You can easily fill a backpack (or even the trunk of a car) with a landscape photography kit. Cameras and lenses only scratch the surface – there’s an overwhelming number of other accessories out there. This article breaks down what’s available and explains exactly what a landscape photographer really needs.
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After buying an expensive lens, it’s normal to wonder if you got a good or bad sample. However, if you don’t have multiple copies of the lens to test, answering that question may seem difficult. That’s what I hope to change with the process outlined in today’s article.
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HIROTO OHARA, 21, at the breakwater of Tsurigasaki Beach in Ichinomiya where the Olympic competition in surfing will be held. OHARA trains here daily and will compete for Japan in surfing. The sport is making its Olympic debut in 2021 as a medal event.
I photographed Hiroto last year in Japan, out on the competition beach. I’ll make the 2.5 hour trek to surfing tomorrow. Can’t wait. Long glass sport for sure, so toting an 800mm, and a 200-400. Very different from the pictures here, which are all one light portraits. Got lucky with some interesting clouds, and was fascinated by the geometry of the breakwaters.
Bad weather is coming early in the coming week, so the swells might be pretty cool for all the competitors. This of course coming from someone who has literally never been on a surfboard.
Whenever I’m lighting something, and I get clouds like this, I tend to think black and white. Court of public opinion, what do you guys think?
So, up at 3am, off to the Tranisit Mall, early bus to the water. As a photographer, all I can do is go see. That’s what we do. If the surf’s up, or not, we go. If the weather is inclement or excellent, we go. If the situation is wonderful or the opposite, we go. Can’t make a picture on the phone. Gotta go.
I’m looking forward to the surprises and action of this amazing sport tomorrow, in Japan.
More to come from Tokyo…..
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It’s been almost three years since Nikon announced the Z mirrorless system in August of 2018. The initial Z6 and Z7 were accompanied by three lenses (24-70mm f/4, 35mm f/1.8, and 50mm f/1.8) as well as a roadmap which promised 20 more by the end of 2021. That’s about where we are today.
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A relatively basic and sometimes overlooked lens in Nikon’s venerable Z-series lens lineup is the Nikon Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3. Selling for $ 400 on its own but $ 300 as a kit with any full-frame Nikon Z camera, this is a budget optic with a narrow zoom range and a slow maximum aperture of f/4 to f/6.3. But despite its underwhelming specifications, some photographers may be considering it as a lightweight kit lens, especially if it lives up to the reputation of the other (almost entirely excellent) Nikon Z lenses so far. This review covers everything you need to know about the Nikon Z 24-50mm f/4-6.3.
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