Archive for the ‘ Buying a Camera ’ Category

New Nikon 50mm AF-S 1.8G Lens

Nikon Rumors is reporting a new 50mm f/1.8 from Nikon. 50mm lenses offer a low cost entry point to experiment with super shallow depths of field and give great low light performance.  Nikon and Canon both have 50mm f/1.8 lenses for under $150 (100 UK pounds).  The ‘f/1.8′ means the lens can be opened to [ READ MORE ]

Apple Aperture 3: Now It’s Cheep, Like a Budgie

By Jack Berglund Importing, editing, sorting and organizing your photos is time consuming. Everyone develops their own ‘system’ to make it easier but its still a major time drain.  Anything that makes this easier is a good thing in my book.  I use Apple’s Aperture to import and organize my photos and also find I [ READ MORE ]

Nikon D3100 announced

The most significant thing in the D3100 is autofocus in liveview and movie mode (first in a DSLR).  How well it works remains to be seen but its nice to see Nikon moving forwards with video features (including 1080p recording).  Overall the package looks very strong for a 700 dollar camera (with kit lens).  Highlights [ READ MORE ]

More eBay Skulduggery

I ordered a Nikon D700 last week from a reputable seller with positive feedback from thousands of buyers.  Everything looked good except the price which was nearly a thousand dollars less than you would expect.  Not listening to my own advice from an earlier post on camera scams, I ignored the  “If its too good [ READ MORE ]

Rebates for Canon and Nikon (US)

Nikon Rebates – ends March 27th Adorama, BandH and others are offering instant rebates when purchasing a popular selection of lenses with most camera bodies.  Just go to their websites and the saves are applied directly. 18-200mm – $250 instant rebate.  This is a great first lens (its what I started with and still what [ READ MORE ]

Buying a Camera – Part 3: Whats in a name?

By Jack Berglund I’m not a big fan of ‘marketing fluff’ naming.  Give me a nice logical set of numbers and letters any day.  Cars are a good example.  In a rush to conjure up some lifestyle association, too many manufactures put ridiculous names on their cars.  Naming your latest 4×4 after a Lake (Chevy [ READ MORE ]

‘I Got a Tripod for My Wife – It Was a Fair Swap’

By Jack Berglund As the Rolling Stones said, you can’t always get what you want.  I console myself with the notion that if you could have anything and everything then there would be nothing to aspire to or work towards. It may or may not be true, but it is at least consoling.  The object [ READ MORE ]

What Camera to Buy – Part 2: Cameras by the Pound

By Jack Berglund One imagines that setting the price of a camera involves a lot of time and effort on the part of the manufacturer.  A team of people would weight up competitive offerings, cost of manufacture, exchange rates, target audience and so on. Countless meetings, phone calls, PowerPoint slides  and spreadsheets would be required. [ READ MORE ]

What Camera to Buy – Part 1: Choosing a Make

By Jack Berglund Related Posts What Camera to Buy – Part 2: Cameras by the Pound Buying a Camera – Part 3: Whats in a name? Choose the Make First With a wide range of cameras from big name manufacturers such as Nikon, Canon, Sony and Pentax, picking your first DSLR can be difficult and [ READ MORE ]

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I started photography as a serious hobby only 18 months ago. Everything I know has been learned relatively recently and I'm still learning all the time. In this blog, I will pass on what I learn so that others starting out can get better at photography faster. My name is Jack Berglund and I'm a 30 year old Englishman living in New York.
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