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All rights reserved. Ruin, San Diego, 28 July 1996. enlarge. Shot with a fixed 65mm f/8 Super-Angulon lens. more. This free website's biggest source of support is when you use those or any of these links when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live — but I receive nothing for my efforts if you buy elsewhere. July 2013 Better Pictures Nikon Canon Fuji LEICA All Reviews Introduction top Just to keep things straight, lenses don't take pictures. This said, after shooting fixed lenses instead of zooms for a while, it dawned on me that fixed-focal-length (prime) lenses lead me to see more clearly, and thus create better pictures more easily than if I had brought zooms. Visualization Good pictures happen when you see something worth shooting, then refine it into a strong and simple composition.

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© 2007-2012 KenRockwell.com Same hotel, same everything, different camera settings. First crappy shot: New $6,500 camera, as it came from the factory. Second photo: White Balance still on Auto, but set to A6 to make image warmer, Nikon Picture Control set to VIVID to pump colors, saturation set to +3 to pump colors more, and exposure compensation added to lighten to taste.

Same camera, different settings. Same $199 camera, different settings. My biggest source of support is when you use any of these links when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. July 2012 Better Pictures Nikon Canon Fuji LEICA All Reviews Better Pictures: The Secret Composition Simplicity FART Shadows Lighting Adjustments It's Not Your Camera Exposure WB Don't Worry: Shoot Introduction I get the shots I do by setting my camera to give me the images I want. Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8. Home Donate New Search Gallery Reviews How-To Books Links Workshops About Contact Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 FX AF-S G ED NIKKOR (2007-) © 2007-2012 KenRockwell.com Intro Specs Performance Compared Recommendations October 2012 Nikon Reviews Nikon Lenses All Reviews Nikon Pro Zoom Comparison Ideal Uses: Perfect for use as your only lens.

Nikon 16-35mm f/4 VR Review. Home Donate New Search Gallery Reviews How-To Books Links Workshops About Contact Nikon 16-35mm f/4 VR World's Sharpest Ultrawide Zoom Covers FX & 35mm film (2010-) © 2014 KenRockwell.com.

All rights reserved. Intro Specs Performance Compared Recommendations Nikon 16-35mm f/4 AF-S VR G ED IF N Aspherical (77mm filters, 23.9 oz./678g, 1'/0.29m close focus, about $957). enlarge. This site's biggest source of support is when you use these links, especially to it at Adorama, where I got mine, or to it at Amazon, when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live.

February 2014 Nikon Reviews Nikon Lenses All Reviews Sample image: California State Capitol Dome, Sacramento. More Sample Images Yosemite October 2011 California's North Coast August 2010 California's Central Coast June 2010 Nikon 16-35mm © sample image file at ISO 1,100 Nikon 16-35mm © sample image file at ISO 1,000 How to Use Ultrawide Lenses Part of the Nikon FX Dream Team Great for Not for Introduction top. Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G Review.

All rights reserved. Intro Specifications Performance Recommendations Nikon 50mm f/1.4 AF-S (58mm filters, 9.8 oz./278g, about $440). enlarge. I bought mine at Adorama. My biggest source of support for this free website is when you use those or any of these links when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. Nikon High-Speed 50mm Lens Sharpness Comparison 09 Sep 2010 November 2013 Nikon Reviews Nikon Lenses All Reviews NEW: Nikon 50mm and 58mm Bokeh Comparisons. Ideal Uses: Perfect for use on FX digital, DX digital and 35mm for just about anything and everything, daylight or moonlight. The new 50mm f/1.4 AF-S is a far better choice than any zoom for use in low light, and effectively quadruples your ISO, with no increase in noise, compared to any exotic f/2.8 zoom.

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