In this article, I will be responding to a detailed email from one of our readers, John D, who had a bad experience moving up from a CX to a DX camera. John started out with the Nikon 1 J1, then with hopes that he would get better results, tried...
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PC vs Mac for Photography
When it comes to photo editing, both PC and Mac platforms can be very powerful and capable, with each having its own list of pros and cons. Choosing one over the other can be a difficult choice because there are so many different aspects and variables to consider. Hardware, software,...
Are Polarizing, ND and UV Filters Useless?
Every once in a while, you will hear some photographers claim that lens filters are completely useless. Some will argue that only specific types of filters such as UV and protective filters are evil, while others will also include polarizing and ND filters into the mix, claiming that one could...
ZTE Spro 2 Review
A couple of weeks back, AT&T sent me a ZTE Spro 2 Smart Projector to review and give away to one of our readers. I loved the idea of doing this, not only because it is a neat little smart device that you can use as a mobile hotspot and...
Sony A7R II Review
Earlier this year, I wrote a detailed review of the Sony A7R, where I expressed a number of serious concerns with the camera, some of which were serious enough to be categorized as "deal breakers". Soon after, Sony announced the much-anticipated A7R II mirrorless camera, a second iteration of the...
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Review
Although Tamron pioneered the release of the first 150-600mm lens, Sigma followed suit by releasing two versions of lenses with exactly the same focal length and aperture ranges. The smaller and lighter version, the Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary (the one we are reviewing today), targets the same...
JPEG Compression Levels in Photoshop and Lightroom
Determining the ideal JPEG quality setting in both Photoshop and Lightroom can be challenging, because we often see two different values to choose from. Photoshop gives us compression levels from 0 to 12 when saving JPEG images through the "Save" or "Save As" dialog, while Lightroom only allows us to...
How to Significantly Reduce Your Backup Needs
One of the biggest issues many of us photographers face is the gigantic size of our photo libraries, which creates a lot of issues for backing up and restoring images. While we have written a number of articles on properly backing up images, with a recent article on a backup...
Adobe’s Poor Handling of RAW Files
With Adobe Lightroom being the most popular post-processing tool on the market, one might wonder how good the software really is in processing RAW images. After-all, that's what we use Lightroom primarily for - to post-process our images and get the best out of them. Having been using Lightroom since...
Which Nikon DSLR is The Best and Why
One of the most frequently asked questions I often get asked is "Which Nikon DSLR is the best?" Having been using Nikon gear for over a decade, I have been fortunate to use almost every Nikon camera produced since I started - from low-budget entry-level cameras to high-end professional DSLRs....