In all the whirlwind Nikon mirrorless announcements yesterday, what normally would have been a top-tier headline - Nikon's announcement of a new 500mm f/5.6E PF lens with a phase-fresnel element, selling for $3600 - almost became a footnote! That's a shame, because this lens brings a lot to the table....
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Missing Features on the Z6 and Z7 – Which Ones Matter?
Continuing our coverage of the newly-announced Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras, let's take a step back from the excitement and interest surrounding these two releases and examine the most important features Nikon did not include. As a first-generation release, some compromises were inevitable, but post-announcement chatter has gravitated toward...
Nikon Z 24-70mm f/4, 35mm f/1.8 and 50mm f/1.8 Announcements
Along with announcing the Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras, Nikon just released three mirrorless lenses as well! The Nikon 35mm f/1.8, 50mm f/1.8, and 24-70mm f/4 are branded as "Nikkor S" lenses, which signals them as Nikon's high-end mirrorless offerings. These are the most fundamental of lenses for a...
Understanding IBIS in the Nikon Mirrorless Cameras
One of the most interesting features in the full-frame Nikon Z-series cameras such as the Z6, Z7, Z8, and Z9, is the in-body image stabilization—a feature not present in any Nikon DSLR. Although other brands have had IBIS for years, including Sony, Olympus, and Pentax, the two big DSLR manufacturers...
What to Expect from the Nikon Mirrorless Cameras: Trailer Roundup
We’re about 24 hours away from one of Nikon’s largest camera announcements in years: the full-frame mirrorless Z6 and Z7 cameras, plus three Z-mount lenses. As the rumors and teasers continue rolling in, here’s a quick recap of Nikon’s official trailers for this camera lineup so far, as well as...
Best Camera Settings for Astrophotography
Anyone who has ever tried to take pictures of the night sky knows that it can be a challenge. If your camera settings aren’t optimal, you may end up with a dark photo, motion blur, or unsharp corners. Things get even more difficult if you want a sharp foreground, or...
How to Increase the Resolution of an Image
Photographers love chasing after image quality, including maximum sharpness, detail, and resolution. Most likely, you’ve wondered at some point how to take higher-resolution photos, or increase the resolution of images you already have (whether photographs or digital illustrations). This article explains step-by-step how to increase resolution quickly and easily in...
Nikon’s New Lens Mount Probably Won’t Glow, But Maybe It Should
Hear me out on this. Maybe you’ve happened upon the news that Nikon is working on a new camera - and it seems like a pretty big deal. After all, it’s been almost five years since Sony’s full-frame mirrorless cameras were announced, and we all suspected Nikon would hit back...
Complete Guide to Black and White Photography
The art of black and white photography is surprisingly difficult to master. You can't just slap a "noir" filter on your images and call it a day! In this article, I will introduce black and white photography, also known as monochromatic photography, and explain how to take better black and...
Hiking the Laugavegur in Iceland: What Worked, What Didn’t
I've always preferred hiking more than any other method of finding landscapes to photograph. There's something to be said for stopping at any point you see something interesting, knowing that only a small percentage of other travelers have taken pictures at the same spot. I recently dragged that philosophy to...