I shot some comparison shots, to be the final part of my evaluation of my 16-35. I’m keeping it, and the 14-24 is up for sale. I shot these shots all from the same spot, on the same tripod, using the same D700 body with the same settings (auto WB, Aperture Priority, 0 Exposure Compensation). [...]
Posts Tagged ‘review’
Final Review of Nikon 16-35mm f/4 VR
Posted in Gear, tagged 16-35, lens, lightroom, nikkor, nikon, review, wideangle on March 16, 2010 | 18 Comments »
Unofficial Review – Nikon 16-35mm f/4N VR
Posted in Gear, tagged 16-35, lens, nikkor, nikon, review, wideangle on February 26, 2010 | 9 Comments »
** Update ** new post with much better comparison images here. FIRST IMPRESSIONS The lens is light and somewhat slender, but long. The rear element moves in and out quite a long distance with the zoom. The front element moves in a similar fashion to the 17-35, with a middle slider moving in and out. [...]
Worldwide Photowalk shots with the Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM
Posted in Photo, Portfolio, Story, Tips and Notes, tagged review, sigma, wideangle, photowalk on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The big day for this lens, after my review of it, was Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk this past weekend. I was really worried that this lens would not be satisfactory, since I own the Nikon 14-24 and think it’s the world’s greatest lens. Well, the Sigma is not quite that good, but I did get [...]
Review – Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Posted in Photo, Tips and Notes, tagged nikon, lens, review, sigma, wideangle on July 9, 2009 | 24 Comments »
I had an unfortunate mishap with my wide-angle lens, so I had to replace it. I chose to try the new Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 wide-angle lens rather than choose the Tokina 12-24 (sharp but still CA problems, odd AF/MF switching), the new Nikon 10-24 (initial reviews say that at 10mm the IQ is so bad [...]







Comments on “The Best of What’s New”
Posted in rant, tagged comment, podcast, review on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The great guys on the Digital Photography Life podcast raised some points that I found to be overly negative and not completely impartial. I wanted to rebut those points and raise an alternate perspective on these news items. I’m very intrigued by the Lumix G1 / Micro Four Thirds idea. I’m not ready to call [...]
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