Used items you may, or may not be interested in.
I trolled the used dept of B&H photo today, and found a few items some people may be interested in. The used Sony hotshoe adapter ($65) keeps very rare but possible voltage spikes from wrecking your camera. Non-Sony flashes and radio triggers may introduce slightly more voltage via the …
News and reviews coming in July.
I’m checking out a bunch of neat photo items right now, such as the super popular Tamron 70-300mm F/4-5.6 USD, (which will include a quick Sony 70-300mm G comp), Rokinon 35mm F/1.4, three flash reviews and some accessories reviews.
Due to interest and demand from readers, I’m going to start reviewing …
Super-wide zoom comparison page is up.
This page compares the Sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6, Sigma 10-20mm F/3.5, and the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 using the same cropped images from the reviews, however, they’ve been put side-by-side to make the differences show up more.
There are a few surprises, so if you want to kill five minutes, check it …
Weird light at the snack hut.
This snack food hut is located at Glacier point, Yosemite National Park, CA. The “hut” is really your standard convenience store that sells junk food and souvenirs etc, to people like me. I bought some dumb stuff like a baseball cap and a 2000 calorie giant donut (Cinnabon-ish).
I took this shot last …
Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 AT-X pro review.
This will be the last of the APS-C super wide zoom reviews for a long time; I’ve done all that are worthy of doing unless Sony comes out with something new, like the rumored Sony 10-24mm, hopefully that won’t be a rebadged Tamron!
The Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 is a spectacular performer in …
Don’t forget to use your flash outdoors!
I’m working on an outdoor flash article which isn’t ready right now, but the image below offers a glimpse at the content. Although you don’t need three flashes like I used here, using just one will noticeably improve your images.
I wanted to use the warm, setting sunlight along with some appropriate …
Odds and ends.
The Vivitar shutter controller is so useful and fun, I’ve decided to add it to the recommended accessories list. Also, If you don’t have an APS-C super wide-angle zoom, I’d recommend the Sigma 10-20mm F/3.5 (reviewed below) over the similar, but less expensive Sigma, and the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8. I’m polishing the Tokina review …
Sigma 10-20mm F/3.5 HSM review.
I’ve finally finished the Sigma 10-20mm F/3.5 review, this is a newer design than the one I reviewed a few years ago. If you’re wondering what the differences are between the two, you’re in luck, I’m working on a comparison involving the two Sigma lenses, and the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8, that’s the …