If you are, or want to be, a nature photographer there is a bit of gear that is actually necessary to be able to do so. Most of us are aware of the high-end gear, those huge lenses that cost as much as a small car, and the high speed, high resolution cameras that the companies show off with all the latest tech (or so we are told), and if price was no object, or if it is your full time job and can write the expenses off, then this article isn’t for you!
Read MoreSalmon run on Vancouver Island - How to get Good shots while Watching Black Bears get Fat
As fall approaches we wait for the first rains to help the water flow in the rivers along the coast of Vancouver Island. Here on the Island, the main species I like to photograph that benefit from this abundance are the Black bears….
Read MoreSigma, Please bring it back!
For many years my go to lens for nature photography, especially for lower light conditions, was the Sigma 120-300 f/2.8. This was by far the sharpest lens I had ever owned at least until the Canon 500 f/4 II.
Read MoreMy love/hate relationship with the Canon R5 and what to do with the R5 Mark II.
About 2 months ago I sold my Canon R5 with a couple things in mind. I knew there was a Canon R5II coming soon and the rumours looked like it might be a camera worth keeping my 500 F/4 II lens to use. I also figured that Sony would need to come out with something similar in the near future and it is likely that one of those two options will decide what gear I will be using for the next few years.
Read MoreWinter trip - Final stage - ...and this little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home
Our winter trip took a bit of a turn to the east so that we could go to a boat show in Florida, after some fixes to the trailer in east Texas we made a bee line to Miami spent a week there and then quickly again started to head back west.
Read MoreFujifilm GFX100 II - is this a camera system for people who do both wildlife and landscape photography?
Like many photographers I have looked at medium format cameras as a possible next step up in that search for, well just more. More resolution without making the pixel size smaller, more color depth, more dynamic range possible…mostly just more.
Read MoreNikon - you’re certainly tempting me!
For the most part we are very happy with the gear that we have for photography and video work but….and this is quite a but….Nikon has been turning my head quite often with the gear they have been putting out.
Read MoreWinter trip - Stage 3 - Desert States
When it is time to run from the cold and rain the desert states seem like the perfect place to get back to sunshine and that dry heat. That was the plan and for the most part we found a good amount of sun but for some odd reason the cold was still following us down from the north.
Read MoreWinter trip - Stage 2 - Quickly down the US west coast
Coastal photography, we have spent a great deal of time shooting on the east coast of the US when we lived in South Carolina. The west coast is a different beast altogether. Rocky coastlines, big waves crashing, fantastic tidal pools all make for very different shots and of course the fact that the sun goes down over the ocean instead of rising again makes shooting very different.
Read MorePredictions and hopes for Sony gear in the coming year (or two). ( Updates now that the A7RV is out)
From the start of the mirrorless camera era Sony was quick to come out with both many cameras and many lenses each year. This allowed Sony to quickly make improvements in a way that I never saw Canon or Nikon do during the DSLR era.
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