Are you into bird photography? Or maybe wildlife photography (but the lions might think you’re about to shoot them with a canon!)? Then you might be interested in this Canon Super Telephoto 1200mm f/5.6L EF USM Autofocus Lens, or maybe not since it costs $120,000 for a rarely used one.

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A Flickr member going by the name of Kadath, got the Nikon D5000, a day early from the actual release date. (more…)

Wide-angle lenses are great if you like taking photos of scenery. They’re also useful for massive scale events.

The new Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED wide-angle lens is compatible with multitudes of Nikon cameras (it will even work on the D40, D40x and D60 because it’s designated AF-S). It features internal focusing (IF) which means the lens barrel stays the same during focusing.

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The successor to the Nikon D60 is now a reality. Presenting the Nikon D5000! The D5000 is the first Nikon DSLR to utilize a 2.7-inch vari-angle LCD. It is able to record 720p video just like the Canon T1i (500D).

Specifications include a 12.3 megapixel sensor (the same as that of the Nikon D90), expanded ISO ranges from 100 to 6400, 11-point autofocus system (a definite upgrade from the Nikon D60′s 3-point system). It also features four different Live View autofocus modes along with Subject Tracking autofocus (for those fast-moving objects! As to how well it works? Only time will tell).

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Nowadays you see lots of people carrying digital SLR (single-lens reflex) cameras around. Question is, do these people really know how to use their cameras?

I will talk about the basic terminologies related to digital SLR photography.

This topic will span across multiple parts, I will share as much as I know, so I cannot really gauge how many parts this will be. I will be as simple as possible with the explanations.

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Tamron announced that they are developing a macro lens for APS-C cameras. APS-C refers to non-full frame cameras, which means 80%+ of currently available DSLR’s.

This new 1:1 macro lens from Tamron will feature one significant difference over competing macro lenses. It has a maximum aperture of f/2.0 which means it’s one f-stop faster than those Canon and Nikon macro lenses currently available on the market. (more…)