Tamron takes a big (pun intended) step into the telephoto zoom lens arena with their new 150-600mm f5.0-6.3 VC lens. It replaces the older Tamron 200-500mm and buck for buck, the lens competes with the more established Sigma 150-500mm OS. Question – is it a...
I've had a love/hate relationship with Sony digital cameras. I love what Sony is doing with digital image capture -- their take on the technology is second to none. But, I've always struggled to make sense of the physical and menu interface of Sony cameras,...
The Olympus OM-D E-M1 has been growing in popularity since its launch in September last year. It's Olympus's flagship Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera and is aimed at photographers looking for a high-performance professional-level camera without the weight and bulk of higher-end DSLRs on the...
One thing I’ve noticed about new camera reviews is that the reviewers somehow manage to find an attractive young woman to photograph as part of their field-testing. With this in mind, I had organised to shoot with a young model that I had recently discovered....
The Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 VC has been out for some time now and available with mounts for Nikon, Canon and Sony DSLRs. It also claims to be the first lens in its class with Vibration Compensation (that’s Vibration Reduction or Image Stabilisation to you Canikon...
The last month has seen a few new, exciting developments for photographers. Let's have a look at them. Nikon D7100 Launch Chief of this is the launch of the Nikon D7100, a new 1.3x crop 24MP DSLR. I've been keeping an eye out on the D7100 as...
As photographers, we like talking about light: look for the light; find the light; use the light! It's all well and good when you're shooting where there is enough ambient light to make an exposure, and you're doubly lucky if the light comes from the right...
I'll be honest with you. After handling the Nikon D600 for a few days (test shooting for this review), I was mightily inclined to purchase one myself. I kind of fell in love with the camera. Truly, madly, deeply. So, if you want to know whether...
One of the things I've often found cumbersome about traditional large reflectors is that you have to often use both your hands to handle and control the reflector, whether you're using it to reflect light or as a scrim (for those reflectors with a diffusion...
I was given the opportunity to test drive the Nikkor 24-120mm f4 VR2 (thank to Ben Walton of Team Digital) - just in time for the weekend's surf rowing carnival at Scarborough Beach. Having heard of the sub-par performance of this len's...