Pre-Order Exciting New Sigma Products
Sigma just announced a bunch of new, exciting products at Photokina. You can go ahead and get your preorder in on any of these by clicking the link below…although most of these products still don’t have prices attached to them.…
Why I Switched to HDR Pro for Natural Exposure Blending
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is a very polarizing photography topic…with good reason. When abused, HDR produces cartoonish images that are, frankly, appalling to photography purists. But a lot of the top landscape photographers have embraced the concept of exposure…
Working With the Best – B&H Photo
At the beginning of this year I had the great blessing to begin a relationship with B&H Photo out of New York City as an Affiliate Partner. This relationship has already been very productive, and I know that the best…
Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Lens Review
The travel lens/superzoom category is a fairly hotly contested category in the crop sensor market. This stands to reason; a person can enter the DSLR crop sensor market at a fairly reasonable price. Even an entry level full frame camera,…
Quebec City and the Tamron 28-300 VC
I recently reviewed the new Tamron 28-300mm f Di VC PZD Lens, an all-in-one or “superzoom” lens for full frame sensors. I noted that this lens would be a great travel option, and intimated that I trusted it enough that…
Tamron 28-300mm VC Lens Gallery
Tamron 28-300mm f Di VC PZD Lens Gallery This first gallery contains a few favorites taken with the lens that I’ve processed and shared. You can find the written review of the lens here: This second gallery contains…
Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD Review
Full frame camera users rejoice! You finally have an affordable (and viable) option in the all-in-one category. There have been a few budget options in the past (including one with an identical focal length from Tamron), but they offered what…
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Filter System Review
I love using my Rokinon 14mm f Aspherical lens, but the single biggest shortcoming has been the inability to use filters with it. Samyang released a new filter system for the lens this year, although distribution in North America has…
Zeiss APO Sonnar T 2/135mm ZE Review
This review is unlike any that I have done previously. It is my first Zeiss review, and other than the new $4000+ Zeiss 55mm f Otus Distagon, this is probably the best Zeiss lens currently available. Those of you are…
Mirrorless or Not?
Alien Skin Software recently asked the question: Been thinking about switching to mirrorless? Why or why not? We asked a bunch of industry leaders to share what they thought about making a change to a mirrorless system. Head over to…
Zeiss APO Sonnar T 2/135mm ZE Lens Gallery
I have just reviewed this very, very special lens here: For those of you who just want to see the pretty pictures (or the visual evidence of what this thing can do), take a look at the two galleries presented…
How (and Why) I Took the Shot #3: Inferno
I think you will probably agree that the “why” of this particular shot is pretty self-explanatory. Being able to capture moments like these is pretty much what keeps a landscape photographer going. I arose early on Good Friday morning, took…