Tord S Eriksson

Lots of light is the solution for the Nikon 1 cameras or long exposures or a combination thereof. And using as fast lenses as possible! So I shoot my wild birds with the help of a lot of light, ...

In theory, I agree! Used superglue a lot in my younger years, building model aircraft. Oddly enough, superglue eventually breaks down if used in humid situations or is exposed to vibrations, and ...

Your copy seems sharper at 400mm than 80, a bit surprising. I paid over £2,000 for my 80-400G, and was not happy with it. Hope you will be pleased with yours!

I will check DxO! (sometime later ...) Sadly no DxO modules for any F bodies!

The Sigma 100-400 C is like a poor man's 80-400G, with OK OS (VR), and slightly better at 400mm than the 80-400G. And it uses push-pull zoom. Have owned both, but the 80-400G didn't agree with my ...

A delightful lens, like the 70-300 CX! I use those two and the 10 (no problems with that one) and the 10-30 PD — the latter just occasionally. The 18.5 is the only one I rarely use. No issues at ...

I would think a drop of hot glue might be a solution, but I have no experience with the lens in question. So do not take my word for it. But a drop on the edge of the loose ring, after you pressed ...

I used mine a lot, when I took it with my V1 (or V2) along to work, shooting whatever was nearby, like crashed trams, pigeons on my hand, bumblebees close up, colleagues and friends. Nowadays more ...

According to Lenstip, the famous lens test company, it is the sharpest lens there is at 135mm, beating the costliest, including Zeiss primes. Note, that they didn't have much nice to say about it ...

A lot of it, too! But the older lens does seem a bit sharper, doesn't it?!

Lovely dogs, nicely shot, and great weather! Here it is just around freezing! No Corvettes with open tops around here this time of the year!

Once, ages ago, I was lowered, by crane, from a drilling platform onto the deck of an offshore supply boat, which is pretty much a huge tugboat, in a roaring hurricane (over 80 knot wind), with ...

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I have edited and illustrated magazines and publications of various sorts over the years (fanzines, as a court artist, and newspapers mainly) and have used photo-editing software since...

Alberto,

No, I do not see the beauty of futility, so you're right: "if you cannot see the beauty of futility you are not and will never be an ARTIST". Being an artist, like my niece, is a...

I love the Sigma 105 OS HSM macro for such jobs! Surprisingly front-heavy, though.

I am the owner of the 30 Art for F Mount and the wife has the Sigma 30/1.4 for m43, two excellent lenses in every way. Delighful lenses!

Alberto wrote:"So YES, this camera is weird, heavy, expensive and not very useful: most GOOD love stories are too."

You. Alberto, must have a miserable life, as your good love stories are weird,...

Dear lotte, Doesn't look like a Nikon 1 shot  is it?! Why on earth do you use a single flash, that is visible in the guy's glasses?! And just one flash, or have I missed something?! Point it at the ...

That image is underexposed, and very noisy, eating up the details. Other than adding light, like powerful LEDs aimed at your target, not much to do about it, except process the RAW image with DxO ...

I have the Voigtlander 58/1.4 SL II, manual focus, a darling of a lens, and much cheaper! All metal lens, built to last a hundred years!