Photography

NEW: Nikon D4X Forecast Update. UPDATED: Canon 14mm f/2.8 L Review. The original 14mm is now a bargain used.   Canon G1 X. NEW: Canon G1 X Review. I've got mine in my...

New Sonys Sony Alpha SLT-A57 Digital SLR Camera, 16.1MP, 12 FPS Continuous Shooting, half-silvered Mirror. Sony Alpha SLT-A57 Digital SLR Camera...

California Central Coast Photo Tour & Workshop We still have a spot or two open on our California Central Coast en Plein Air photo trip, Thursday-Sunday, 12-15 April 2012. It's some of the most beautiful landscape on earth, a...

NEW: The Best Get Better: Michael Fatali. For the nearly 200 year history of photography, most photographers have given away a little bit of image quality in exchange for personal convenience. The image is secondary; laziness triumphs...

Why I want my Canon 5D Mark III Canon 5D Mk II with Canon EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L. Full-Rez. Here's why I want my Mark III: See the nasty green-magenta lateral color fringes on the Julian Hotel sign on the right...

Canon 5D Mark II One-Day only sale Save yourself $1,300 over the 5D Mark III and get the excellent 5D Mark II from stock: All for $2,199: Canon EOS-5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera...

NEW: Canon 5D Mark III. (don't read until 02 March 2012.)  

Nikon 85mm Lenses Nikon 85mm f/1.8 AF-D. NEW: Nikon 85mm f/1.8 AF-D Review. I can't believe you folks let me slide these past 12+ years; I never properly reviewed Nikon's first autofocus 85mm lens, and it's still a...

Freedom Returns to American Forests I just learned that the illegal "adventure pass" program will be ended. Adventure passes were a scam that prevented many of us from using our public lands. "Adventure passes&qu...

Nikon 85/1.8 G I'm expecting mine today, review coming soon.   Headphone Impedances I just compared 32 Ω and 600 Ω versions of the Beyer DT 880. As hoped, they sound the same, just louder or softer....

28-300mm VR & D800E: Worth it? A reader asks if the 28-300mm VR is good enough to see the difference between the D800 and D800E. It certainly is. The 28-300mm VR is a great lens. Nikon has learned a lot about making...

D800: Game-Changer or Same Old Thing? A reader asks how I can say totally different things each day. Easy: they refer to different things. The Nikon D800 is a game-changer: after a decade of Canon always making the world's fi......