony A1. Since it was often the case that all three cameras pointed their lenses at the same bird at...
Photography News: 3rd Party Nikon Z Super-Tele, Cheap CFexpress Cards
Many thanks to Spencer for taking over Photography News for me while I was in the forests of Ecuador. The news on my mind these last few weeks has been a bit more localized. For example, a juvenile Harpy Eagle in the forests near Loreto, Ecuador, is doing well. Toucans...
Photographing the Spectacled Bear with the Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5
A couple of weeks ago, I went to South America to photograph birds. But as fate would have it, one of the first animals to come into my camera’s viewfinder was a mammal. And not just any mammal! It was the Spectacled Bear – one of the largest carnivores on the continent.
Bringing New Life to an Old Camera
Maybe this has happened to you, too: You head out with your camera, ready to take some great photos, only to find that you left your memory card at home or forgot to charge your battery. (If this hasn't happened to you, maybe you're less distracted than I am.) In...
Secrets Of Professional Photography: Vladimír Čech Jr. Interview
Vladimír Čech Jr. stands out among wildlife photographers. I am not only referring to his tattoos, but mainly to his work, thanks to which he has gained worldwide renown. Along with winning awards in many photo competitions, he has appeared in magazines such as BBC Wildlife Magazine, Travel Digest, Anima...
Nikon D500 & 200-500mm f/5.6: The Ultimate Budget Wildlife Combo
There's a song from my childhood that says, "Don't you leave the old things for the new ones, though the paint is graying and sizzling. They were once shiny; they were once chromed. And now they've gone in the trash." This melancholy song is playing in my head as I...
Photographing the Ubiquitous Urban Wildlife
There's one big link between rats and pigeons. Although the species are separated by millions of years genetically, they are drawn together through their shared affinity for humans. Most humans, by comparison, have very little affinity for either species! But as a biologist and photographer, I'm always curious about how...
Photography News: Rumored Nikon Lenses, Nikon Trade-In Event
This landscape was one of the first things I photographed with my new Nikon Z 24-120 mm f/4 S lens. A really great lens for traveling, by the way. Can you tell what volcano is in the photo? I'll give you a hint! The horses grazing so idyllically around the...
Photographing Exotic Birds Close to Home
It’s starting to rain outside, the days are getting shorter, and my holiday time is irreversibly over. Most of us are probably skimping on our remaining vacation days for the end of the year. What a situation! There are distant lands, exotic animals, and adventure awaiting – but no time to photograph them.