Red Kites: photographing old friends with a new camera

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One of the things I’ve been really impressed with on the D4 is the improved focusing. And so I paid a visit to The Chilterns to photograph the Red Kites that dominate the skies there, and put the new camera to the test. The results, simply put, were nothing short of phenomenal. Having spent a [...]

XQD vs Sandisk Extreme Pro. It’s faster, but is it here to stay?

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There’s no denying that Nikon moving away from two compact flash slots on the D4 has been met with some criticism. And I was one of the unimpressed people thinking about the need to carry two different sets of memory about. But, when you see this new technology in action clearing over 70 RAW files [...]

Nikon D4 vs D3s: initial review and comparison

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I’ve not had the D4 long but thought I’d share a few initial thoughts and comparisons between it and the D3s that have stood out for me so far, talking about the ergonomics, a couple of viewfinder changes, a quick high ISO test against the D3s (with RAW file downloads) and more. I’ll also point [...]

My hands on pre-production review of the Nikon D4

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As a Nikon shooter and self confessed gadget geek, it doesn’t get much better than being offered an afternoon to try out one of only a handful of pre-production units of their latest flagship DLSRs, the D4, ahead of it’s worldwide release. And I made full use of my time, including asking about the ISO [...]