Which is the best way to improve your photography? Contrary to expectations, it is not through buying the latest or the most expensive equipment. Nor is it going to be possible by merely studying pictures created by others and copying them. This way you will never create your own style and leave your mark on the picture. Is image quality everything? No, please don’t get fazed … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2015
Wildlife in Focus-Diganta Gogoi
DCP Expeditions LLP is a Mumbai based wildlife photography training academy and conducts wildlife photography courses, workshops, free weekend photo walks and photo tours. Not only does the team have some of the best photographers of India, but also provides a learning platform to budding photographers. We requested team DCP to provide us 12 images, from amongst their best … [Read more...]
A Prime Reborn – Tamron SP35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD
Third party lens manufacturers have recently pumped up their game with improved optics and premium construction. So far, we have noted this in Sigma Art and Sport series lenses. Now Tamron seems to have woken up to the competition with the 35mm f/1.8 and 45mm f/1.8 SP-series lenses. We have the SP35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD on our test bench. Let us see if Tamron can unseat Sigma in … [Read more...]
A Work of Art – SIGMA 24mm F/1.4 DG Art Lens
Sigma’s series of Art lenses have stolen the thunder in the lens market with their exceptional performance and in some cases, have also excelled the proprietary lenses from big marks like Canon, Nikon, Sony, Zeiss etc. The 24mm lens under review actually has a maximum aperture of f/1.4 thereby making it suitable not only for landscape photography but also other situations … [Read more...]
Nikon Strikes Back… – AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
Recently, we have seen the release of a few super-telephoto zoom lenses in the ‘affordable’ range from different manufacturers. The Nikkor 80-400mm f/4, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3, and Tamron 150-600mm f/5-6.3 have all been received well, and the new 200-500 f/5.6 joins them with a very competitive price. Design and Build Quality The Nikkor 200-500mm is built tough with the … [Read more...]