I bought my first 35mm film camera in 1969. It's a hobby I tremendously enjoy.
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On the right is a comparison photo of the Nikon Z8 and Nikon D850. I have owned nine of the Nikon D850. Everytime I buy one, someone comes along and offers me too much money for it, and I sell. Then I miss it. It is one of the highest rated cameras in the world. Outstanding image quality and...
I heard it again last night. Photography is dying. The meaning is that photography as a career option or business opportunity is dead (or dying). That's dead wrong. And totally wrong thinking. When I hear this, I really think the communication should be that the photography industry is...
The Nikon 8* series DSLR cameras and the new Z8 are among the highest rated cameras in the world. I've owned them all, except for the Z8 (and that will change shortly). I've actually owned nine D850's and would rank that as the best camera overall. It even surpasses the Z8 in dynamic range. DXO...
For the past year and a half, we have been focused on renovations to our basement apartment and then renovations to the garage. The basement apartment was finished in mid October 2025. No rest after that, we had some health emergencies to deal with ... then right into the garage reno. I call it a...
Marketing messages really push the megapixel wars further and further. Hobbyist cameras are typically in the 20 to 24 megapixel range. Enthusiast and professional cameras are 40+ megapixels. My last two cameras were Nikon Z9 and Nikon D850, both 45.7 megapixels. That is 8256 x 5404 pixels. If you...
Brassing? Camera bodies used to be made of an alloy. Mostly brass. When the paint wore off, the brass became visible. That's where the term "brassing" comes from. Today's bodies are made of zinc and other light weight alloys ... note, many are also inexpensive plastics. But they are not that...
Nearly two years ago I wrote an article where I mentioned my two full kits spanning two technologies. The article was titled "Make up your own mind". Two take-away threads there, the most obvious is to make up your own mind on your needs, and the second (less obvious) is that I had two full sets of...
No, definitely not. It is changing, but nowhere near dead. As of early 2026, there are approximately 61,400 pictures taken every second. 1.8 trillion for the year. What has changed is the gear used. As of early 2026, between 92% and 94% of all pictures taken are with cell phone cameras. Not...
The stimulation for this article is the release of the new Nikon Z8 camera. It's been awhile since I posted any articles. My dream gear has changed a bit, I now have two full kits Nikon Z9 with: -- Nikon Z 100-400 -- Nikon Z 24-120 -- Nikon Z 24-200 -- Nikon Z 15-30 Nikon D850 with: --...
Of course it's a play on words. It is The Great Falacy. By that, I mean the marketing of camera gear drives the constantly evolving feature sets to a ridiculous stratospheres. Take, for example, the megapixel war. Nikon fired the first salvo with the Nikon D800 at 36.8 megapixels. When Nikon...