I've had my D500 for a couple weeks and I've been putting it through its paces. My criteria has been two-fold: first, as a used item to make sure all of its functions work as expected, and second, as a new camera with unique features compared to my D750. These are my first impressions. It instantly …
An Additional Camera
I bought my Nikon D750 almost five years ago and switched from Canon to enter the full-frame photography world. Over that time I've been very satisfied with the camera and have amassed quite a collection of lenses for it. Outside of swapping some slightly better quality (and significantly more expensive) lenses into my lineup, I've …
MacBook Air Update
I've had my M1 MacBook Air for over four months now and so far my experience has been pretty good. I spend a good deal of my time surfing the web and the Air is perfectly awesome in that regard. When I'm not surfing the web I'm using Lightroom Classic to process and edit my …
Behind the Photo: Backlit Tulips
I was really into photography back in June. It was an opportunity to photograph lots of different things to break the monotony of being home. It was also summer, which is when I typically get re-interested in photography. I shot a bunch of tulips and I loved them, but it was toward the end of …
Nikon D100 Review
The D100 was Nikon's fourth digital SLR (after the D1, D1H, and D1X), but introduced its second DSLR body style. Released in 2002, It eschewed the extra battery grip and some of the extra buttons and connections from the D1 series for a more streamlined standard camera body. It cost $1,999 and was one of …
Behind the Photos: Beach 2020
Sally has always wanted photos of the boys at the beach. Not beach day photos, but real portraits. So we planned a day and went to the beach last week. It didn't turn out the way we thought it would and it was stressful at times, but we ended up with some great photos and …
Nikon D70 Review
My Nikon D2Xs represents what was Nikon's high-end back in 2006. The D70 represents Nikon's advanced amateur model from 2004. It sold for $999 (body only) and included a 6 MP CCD sensor (1.5x crop), ISO 200 - 1600 sensitivity, five selectable autofocus points, 3 fps continuous shooting, 1/8000 max shutter speed, a single CF …
Nikon D3200 Review
Each of the cameras in my new "vintage" camera collection has a specific purpose. Most are to represent a certain time in the evolution of Digital SLRs, similar to my Mac Museum where I try to get one representation of every major design. My D3200 follows that trend by representing Nikon's smallest and least expensive …
Tulip Project
I've always enjoyed Tulips. They come in beautiful colors like red, purple, yellow, orange, pink, as well as interesting mixes. I like their cup shape and the way the tops of the petals layer together to make a jagged line. I particularly enjoy the way they look backlit, when the light creates deep shadows within …
My Nikon D2Xs
After proving that I could still take good photos with my Pentax I started to think more about older digital SLRs. I started researching the Nikon line all the way back to the 2003 D1 and became interested. I thought it might be cool to own one of the early examples of a digital SLR …
