How To Recharge Silica Gel Crystals
Silica Gel absorbs moisture in the air around your camera equipment (such a material is called an adsorbent). This ensures that the area is not friendly for fungus to grow inside your camera lenses. But did you know that if you…
Renting stuff – Borrowlenses for 17 days
It’s always nice to use equipment that you’ve not had access to before. You could ask a sympathetic (and well-off) friend to lend you his stuff, or you could rent a specific lens or camera that you’ve been meaning to…
The Best Walkabout Lenses
If you’re buying your first dSLR camera, you are probably considering the purchase of a single lens that allows you to do ‘everything’ as you take a walk, a ‘walkabout lens’. Granted, this may not be the best quality…
Filter Care & Use
So you’re using a filter on your lens, maybe to protect it from dust or finger smears or maybe for an effect that you want, what can you do to ensure that it does not degrade the quality of your…
It Pays to Know Your Equipment
Three weeks ago, my MacBook Pro crashed. It had seen a year of good service, and because it was my first ever Mac, I’d just about set it up to workexactly the way I wanted it to; and it crashed….
Tiny Tips 16: Always Use a UV Filter
A UV Filter is an important part of every photographer’s kit. This may seem like a no-brainer to any sufficiently advanced photographer reading this post, but to the beginners: take note: this is a very important part of your equipment….
Solutions for Humidity and Fungus Problems with your Camera Equipment
Camera equipment is sensitive to moisture, and dust. I’m going to deal with a couple of ways in which you can keep your equipment safe from high levels of humidity that could damage your lenses and certain parts of your…
Polarizing Filters make Magic Moments
Have you experienced a Polarizing filter? If you have not, I seriously recommend trying one today. Yesterday I was contemplating stuff … you know, looking through my memory bank of photographic experiences, when I suddenly stumbled upon a gem! The…
Canon 5D mkII
You can tell that I’m excited, can’t you? Canon’s gone on a rampage and released some cameras that are truly brilliant. The recent EOS 50D, and now this… The Canon EOS 5D mkII. To avoid looking like a Canon loony…
Canon’s New EOS 50D
Canon’s Advanced Amateur range of cameras just got updated with their new EOS 50D. The next-in-line after the extremely popular Canon EOS 40D. Estimated to come in to the market at around the $1,399 (US) mark, this camera has a…
The Best Lenses for Photojournalism
Selecting the right lens at the right time is at the core of the topic here today. Photojournalism calls for a wide range of skills, and a selection of lenses to match. So, which is the best lens for photojournalism?…
Tiny Tips 8: Best Apertures for Sharpness
by Ben McLeod If you want the sharpest pictures that your lens can give you, remember not to use its largest and smallest apertures. Most lenses are optimised to be used in the f/5.6 – f/11 aperture range and give…
Possible pics of the New Canon 40D
Yes, I’m all drooly and skeptical at the same time, you can tell by the large pictures… It sure does look like a Canon… and not any Canon that I’ve seen till now. I’m in two minds about buying that…
Lenses for Macro Photography
What is Macro Photography? by John DohrnMacro Photography is what gets you those magnified, larger-than-life photographs. However, they start off being close to actual size on the camera’s sensor (or frame of film). When these images are enlarged – as…
