Just some thoughts
I started with photography at the age of 13 or 14 when my mother gave me her 35mm Kodak film camera. Much later in 2004 I bought my first DSLR, a Nikon D70. Since then I’ve owned or own a Nikon D700, D850, Z6 II, Z7 II, Z8, Olympus OM-D M10 (Mark I and IV), and the Canon R5.
Below you find a selection of posts about photography, including camera and lens reviews, photos from different places I’ve visited (mostly Israel and Europe), and other related subjects. Hope you enjoy!
Photos from Italy, including Florence, Arcidosso/Tuscany, and Rome
Recently I switched from a 12 MP Nikon D700 to the 46 MP Nikon D850. Along with the 4 times increase in resolution come new challenges. An obvious one is lens sharpness – you’ll be surprised how many “sharp” lenses aren’t that sharp on the D850.
Yet, soft lenses are the least of the problems. If you want to have reasonably sharp photos, you will have to hone your technical photography skills. For any kind of landscape work, the tripod will become your best friend. But often enough you may just want to grab your camera and take photos. Continue reading “Sharpness and the D850”
I recently purchased a Nikon D850 to replace my aging D700. I’ve been very happy with my D700 – see Nikon D700 Review (and D850 Preview). But the 12 megapixel D700 sensor showed its limits, for example when I wanted to crop a photo, or when I was looking for more detail in landscape photos.
In this post I like to share my first impressions of the Nikon D850. I must admit that I didn’t get much use of the D850, so my experience is still that of a newcomer to this camera model (but not to Nikon). The observations I share here are in no particular order of importance, just a list.
Continue reading “Nikon D850 – First Impressions”Don’t worry – I won’t bore you with yet another camera review with all the nits and bits. This is more a personal farewell, an epigraph if you wish, to a trusted companion that has been on my side on many travels and hikes.
In 2010 I bought my third digital camera, the Nikon D700. It was my first camera with a full-frame sensor. Before this, I had the Nikon D70 for six years.
Continue reading “Nikon D700 Review (and D850 Preview)”Photos from a trip to Petra, Jordan. Including the “Siq”, the “Treasury”, the “Street of Facades” and the “Monastery” (A-Deir).
Recently a friend and I traveled to Petra, Jordan, for a 3 day photography trip. Weather in winter (January) can be hit or miss. We were lucky to have a full day of clear sunshine, an evening with partly cloudy to clear sky, and an hour in the morning before the sand storm reached us.
Petra is a fantastic place. I’m sure that with more time we could have explored more of it. Jordan has much more to offer than just Petra, and I’m confident that I will visit again in the not so distant future.
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Photos from Jerusalem, Israel
I’ve been living (and working) in Jerusalem for 9 years. The following gallery is a small selection of the photos I’ve taken in Jerusalem.
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