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You are right - 'level horizon' is aproblem - especially with action shots. I just crop a little to make it right. Have you tried an LCD loupe on your LCD display? It helps stabilize the camera and...

Thank You! Yes - the ability to focus very close was the dealmaker for me - along with adequate sharpness - so I checked out this page: http://www.pixel-peeper.com/lenses/?lens=260

Hi Tom, You are right - the origin of quotes are in the mist. This climber does not produce a berry but rather a fluffy ball 3cm across looking like a ball of curled-up thread -  with tiny seeds...

I agree Tom, I don't think a second about the price of my equipment while using it but... ...my lovely wife does :-) Interesting quote by the inventor of an iconic, expensive British quality gadget...

The nikon 70-200mm F4 is expensive, truly, but in this case you get what you pay for - the next big step up at 200mm is the 200mm F2 VR - which resolves 28 P-Mpix vs. 21 P-Mpix for the 70-200F4....

Wow - what films do you use?

Hi Tom, Yes - people will decide whether they need a FF or not according to their own priorities. There is a rule that almost applies, i.e. "you get what you pay for". I chose FF over micro 4/3...

Wow! Very interesting bokeh! You used a "modern" Minolta - I have the XE1 with the 50mm 1,7 & 24mm 2.8 and 35mm 2.8 ( and 135mm 2.8 bought second hand - even older!) the 70-200 F4.5 made by Minolta...

Anybody with nice eyelashes will do :-D

Some time back there was no alternative whatsoever to 24x36mm for the majority of us. We commoners accepted the fact that 6x6, 6x7, 6x9 etc. was for pure bred professionals wielding Hasselblad,...

Hi again, I also like manual focusing and I have attached a tiny loupe to the optical viewfinder for that purpose. Unfortunately the plane of the viewfinder matte screen is not guaranteed  to be in...

"More pixels makes it harder to get a sharp picture." - harder in what way? If I (1) manage to freeze the action w. flash or proper shutter speed then I find it "not hard" to (2) apply +100...

Yup! you definitely qualify!

Hi, with that amount of gear you certainly have your work cut out for you! At present the Reikan software supports the following cameras: Canon EOS 1D Mark III (Some limitations: see here) Canon...

Amazing engineering feat!
- of course I would be kind of disappointed if this phone-camera replaced even my old Sony R1 + PTGUI Pro stitching SW + Tower-cabinet-once-upon-a-time monster PC - or
my...

Fantastic :-) Please tell us the good reason for aquiring this "I'm only dreaming" equipment? Or let me guess: If you glue a coaster to the lens shade you will also have an attention-grabbing beer...

Hi Antony, Yes you are right that the shallow depth can result in an out of focus because of subject movement vs. poor autofocus tracking unless you: 1) use flash and freeze the motion and the fast...

That is how the Nikon D800 also works for me - sometimes, though rarely, I regret a landscape shot and recrop to portrait and vice versa. And, if I shoot 20mm portrait and stitch 2 or 3 images I...

Hi, Good theme! I was not surprised when I got the 70-200mmF4 - it just lived up to all my expectations and blurp on the internet. However I was quite surprised by what the Zeiss 35mmF2 is capable...