ThinkTank Photo ‘Big Stick’ monopod bag

ThinkTank Photo 'Big Stick' monopod bag

My first experience of ThinkTank Photo products is the Big Stick monopod bag which I’ve just received. I thought it would make a better storage bag for travel and use out in the field than the standard one supplied with my Gitzo 3551. Well, if this little bag is anything to go by I’ll certainly [...]

D3 and D700 firmware updates.

Nikon have released new firmware updates for the D3 and D700 which fix a number of small issues. Full details of the updates and the downloads can be found at the links below…
D3 firmware update, version 2.01
D700 firmware update, version 1.01

Nikon 50mm 1.4 AFS review

Nikon 50mm 1.4 AFS review

Well, it’s here…I’d been thinking about getting one of the variations of the ‘Nifty Fifty’ for almost as long as I’ve been in to photography. The AFS update had been a long time coming but it’s finally here! Mine arrived a while ago so I thought I’d do a quick review with some sample shots [...]

City of Bath, 34 images in 4 rows panoramic

City of Bath, 34 images in 4 rows panoramic

What do you do when presented with a huge picturesque scene, it’s night time and you only have a 50mm prime lens and no tripod? Simple, you take 34 individual shots to capture the scene and stitch them together…

Having ‘one of those days’…? Don’t give up!

Having 'one of those days'...? Don't give up!

I mean really, other than me, who forgets to take their tripod when they are going out to shoot with a 600mm lens. Spare battery, sure. Memory cards, maybe…but the TRIPOD?!
Yep, we all have them. One of those days where everything is going wrong and it seems we are just destined to not take any [...]