Tag Archives: lens

How to pick a lens – first do your research

Posted on April 24, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Aug 2009 – updated to fix some links) Ok I found this the scariest bit of all (except for actually handing over all that money!) because even tho I have been taking photos for years, I … Continue reading →

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Everyone needs a Nifty Fifty lens

Posted on October 24, 2011 by lensaddiction

By which I mean the entry level prime 50mm lens – available from both Canon and Nikon. Canon love it so much they make a F1.8, F1.4 and F1.2 version. The Nifty Fifty is the F1.8 version which is the … Continue reading →

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To clean or not to clean the Sensor

Posted on April 22, 2011 by lensaddiction

Even tho I try, I appear to have bad lens changing technique, because I seem to get dust on my sensor quite regularly. The first time it got bad enough that I had to consider cleaning it, I started to … Continue reading →

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ZOOM!

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lensaddiction

There was a talk and presentation at my Photography Club a couple of months ago about composition and playing with your camera to achieve different artistic effects ‘in camera’ (ie not in software post processing) One of them was to … Continue reading →

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Photographing Small Birds

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lensaddiction

I am very much a beginner at bird photography. I had never even thought of trying it until I got my 70-200 F4 IS lens, and finally had a setup that might be fast enough with possibly a long enough … Continue reading →

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Low Light Shooting

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lensaddiction

The horrible 3 week long cold has finally had its last gasp, and I got my Swing Dancing Festival weekend out of the way, and now hopefully some regular blogging can resume.  So, apologies Internets, I haven’t been deliberately neglecting … Continue reading →

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Photo Post – Spring Photos Sept 09

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lensaddiction

Its spring here in NZ, and I have been out taking photos, so here are some of my favourites – enjoy! Full size images of the above and the other photos I have taken can be viewed in my Flickr … Continue reading →

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#2 New stuff I have learned

Posted on September 6, 2009 by lensaddiction

Last weekend I was lucky to have a camera mentoring session with the Patron of my new photography club.  His wife has the same camera as mine, and he invited me over to help set it up and make sure … Continue reading →

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Here’s the Gear

Posted on August 23, 2009 by lensaddiction

OK, so here is what I have ended up with after spending WAY TOO MUCH MONEY!!!  (I raided my next years holiday fund) 40D camera body 17-85 IS USM lens 70-200 F4 IS lens Tamrac Adventure 7 bag Induro A2 … Continue reading →

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