Category Archive: Photo gear

Epson 3800 PRO: Still no Dried Nozzles or Head Clogs

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I’ve already had some very good things to say about the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer (1, 2), but today I’m especially delighted. For various reasons I haven’t used the printer at all during… Continue reading

How-To: Memory Cards and Image Safety

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Last update: 16 April, 2013 While some hobby photographers shoot mainly in their neighborhood and take only few images a day, others pay thousands of dollars to travel to exotic locations, shoot thousands… Continue reading

Cambodia: what’s in the Camera Bag?

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Our trip to Cambodia is coming up soon, so it’s time to think about what to take along. On recent trips (Turkey, Namibia, India) I carried the large LowePro Micro Trekker 200 (1,… Continue reading

Cooking with Light

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Well friends, I’ve now bought the lighting equivalents of pots, pans and knives and read a few cookbooks (1, 2, 3), so I’m ready to cook!  Cook with light, that is, using off-camera… Continue reading

Autofocus!

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The AF of a Canon 40D Leaves Much to be Desired Call me lazy or call me clumsy if you want, but auto focus has become extremely important for me. I have to… Continue reading

Two Thumbs up for the Epson 3800

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I’m amazed — I’ve owned my Epson 3800 printer for over two years now, and tonight was the very first time that I needed to replace an ink cartridge.  Light light black ran… Continue reading

Nikon D700 for a Serious Amateur?

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I’ve had more free time lately, so I’ve been photographing more often and also sorting and rating my photographs from the past 12 months.  In a sense I’ve been rediscovering my hobby, and… Continue reading

My Favorite Auto-Focus Setting (Revisited)

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About a year ago I wrote about my favorite AF setting, and I’m happy to report that I’m as enthusiastic as ever about it.  The basic idea is that I do not want… Continue reading

My New Camera and the Megapixel Wars

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I’ve been preaching for years that if one knows how to sharpen properly, then 8-10 megapixel (MP) is enough for A3 prints.  So when Panasonic and Olympus recently released new cameras with new… Continue reading

Dust on the Sensor

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This is what happens to a perfectly clean dSLR sensor after 12 days of shooting in dry and dusty India.  I guess if I’m making a trip longer than two weeks I’ll have… Continue reading

Do I Need a Full-Frame dSLR?

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If I were to really, and I mean really stretch my budget, I could get a Canon 5D mark II (5DmkII).  And if I were to ever get it, now is the ideal… Continue reading

Slow Shutter Blues

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OK — it’s not even middle of February, but what the heck — I nominate Blues Caravan for act of the year 2009.  What a performance! They are white, young and good looking,… Continue reading