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Essential Nikon DSLR settings

I list Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski’s blogs as essential reading – both are great photographers and experts on Adobe software. Recently they’ve started a weekly show for…

50mm Challenge – Aftermath

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I just thought I’d post the aftermath of my challenge at the weekend. As I managed to get my month old son covered in soot (no, not up the…

50mm Lens Challenge

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Over the Easter weekend I set myself a challenge – instead of using my 24-70 f/2.8 or 70-200 f/2.8 zooms I had to stick to a single fixed focal length – my

Passport to Pimlico

I completed a pilgrimage of sorts recently by managing to visit Grays of Westminster. Based in Pimlico, this is an exclusively Nikon camera store from a bygone age.

It’s an interesting place, in perfect character with the surrounding stores…

Pixels and sensor sizes

This week’s issue of Amateur Photographer includes an article asking if sensor size matters with a digital SLR. The test compares results from the full frame Nikon D3, the APS-C Nikon D300 and the four thirds…