Low Light Lenses

Every time a manufacturer releases a new camera not only do they increase the pixel count (which we all know is just a marketing con) but they also improve the low light abilities of the sensor which is of real benefit for photography in low light. My Nikon D80 produces unacceptably noisy images at any […]

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Wishlist Number 2

Unfortunately I haven’t won the lottery between my last Wishlist post and now and my horse at the Grand National led all the way only to tire two fences from home, therefore it is time for Wishlist Number 2 rather than Real Shopping Basket Number 2. In the last post I told you which wide angle […]

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Wishlist Number 1

This is probably the first in a series of posts about what I dream of buying if only I had a lot more spare cash. First up – a wide angle zoom. I currently have a Nikon D80 and a Nikon FE, two very different cameras which therefore would have an impact on what I […]

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Hard Earned Cash

As an (ex?)scientist you would expect me to be interested in technology and to avidly consume any information about new photographic equipment and you would be right. I love reading about the latest cameras, the specifications and performance of lenses, the weight and stability of tripods etc. I can’t pass a window of a camera […]

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