What is cheaper to buy, a Nikon or a Canon DSLR lens?
An important aspect to take into account when purchasing your first digital SLR camera, is the cost of future add-ons and lenses. It won’t be long after your first SLR purchase, that you’ll start looking at putting together a lens collection for your specific needs. Generally speaking, Nikon’s range of Nikkor lenses are cheaper than […]
Tips for using your camera lens on manual focus
Many digital SLR camera lenses now come with the option of autofocus (AF switch on the side of your lens) or manual focus (MF switch on the side of your lens). For ninety percent of the time, photographers can set the lens on AF and let the camera focus itself. However, there are times when […]
What are lens extension tubes and tips on how to use them
An extension tube is simply a metal or plastic tube that you connect to your setup between the digital SLR camera body and the lens. It makes the lens look as though it’s longer than it actually is. Or in other words, it extends the lens. Why are lens extension tubes useful? When a photographer […]
‘Canon DO’ lens range with green ring – What does the green ring mean?
If you’ve been on the hunt for a new digital SLR Canon lens lately, you may have noticed a range that has a green ring. For example, Canon’s EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM lens, shown in the image below, has a green ring. The green rings means it comes from the DO range of digital SLR […]
What is the best dedicated macro lens – 50mm, 60mm, 100mm or 105mm focal lengths
If you’re looking to purchase a DSLR macro lens for the first time, it’s easy to get confused by the range that is available. Here is a run down of the best macro lens for Canon and Nikon Digital SLR cameras. Best Canon macro lens For Canon Digital SLR camera’s, there are 3 popular choices. […]
How to understand and read histograms on your digital camera
A histogram is a bar chart that shows you whether a photographs exposure is good or bad. You can view the histogram on your camera’s LCD screen after you have taken the shot. A histogram looks similar to the image shown below. If you see high peaks on the right side of the histogram, this […]
What are the advantages of add on handgrips and battery grips for your digital SLR camera
Many big brand SLR camera producers including Nikon and Canon, now give photographers the option of an add on handgrip / battery grip. The image below demonstrates what a battery grip looks like without the camera attached. With a digital SLR camera attached, it makes the setup look more squarish than rectangular. Apart from looking […]
How to use your cameras depth of field preview button
Your digital SLR camera’s depth of field preview button is much more useful than photographers first think. I know this from personal experience. Like many new DSLR photographers, I pressed the depth of field preview button on my Canon 400D and saw everything got darker when looking through my viewfinder. Not understanding what I was […]