In this third installment of a 'Kodak moment', we'll take a trip back to West Berlin, pre unification Germany, in the summer of 1986.
Kodak Moment #3, and the big three.
Sony HVL-F42AM Flash Review
Sony HVL-F42AM flash quick review
Contents of box, velcro on flash head not included. LCD lit up, showing available settingsSpecifications and general information.
Model Sony HVL-F42AM Discontinued in 2011.Owner’s manual
Sony ESupport for HVL-F42AM Go here and click on the ‘manuals, specs and warranty’ tab.Price MSRP $299 Tested on
Sony A580, Sony A900. In the box…
Grand Canyon Hiking Tour
Welcome to my long-awaited, and much anticipated hiking tour of the Grand Canyon, from the South Kaibab trail, down to the Colorado river and Phantom Ranch, then up the Bright Angel trail to the top. This hike was done on the 16th of April, 2008. The weather was perfect for hiking, 30s in the morning, then by the time you …
Best Low-Light Lenses for Sony
This recommended page lists lenses that I believe work well at F/2.8 or faster, and are typically used hand-held in low light, so no big lenses like the 70-200mm or 300/2.8. I’m only listing lenses that I’ve reviewed, owned and/or have used extensively in low light. A lens that gets a thumbs up here has to perform very well in …
Bokeh Sampler
This page will attempt to explain what “Bokeh” is by showing you some samples taken with various lenses, at different apertures, focus points, and areas of the image.
Bokeh is a Japanese word used to describe “fuzziness,” or in our case, the characteristics of out-of-focus points of light in our images, either foreground or background. Most of us shoot …
Canon EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS Review
Here’s a brief look at the Canon EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens. Scroll down for the review.
Lens Canon EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens Box contentsFront and rear caps, and a users manual. Cost $199 retail by itself, or $100 as part of kit. Build quality OK to Good Additional information
Basic kit lens with select camera…
Canon Powershot G1X Review
Canon Powershot G1X camera review
Canon re-invents Sony’s R1 from 2005, but gets it right, at the right time. Sony produced a wonderful, high quality fixed lens camera with a large sensor and Carl Zeiss 24-120mm (equiv) lens back in 2005 that was meant to appeal to those looking to upgrade to a DSLR, but didn’t want the hassle of …
Getting the Colors right with a Color Checker
I’ve whipped up a quick review of the X-rite ColorChecker. This little 8.25″ x 11″ (210mm x 280mm) laminated (back part only, don’t touch color patches) chart is handy if you want to get your picture colors close to what they were at the scene originally, and have no white references to go by inside the image, like wall …