It has been more than 60 years since Nikon introduced the Nikon F mount on its first SLR film camera, the "Nikon F". Since then, Nikon has made over 100 million lenses for this mount without changing any of the physical dimensions, primarily for the purpose of keeping lenses compatible...
Cameras and Lenses Category Archive - Page 50
Best Nikon Lenses for Wedding Photography in 2024
What are the best Nikon lenses for wedding photography? This question comes up so often via comments and emails from our readers, that I decided to write an article and elaborate on the subject. Specifically, I want to not only write about what lenses I think are the best for...
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...
Nikon Mirrorless Camera Wishlist
It has been a year now since Nikon hinted at an upcoming Nikon full-frame mirrorless camera and the news is somewhat official now, with the launch of a Nikon special event page and its countdown, along with a press release that said absolutely nothing about the upcoming camera (which is...
Sony A9 Review
In the camera world, real innovation is hard to come by and indeed more elusive than the camera manufacturers would like us to believe. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the field of professional sports, wedding, and action photography where Canon and Nikon’s hegemony has created a field of...
Photographing Wildlife with the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR
In this article, I will approach the specific advantages and disadvantages of the older Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR lens when photographing wildlife. Photography Life already has an in-depth review on the lens by Nasim, as well as a review of the newer AF-P version as well. In the article below,...
Life After Being Discontinued
As many folks are already aware, Nikon has confirmed that the Nikon 1 system has been discontinued. This isn't the first time a camera line has been discontinued and it won't be the last, especially given the fact that the digital camera market continues to shrink in size. Whether you...
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 vs 105mm f/1.4 vs 135mm f/1.8 Art Comparison
Sigma has been challenging the competition with its Global vision line-up. The combination of "no compromise" image quality and fair price is exhibiting quite a bit of pressure on such brands as Canon and Nikon. And the recent launch of Sony E mount lenses will surely disturb Sony’s glass business...
Canon EOS Rebel SL2 Review
One of the smallest and lightest Canon DSLRs is the Rebel SL2, announced in June of 2017 and retailing for $549, body only. The SL2 also goes by the names “EOS 200D” and “Kiss X9” outside the US market. Despite the camera’s small size, Canon packed a lot into the...
Recommended Canon SL2 Settings
The Canon Rebel SL2 is one of the lightest and most versatile entry-level DSLRs on the market. However, if you've just bought this camera, you might have realized that its menu settings are less than optimal by default. In this article, I'll go through every important menu setting and tell...