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Updated: Jan 19, 2010 1:31pm PST

Nikkor Telephoto Shootout : A shootout between the following Nikkor lenses: 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-S (My Lens) 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR (Rented) 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR II (Rented)

Nikkor Telephoto Shootout

A shootout between the following Nikkor lenses: 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-S (My Lens) 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR (Rented) 70-200mm f/2.8 AF-S VR II (Rented)

Updated: Dec 11, 2009 12:01pm PST

Nikon D700 Active-D Test : So I noticed that I always use the Low setting for Active-D lighting on my D700 so that it will fill in some of the shadows when I am shooting. At the same time, I feel like my shots lack contrast right out of the camera and that it is something that I always have to fix in post. So I wanted to do a little test to see how big of a difference turning on Active-D lighting was. So I took a little Jamaican figurine that I have at my desk (it's a leftover from the guy who sat here before me) and figured I'd see how well it works. The camera was about 2 feet away from the figurine and there was a light directly overhead, but a bit behind the figurine to give me a shadow on the front of the figurine. The setup was my D700 with Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8 AF-S lens attached at 70mm; 1/80s; f/2.8. I did have Auto ISO turned on, but it did not fluctuate too much really. I tried it with the ISO set the same and the shutter speed never changed.

Nikon D700 Active-D Test

So I noticed that I always use the Low setting for Active-D lighting on my D700 so that it will fill in some of the shadows when I am shooting. At the same time, I feel like my shots lack contrast right out of the camera and that it is something that I always have to fix in post. So I wanted to do a little test to see how big of a diffe ...

Updated: Jan 22, 2010 8:05am PST

Nikkor 28mm f/1.4 : This gallery has pictures taken with the legendary Nikkor 28mm f/1.4 AF-D lens. I rented this lens to see what the hype about it is. Nikon no longer makes this little beauty, but you can buy it on the used market for anywhere from $3000 to $5000 in some areas. That's a pretty penny for a wide angle prime. Perhaps now that Nikon will announce the release of the new 24mm f/1.4 AF-S lens, the price of this one will go down. Only time will tell.

Nikkor 28mm f/1.4

This gallery has pictures taken with the legendary Nikkor 28mm f/1.4 AF-D lens. I rented this lens to see what the hype about it is. Nikon no longer makes this little beauty, but you can buy it on the used market for anywhere from $3000 to $5000 in some areas. That's a pretty penny for a wide angle prime. Perhaps now that Nikon will a ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2010 6:22am PST

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