Ever since Nikon debuted the 24mm f/1.4G ED lens five years ago, the lens has been a popular choice among professionals and serious amateurs, thanks to its excellent optical formula and coating technologies that yield crisp and pleasing images. However, its high price point and the relatively heavy weight made...
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Nikon 24mm f/1.4G ED Review
This is an in-depth review of the Nikon 24mm f/1.4G ED lens that was announced in February of 2010 together with the Nikon 16-35mm f/4G VR lens. The Nikon 24mm f/1.4G lens is a professional-grade lens for enthusiasts and professionals that need the highest quality optics of a fixed wide-angle...
Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Review
This is an in-depth review of the Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED prime lens designed primarily for landscape, astrophotography, architecture and environmental portrait photography. It has been 30 years since Nikon first introduced the original Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 Ai-S lens and long 20 years since the autofocus version, the Nikkor 20mm...
What is ISO? The Complete Guide for Beginners
ISO is one of the three pillars of photography (the other two being shutter speed and aperture), and it has a major effect on your images. How does camera ISO affect your images? In this article, we will introduce ISO for beginners and explain how to use it effectively for...
How to Use Exposure Delay Mode on Nikon DSLRs
If you are a Nikon DSLR shooter, you most likely came across a camera setting called "Exposure Delay Mode", which can be very useful in eliminating camera shake from the camera's mirror mechanism. While Exposure Delay Mode is a wonderful feature, many photographers often misunderstand it and end up either...
Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter Explained
A number of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras today come with an important feature called "Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter" (EFCS) or "Electronic First Shutter Curtain" (EFSC), both of which are designed to eliminate camera shake originating from the shutter mechanism of the camera (commonly known as "shutter shock"). Shutter shock is an...
Introduction to Shutter Speed in Photography
One of the three most important settings in photography is Shutter Speed, the other two being Aperture and ISO. Shutter speed is responsible for two particular things: changing the brightness of your photo and creating dramatic effects by either freezing action or blurring motion. In the following article, we will...
Nikon 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR Review
The Nikon 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR is a professional-grade super-telephoto zoom lens designed for sports and wildlife photographers. Its predecessor, the Nikon 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II, was a very popular lens for many years among many action photographers. When Canon released its 200-400mm f/4L IS USM with...
What is GPU Accelerated in Lightroom?
A while ago, Adobe finally added Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Acceleration to its Lightroom post-processing software. It was exciting news, as many photographers could not wait to take advantage of their fast GPU cards in order to speed up Lightroom, which was getting painfully slower with each new release. Unfortunately,...
Concerns with Quality of Fujifilm GF Lenses
Thanks to the recent Fujifilm rebates, I have been able to expand my lens line-up for the Fuji GFX 50S that I have had the pleasure of shooting with ever since it came out. I am very impressed by the Fuji medium format system, especially its lens line-up, and I...