Category Archives: Photo Stuff

The Nikon 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX arrives – First Impressions

The Nikon 35mm f/1.8 was created specifically for the DX shooters who were lacking the classic 50mm “normal” focal length fast prime. The 50mm f/1.8 is a great lens, but is just a tad too long for normal use. The … Continue reading

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New Nikon 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX lens

Nikon just announced the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G this week. I promptly placed a preorder at Amazon. If you own a D40/D40x/D60 then this little $200 lens should be on your list. Previously the 50mm f/1.8 was the only … Continue reading

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D90 vs D70: Image Quality and Pixel Peeping

I typically don’t like pixel peeping and encourage myself to just go take pictures, but I wanted to see how my shooting might be affected by the D90 and if I need to change my post-processing. These shots were all … Continue reading

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New Arizona Gallery and Picasa transition

I put up a full gallery of Arizona Road Trip images at Picasa and I’m dropping my Gallery2 install and the WPG2 plugin I used to embed it in WordPress. The Image Gallery link in the sidebar is updated to … Continue reading

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Macro Mystery #4

Been a little while since the last Macro Mystery so I thought I’d do a quick one with the D90. Like usual, don’t look at the comments if you don’t want the answer spoiled, but this one is easy. Click … Continue reading

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