Category: Gear

For Sale Nikon D500 with Lens

Nikon D500 DSLR with AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED Vibration Reduction Zoom Lens. Good condition. Original owner. Shutter count is 97600. The D500 shutter is rated for 200,000. Extras included are: Vello cable shutter release, Nikon MB-D17 Multi-Power Battery Pack/ vertical grip, L-bracket, 3 Lithium batteries., battery charger, two 64GB XQD cards (with two readers), one 8GB SD card, manual, and David Busch’s instruction book for D500. $975.


Object Removal Editing on your Phone

See this article about an app (not new to iOS users) allowing you to remove objects from an image on your phone.   https://fstoppers.com/apps/touchretouch-gives-you-pro-level-object-removal-mobile-devices-324214


Grid and filter system for off camera flash

Greetings, After Jon and Dave’s talk on lighting I did some digging and found a knock off system for off camera flash and gels. I didn’t want to post anything until I had one in hand to make sure it wasn’t junk. It isn’t junk and the price savings over MagMod makes it very worth…


Lens Cleaning Tips

Helpful rundown of your options. https://youtu.be/JrZfbudbBW8


A Ban on Camera Gear in Carry On Luggage?

Don’t be surprised (if this happens) to see a lot more photographers purchasing Pelican Gear and other hard sided lockable travel boxes! Remember my comments about lithium Ion batteries? https://www.lightstalking.com/us-ban-cameras-plane-carry-luggage/?utm_medium=push_notification&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss_pushcrew


Milky Way Time Lapse

https://petapixel.com/2017/05/08/epic-timelapse-shows-milky-way-rising-off-coast-maryland/


Really Cool Time Lapse

Go to full screen on the time lapse, sit back and enjoy! http://www.shutterbug.com/content/smugmug-films-helps-nikon-celebrate-its-100th-anniversary-space-travel-time-lapse-video#RHSt1IoJyFQlsqVb.97


Mirrorless Camera Lens Adapters–A Primer

I couple of meetings back I shared a few of the mirrorless adapter concepts that I have used. This is an additional resource about what is available for a few camera systems. Perfect help on this topic is hard to find but this is a decent review of the landscape. https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/03/mixing-camera-systems-our-guide-on-how-to-use-adapters-properly/


Filters for Photographing & Viewing an Eclipse

Safety first: your retina has no pain sensors so the only thing that can prevent eye damage is your brain. Here’s what to know. Filters must be OD 5 (Optical Density 5, 0.00001 transmittance or 16.6 stops), OD 6 (20 stops) or welders glass shade 14 if you are going to look through them. OD 4 (13 stop) filters…


Interesting article by LensRentals

It discusses LensRental’s experience in cleaning and repairing various camera parts and systems. Something that was new to me was the recommendation to flip the IS/VR switch to “off” unless your camera is turned on. http://www.pdnonline.com/gear/10-Interesting-Things-We-Learned-About-Cameras-and-Lenses-from-LensRentals-14979.shtml   Jeff Green