Monthly Archives: July 2011
I’m a Canon user; however, there are some Nikon camera models that are far better than what Canon has to offer. My Canon 5D is great, but it fails to get good images at high ISO speeds. Nikon dSLR cameras do much better. Nikon also has some creative options in some of its models. Three […]
1. Ken Rockwell has written that the Leica M9 is the best camera in the world. With its hand-made German craftsmanship, its 18 MP full-frame sensor and it’s compact size, it’s the carry around every photographer should have. The only barrier to buying it is its price–a whooping seven grand. 2. Canon did good when […]
Here’s an activity that really scares me. It’s rock climbing. My acrophobia acts up even if I’m watching someone climb walls up vertical rocks with fragile footing. Since I didn’t have a tripod, I took the image at f/4, the widest aperture on my L-series Canon 24-105 mm camera. Note that there are two guys […]
What is a mirrorless camera? How does it work? Mirrorless cameras are new cameras put out by Sony, Panasonic and Olympus that contain sensors that are the same size as entry level dSLR cameras. While point-and-shoot cameras have sensors less than a quarter of the size of mirrorless cameras, they have, up until now, attracted […]
Here I am in my sixth year of blogging. I still haven’t run out of ideas. Every day new ones come popping up in my mind. My two photography oriented websites, Digital Traveler and this one, compete against one-another. Even though the WordPress blog has been up and running for less time, it is the […]