Shooting the moon

Shooting the moon

It’s nearly full moon and my wife came home late stating: “There is such a beautiful moon today, you have to go outside and shoot it.” Everything for my dearest, and so I went… Shot with a Samyang 800 mm f8 mirror lens. 1/800 sec and ISO 1600...
Battery Grip: The “posh battery syndrom”

Battery Grip: The “posh battery syndrom”

I have a MB-D10 battery grip for my D300s. Battery grips are screwed below the camera, they hold, well, a battery and another set of buttons, which allows you to shoot upright pictures while holding the camera the usual way. I do not use this thing often. It is good...
Geek Stuff – Nikkor lens cup

Geek Stuff – Nikkor lens cup

Some things are so geeky that I absolutely must have them. If you think a Darth Vader costume is cool, behold this:   These are not recycled lenses – It is a 1:1 replica of the Nikkor 24-70 f2.8 lens (a very yummy but also expensive piece of equipment). The...

First response – SPAM

SPAM is a pest. I created the blog yesterday late in the night, today I had the first message from a Spambot. Thanks to the WordPress Spam filter it was sorted out immediately. I am still waiting for the day where you get a button in your software that says...