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Birding lenses: FirstUse

March 9, 2024 // 0 Comments

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

March 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

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, [...]

Fujifilm X100S InTheWild

September 5, 2014 // 1 Comment

We have had our hands on the Fujifilm X100S for almost a year and a half, and during that time this remarkable point-and-shoot camera has completely charmed its way into [...]

Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom FirstShots

July 10, 2012 // 0 Comments

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

July 9, 2012 // 0 Comments

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 50-500mm zoom FirstUse

April 5, 2011 // 0 Comments

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

March 4, 2011 // 0 Comments

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 [...]