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Lightroom 4 & 18-300 VR

I have a question:

When will Lightroom 4 support Nikon 18-300 VR lens correction?

Typo (5D Mark IV)

Nikon 18-300 VR lens is officially announced

If its quality is equal to or better than the existing Nikon 18-200 VR II, I will definetely consider buying this lens despite its price ($999).
Otherwise, I will re-think about the full frame Nikon 28-300 VR.
More info about the lens can be found here.

Nikkor 50mm 1.4G

I really like shooting using fast apertures so I bought a (second-hand) Nikkor 50mm 1.4G lens.

Nikkor AF-S 28/1.8G

(hopefully) my next printer

More about the Epson Stylus Photo R3000 printer here.

Canon 60D vs Nikon D7000

"Choosing an advanced DSLR is never easy. If you’re already a Canon shooter and wondering whether to upgrade to the 60D, it makes plenty of sense to do so. It surpasses the 50D in most areas, while adding video capture and an articulated screen. If you’re trying to choose between the 60D and the D7000, as we said in the Nikon’s test, we give the edge to Canon. It has higher resolution, one stop better noise control (and more resolving power to sacrifice if you opt for heavier noise reduction), and can focus in dimmer light than the Nikon. Case closed."


Found it here.

Canon 70-300L USM IS

I just like this lens and I think that it will complete (!!) my lens arsenal.

update: here you can see some pictures of the lens.

EOS 60D Coming August 26...

According to CanonRumors Canon EOS 60D will be officially announced next week.
I think that we should wait until next Thursday to find out if the rumor is true.

A personal opinion

Having worked with the marvelous (and borrowed) Canon EF 70-200L f/2.8 for a few days, I came to the following conclusion:

• A great lens not only makes some photos possible BUT it saves you post-processing time which is priceless!

The same applies to my Canon EF 50/1.4 lens - I work with it for Weddings and Baptisms.

Canon 70-200L f/2.8

Yesterday, I had the chance to shoot with a borrowed Canon EF 70-200L f/2.8 (sorry, no IS) lens and I have to tell you that it totally rocks!

I cannot imagine how good the new Canon EF 70-200L f/2.8 IS II will be!

The keyboard of a PowerBook G4 12''

Two very interesting lenses from Nikon

Although I am a Canon user, I found those two Nikon lenses a very wise move!

A fast and long-awaited prime as well as a revolutionary wide-angle lens with a VR!!!

Canon 70-200L f/2.8 IS II

Canon released version II of the famous EF 70-200L f/2.8 USM IS lens.

My Canon Speedlite wishlist

• A dome diffuser with every Speedlite. Nikon has it; I think that Canon should do it too!

• A gel holder and gels with every Speedlite. Again, Nikon has it with its SB-900 flash.

• Better zoom range. Nikon's SB-900 has a 12-200 zoom range in DX format.

Amy Wenzel's equipment

"Secondly, I wanted to take a moment to answer one of the most frequent questions that comes to me on a regular basis….”What equipment do you use/recommend?” First let me say that I can’t recommend a Canon over a Nikon for the simple fact that I’ve never picked up a Nikon in my life. All I can say is that I love my Canon to death and it does everything I want it to do, so I have never needed to look elsewhere! Here’s a list of what’s in my bag:

• Canon 5 D Mark II
• 85mm 1.2 L
• 50mm 1.2 L
• 24-70mm 2.8L

One of the best decisions I ever made for my business was to upgrade to the pro lenses. I previously shot on the 85 1.8 and 50 1.4. The difference in upgrading to the 85 1.2 and 50 1.2 was ASTOUNDING. It was like having a whole new camera. I could have wept eternal tears over the tremendous quality increase. When you pay for the 1.2 you aren’t just paying for a faster lens, you are paying for professional glass. You will see differences in the contrast, light distribution, creaminess, sharpness, and tons of other technology related things that I don’t know names for. I realized how much time I was previously wasting in Photoshop just trying to compensate for what was coming off my camera. The nail in the coffin was when I rented the 50 1.2 for day, and once I saw the difference I could never go back. And oh my soul, I would have sold an organ on the black market to get that new lens. So I did. (Got the lens, I mean, not sell an organ). And I like to use fixed lenses because they are so much sharper. I plan to replace my 24-70 2.8 zoom with the fixed 35mm 1.4 very soon. (I borrowed the 35mm and now need to sell another organ. dear, me.)

Upgrading to the 5 D Mark II was the same hysterical aha moment of “Oh my gosh, my life just got 10 million times easier and now my photos are finally coming off the camera the way I want them too!!!!!” There really is that much of a difference. So that is me on my soap box telling portrait photographers everywhere, that yes, it’s worth the investment, and yes, if you can do it you definitely should!"

found it here as I was browsing on the Internet.