Posted on 10 December 2006.
I recently received my copy of the new AF Speedlight Flash System book by Magic Lantern. I really like this book very much because it offers quite a bit more in depth information than the SB800 manual. I can easily slip this book in my bag and read up on some of the settings whenever I have a moment. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of practice with the SB-800, SU-800, and Nikon D200. Particularly I’ve been working on more off camera flash techniques and shooting the flash in Manual Mode versus the Auto modes. Although I have a Quantum Turbo 2×2 battery pack, I also picked up some MAHA PowerEX 2700mAh rechargeable batteries and MAHA MH-C801D charger to power up the SB-800. This should lighten up the load a tad bit although I absolutely love the Quatum Turbo 2×2 when I need the juice!
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Posted on 02 December 2006. Tags: People
Wow! The Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye lense is sure fun. I carry this little wonder lense everywhere I go now. It’s amazing all of the cool shots you can get. Some people have claimed it’s a little hard to shoot with, but in my opinion it couldn’t be easier. I mentioned portraits in the title because I feel it can be used for wide angle portraits such as this photo. I think the fisheye creates cool backgrounds. The trick is to capture the subject in the little sweet spot were the distortion is minimal. Then let the lense do it’s stuff with the other areas of the photo. This image came out very sharp and the exposure I thought was excellent. I did inject some additional color to spice things up a bit. I think kids are great with color all around. Yes, the Nikon 10.5 is a bit expensive and considered by many a novelty lense. However, I would have bought this lense sooner if I knew how much I used it. It’s just awesome and a heck of a lot of fun to shoot with. My wife loves it for the kids and interior shots. I haven’t tried de-fishing any images yet, but I don’t think I would want to. I have the 12-24mm f/4 for doing that sort of stuff which works great as well. I highly recommend to try fishing… Nikon Style!
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