Paul P K

They were the very feature I got this type of lens for (in my case a 8/500mm Soligor, couldn't afford a Nikkor back in the film shooting days) Combined with the shallow Dof and optical compression ...

The 2.5/105 AiS was my first fixed focus Nikon orime portrait lens. Previously had the Canon 1.8/85mm FL, but after I (due to professional studies) upgraded to Nikon (which in the late 70's really ...

Considering your description of the event being an 'intimate runway' show I get the impression that the venue isn't that big. That impression also seems confirmed by your statement that no ...

Seems used pretty intensively, considering the worn off black paint on the top corners resulting in underlying brass showing, and likewise brass showing on the front of the prism, shutter release ...

I had a FT QL (the predecessor of the FTb QL) before I switched to a Nikon F2 Reason I switched was entering a professional photograhy course at the Academy of Arts, and I therefor needed (at least ...

If I understand your sketch and explanation correctly, the model is standing some distance away from the back ground (distance not mentioned), with the mainlight (flash with white umbrella) from ...

I have owned and used the 2nd generation 2.8/80-200 AF-D, as well as the 4.5-5.6/70-300mm AFS VR but have no experience of using them on a D7100 (never had one of those). I have used them on lower ...

IMO taking pictures of dark skinned models isn't rocket science. Just accept that they have a darker skin tone, and rather then fight, work with it. Shiny hotspots in my experience can be an ...

I don't think you will find a shop sold solution for this. I did with some improvising, DIY and at little expense. I also have Gemini 500's with S mount softboxes and various reflectors In the past ...

Bjorn is a widely recognized expert on Nikon lenses, based on actual experience with them, rather then just having 'an opinion' http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html

As far as I know (I have two Gemini 500's myself) all the Gemini models have a built in slave photocell You can without a problem use your pop up flash, or camera mounted speed light to trigger ...

I have one of the Malaysia sold Li-Ion battery packs You DON"T use the Metz battery pack to charge them It's supplied with a wall plug in charger that simply goes into the battery (which of course ...

In my experience you can get this kind of (shallow) depth of field with any kind of longish lens, whether a 85mm (even just a humble 1.8/85mm at f3.2) http://www.pbase.com/paul_k/image/161812114 a ...

Shooting opera is very different from shooting a rock concert as far as sound is concerned Your camera clicking away is drowned in the wall of sound that usually around during a rock concert (the ...

The reflection in the eyes of the model are similar to the one in Irving Penn's 'Worlds in a small room' e.g. http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ZoomImage.aspx?image=http://www.christies.com/lotfin ...

Although I find the extreme IQ, even if used almost wide open, of the 2/200VR absolutely stunning http://www.pbase.com/paul_k/image/127482300 the size and bulk disqualify it for 'daily' use. For me ...

I assume you are using a TT5 as trigger on the D800, and a TT5 as receiver with the SB910 Your SB910 should not be switched in any remote mode, so no Master nor Remote, the flash menu custom ...

That's the answer to your question. When your lens is focused on a certain point, it does not mean only that point, but everything that's in the same distance. If you e.g. take a picture of the ...

To begin with, at what maximum ISO do you intend to shoot? On a modern digital camera, 400 ISO is the 'new' 100 ISO, and in my experience (I shoot Nikon which uses Sony CMOS sensors) going as high ...

I agree that triggering remote flashes outside with IR is next to useless. Haven't used it myself as I read enough on the subject to avoid it (Joe McNally's blog), but also witnessed it first hand ...