One of our readers, who is a very busy professional wedding photographer, asked me if proactive maintenance with the manufacturer is worth the money or not. After a busy wedding season, she sent one of her Canon 5D Mark III cameras to Canon service center for cleaning. Shortly after the...
Nikon TC-14E III vs TC-14E II Performance Comparison
I am currently in the process of testing the Nikkor 400mm f/2.8E FL lens in my Imatest lab and I am simultaneously also measuring the performance of the new Nikon TC-14E III teleconverter and comparing it to the older TC-14E II. Although I am planning to review the teleconverter separately,...
Creating a Family Legacy for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is one that most of us cherish and look forward to each year. It is a time for many of us to spend time with family and friends, and celebrate those things that we hold dear. Since we were first married my wife and I have used...
On Comparing Cameras and Sensors
It reminds me of Goldoni's "Servant of Two Masters"; only masters are now more than two and quite often they are not only capricious but they do not know what they want. First, any comparison is open to critics because even in a well-equipped lab it is impossible to repeat...
High-Contrast B&W With Lightroom
A while ago, I wrote an article on low-contrast B&W conversions with Lightroom. After reading through some of the responses the article received, I was pleasantly surprised that so many of our readers actually prefer the low-contrast look over the ever-popular high-contrast conversions. That is not to say high-contrast B&W...
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Banding and Calibration
Just like Romanas, I love my Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (in fact, I was the one who convinced Romanas to get one after my experience with the Surface Pro 2 and eventually 3rd generation). Although Romanas has already put a lot of great information in his excellent in-depth review, there...
Nikon 35mm f/1.8G ED Review
After Nikon introduced the super lightweight and inexpensive Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens for DX cameras, many Nikon shooters started requesting a similar lens for full-frame cameras. Those who did not want to spend over $1500 on the professional Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G did not have a lot of options from Nikon...
FastRawViewer Review: Best RAW Viewer for Your Workflow
No matter what software one uses for post-processing photographs, the process of selecting what images to keep and work on, also known as "culling", can be quite painful when dealing with thousands of images. And this gets even more painful when working with RAW images because operating systems usually have...
The Lume Cube and Why You Want It
I was a bit disappointed by the Photo Plus Expo this year in New York, because unlike last year, I did not find a lot of innovative products to be excited about. It seemed like the exhibit floor was full of the same things we had previously seen, except this...
How to Work With The Groom
A lot of wedding photographers think their work is mostly for the bride, and I can see why. Usually, it's the bride who spends countless hours looking for the right person to capture the best day of her life, sometimes even years before the actual wedding. I've had men contact...