Preface: This is the second post in a new series where I will tell you a little bit about a certain shot, focusing on how I shot it and equally importantly, why I shot it. Photography is about the individual. …
Dustin’s thoughts: This lens sounds (potentially) like another exciting product from Tamron provided the optics are reasonably good. I used the Tamron 18-270mm VC when I shot crop sensor bodies at one point and found it a pretty competent performer…
This is the first post in a new series where I will tell you a little bit about a certain shot, focusing on how I shot it and equally importantly, why I shot it. Photography is about the individual. We…
Tamron’s Game Changer Update: February 7th, 2014. This lens has caused a serious stir not only amongst reviews but at retail. Reviews since mine have strongly concurred with my conclusions. Many people have experienced backorders in countries around the world,…
Hello everyone! I know that there is a lot of excitement over Tamron 150-600mm VC lens lens (enough that you all pretty much broke my website!), so I thought I would create a space just as a gallery for you to see…
Tamron’s Game Changer I pay very close attention to news in the camera industry. I also interact with a lot of different photographers around the world via the Internet. I can safely say that this lens, the Tamron SP 150-600mm…
“Fabulous Feline”: In today’s tutorial I want to demonstrate how that you can take an ordinary “snapshot” style photo and turn it into a handsome piece of art through the use of Alien Skin Snap Art 4. Best of all,…
Ready to Challenge the Big Dogs? I recently wrote about the great flexibility of a good macro lens, particularly a stabilized one. That article will be coming out in the next PhotoNews Flash. But to summarize: when you buy a…
Wow, what a ride it has been over the past couple of years! Flickr tells me that I joined the site in October 2010. I was very new to serious photography at that point, and, to be honest, I almost…
“The Ungainly Giants” I have the privilege of living only about 25 minutes from the eastern edge of one of Ontario’s great treasures – Algonquin Provincial Park. This massive provincial park (7,653 square kilometers/2,995 square miles) is a place full…
The following links are to a series of articles that I wrote for software manufacturer company Alien Skin. I get a fair number of questions about my processing workflow, and these articles, in part, are about how I go about…
How wide can you go? I am a Canon shooter. I don’t see that changing any time soon. Canon is renowned for its range of telephoto lenses that are considered to be the best. Period. The truth of the…
The old saying goes, “The best camera is the one that you have in hand…” Updated October 15th, 2013 with info on the EF-M 18-55mm f STM IS and a new gallery of images with the lens. That is very…
Q&A Post #1: Is the Canon 24-70mm f II Worth the Extra Money (Over the Tamron SP 24-70mm f VC USD)? I get gear questions on basically a daily basis from people who have read my reviews or have seen…
Disclaimer: The review copy of the lens that I used for this review was provided by Tamron Canada (thanks!) but I am receiving no form of compensation for this review and they stressed that they were interested only in my…
June 6th, 2013 Weird Comparison? The short answer is “yes”. Still, the question had been posed to me by one of my readers, and it caught my attention. On paper, this seems like a very odd duck comparison. One player,…
Useless Feature? I am a researcher by nature. As a pastor/preacher, teacher, author, and photographer, I have learned the value of research. Even when it comes to photography, I believe in engaging in research. I read articles, watch training videos…
The Ultimate Zoo Lens? Updated April 24, 2013 – added “Pixel Peeper” gallery for those interested in the performance with a teleconverter. I’ve added approximately 100% crops and the original picture, most unedited in any way. Just about any photographer…