Birding Gear : Big lens transport
When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]
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Birding lenses: FirstUse
When we upgraded our Nikon DSLR from the D90 to the D850, we went from a 12MP sensor to a 47MP sensor. That massive increase in sensor size enables us to capture higher [...]
Birding lenses for the Nikon D850
When we first acquired the new-to-us Nikon D850 body from a local wedding photographer who was upgrading to the Nikon Z, it came with its original accessories—manual, [...]
Books: Lens and Lensbaby
Recently, we have been posting quite a lot about lenses (Nikkor 18-300mm, Composer Pro, Edge 80). We also got a lot of emails asking if we could recommend some books for [...]
Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom FirstShots
We gave RainyDayPhotography readers a quick FirstLook of the brand new AFS-DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens yesterday. Today, we thought we would show some of [...]
Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom FirstLook
When we purchased our first Nikon DX camera (D40), it came with an 18-55mm kit lens. Knowing that we would want to “reach out” further, we purchased a [...]
Sigma Zoom: Manchester By The Sea
Last year (almost to the day) we went with our bird watching /photographers friends Candy and Andy to a spit of rock to get a look at the heron [...]
Sigma 50-500mm zoom FirstUse
Yesterday’s “Macro at the Mall” write-up got us thinking: wouldn’t it be interesting to follow the macro piece with something from the other end of [...]
Sigma Zoom “Bigma” FirstLook
A long zoom lens is helpful when you can’t, don’t want to, or are otherwise legally restricted from getting too close to your subject. The zoom lens we use on [...]
Birding in the Backyard (BBY): City Birds
When somebody says that they “went birding,” most people think that they: headed into the woods, or hiked out onto the marsh, or drove to a distant destination, [...]
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