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  • 30.09.2015 - IN A WILD TAIGA WITH NIKON CAMERAS
    Author: Erik Mandre In the autumn of 2015, I went to photograph bears at the Estonian-Russian border. I had the honours of testing the 36.3 megapixels Nikon D810A  camera. As we know, the latter is the first DSLR camera that is especially designed for astrophotography and its resolution is the most remarkable of all Nikon DSLR cameras. As a photography enthusiast, I mainly focus on capturing wild animals and therefore, one might think that this camera that is trusted to me is not...
  • 29.09.2015 - THE MOON IS A POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHING SUBJECT
    Toomas-Vahur Lihtmaa’s passion is visual arts. He thinks that photography is a good opportunity to express one’s thoughts and feelings in a visual language. Important part of his activities is dedicated to teaching photography and art to little photographers at children art school When looking at the moon, we are first able to notice its ”seas”. Moving clockwise direction from the top, we see the Sea of Rains, Sea of Cleverness, Sea of Tranquillity, Sea of Crisis,...
  • 29.09.2015 - FIELD TEST – NIKKOR 200-500MM F/5,6E ED
    Due to efficient logistics and a good friend I (Roy Mangersnes) was lucky to receive the new Nikkor 200-500mm  f/5,6 lens a couple of days after I arrived in the Arctic. The next morning, September 14 th , I embarked on a 10 days photographic expedition around the Svalbard archipelago. Like many times before I was hosting photographers from around the world to this magical destination on top of the world for our travel company WildPhoto Travel . I was really looking forward to using...
  • 15.09.2015 - AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR has been making a good lens better but how much better?
    Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8G ED is a normal zoom lens that has gained acknowledgment among photographers. Now, after updating this lens, many of them are asking whether this good lens could ever become even better. Few observations after testing this lens for the first time. Autofocus is faster Yes, we had nothing bad to say about the fastness and accuracy of the previous lens’ autofocus. To notice the improvement, we had to put both lenses in front of similar cameras and compare....
  • 14.09.2015 - AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
    This is the new Nikkor super telephoto zoom lens that is meant for nature and sports enthusiasts. Despite of its powerful focal length, this lens is affordable for enthusiasts and although it is a constant aperture of f/5.6 and up to 500mm focal length lens, its dimensions (length 267.5; diameter 108mm) and weight (2300gr) are not that overwhelming. Nikon  200-500mm is a FX lens that ensures the opportunity to use it in front of full frame cameras but this long focal length lens...
  • 01.09.2015 - Best Bird Watching Binoculars
    Choosing the best bird watching binoculars really comes down to individual preference. What's important to you may not be important to someone else. We all know that trying to spot a warbler flitting around in the conifers with binoculars is a bit more challenging than focusing on an elephant on an African safari! Needless to say, birders need more in a binocular than the average elephant-watcher. Having a good pair of binoculars may make the difference between identifying that life bird...