Nikon's latest DSLRs come with a "Group-area Autofocus" mode. When compared to the regular Single-Point AF Mode, Group-area AF activates five focus points to track subjects. This focus mode is great for initial focus acquisition and tracking of subjects when compared to a Single-Point or Dynamic AF, especially when dealing...
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Nikon D810 Review
After more than two years since the successful launch of the Nikon D800 and D800E cameras, which shook up the photography industry with the high resolution 36.3 MP full-frame sensor, Nikon introduced an update that combined the two into a single camera body. Although the new Nikon D810 has the...
Moon – Waning Gibbous
Just wanted to share this photo of the Waning Gibbous Moon with our readers, captured with the Nikon D810 and John "Verm" Sherman's amazing Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E VR monster coupled with the TC-17E II teleconverter. I have not been able to get this much detail from such long focal lengths...
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art Sharpness and Bokeh Comparison
While initially testing the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens for our in-depth review, we only had access to the Canon version of the lens (since it came out first), so we could not provide comparison results to other similar focal length Nikon prime lenses. Thanks to our friends at B&H...
Recommended Sony A6000 Settings
We are continuing our series of recommended settings for cameras, and this time we have the Sony A6000, an advanced interchangeable lens camera designed for enthusiasts and professionals. In this article, I want to provide some information on what settings I use and explain what some of the important settings...
sRAW Noise vs Down-Sampling
We are continuing our in-depth evaluation of the sRAW format and this time we want to compare noise performance of sRAW when compared to down-sampling / resizing of images in post-processing software. Since Adobe's Camera RAW processes high ISO RAW images and especially the sRAW format quite poorly, I used...
Lightroom 5.6 and Camera RAW 8.6 Updates Available
Adobe rolled out a bunch of updates today to its Creative Cloud platform, including updates to Adobe Photoshop CC, CC 2014, Bridge, Lightroom and Camera RAW. Lightroom has been updated to stable 5.6 version, along with Adobe Camera RAW 5.6. These updates include a number of bugfixes, along with RAW...
Nikon vs Canon Dynamic Range
After I have published my Canon 6D review, a number of our readers asked if there was a way to show a comparison between dynamic range performance of a Canon DSLR and and a Nikon DSLR side by side with image samples. Since the Canon 6D has the largest dynamic...
Sensor Gel Stick Maintenance
The best part about the Sensor Gel Stick, is that it can be re-used over and over again and with normal use can last for a long time. But what happens if the gel tip gets less sticky overtime or potentially even completely lose the stickiness property? Some of our...
Canon EOS 6D Review
The Canon EOS 6D was released in November of 2012 at Photokina trade show. As Canon's first budget-friendly full-frame camera, the Canon 6D quickly became a popular choice among many photographers, thanks to its excellent image quality and lightweight construction. I had a chance to test the 6D for three...