If You're Gonna Buy A Lens...
It’s no secret we love photography. Drooling over the latest and greatest DSLR, like the Nikon D3S, can be a lot of fun, but all those megapixels won’t do much without a great lens. Sure, zoom lenses are incredibly versatile and take fantastic pictures, but sometimes you need something smaller, sharper, or with a larger [...]
Nikon's Ultimate Wide-Angle Lens
Prime lenses are a dangeorusly expensive addiction. From the moment you snap one onto your SLR/DSLR, fire off a shot, and revel in the Barry White smooth BOKEH, you’re hooked. As a matter of fact, just leave the ultra-wide zooms at home. The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED is Nikon’s fastest, wide-angle, FX compatible [...]
Entry Level, Minus The "Entry Level"
If you haven’t noticed, the crew here at Gear Patrol loves to take photos. Not too long ago, this GP contributor was the last member of the crew still trying to take photos of the latest gear with his trusty old point-and-shoot (the venerable, yet aged Canon PowerShot SD200). Feeling that it was time to [...]
It Might As Well Have Night Vision
Camera buffs can finally lay to rest all the speculation behind one of Nikon’s new flagship DSLRs, the new Nikon D3s. Tonight (Tuesday, Oct 14), Nikon introduced the first DSLR with the ability to capture high definition video (720p) using a full frame sensor. Those of you who are wondering why you can’t just use [...]
Buttery Smooth. Fantastically Light.
Lately, a lot of our readers have been interested in the gear we use to make Gear Patrol happen. So, we’re making an effort to go anti-Steve Jobs and peel back the curtains back to show you what we use to bring you Gear Patrol’s daily doses of awesome. One of our latest additions is [...]
A Photographic Force To Be Reckoned With
Unleash your inner photographer. And cinematographer. Normally, we wouldn’t bring you a post every other Tom, Dick and Harry site or blog have published but there’s no doubt the Nikon D90 warrants your attention. Or at least this editor wants it to. If you haven’t noticed, we (I?) tend to obsess over great images. The [...]
Oof. Nikon laid down the gauntlet today with the new Nikon D700 Digital SLR. 12.1 megapixels, full frame image sensor, up-to 8 frames per second, 51-point autofocus, auto-cleaning sensor, GPS support, HDMI port, 3 inch super-density LCD display, live-view shooting, 3D color matrix metering, scene recognition system, three-phase active d-lighting, and an ISO setting up-to [...]
Following the success of the D40, Nikon has further hedged it’s bets on you wanting one of their high-quality yet affordable digital SLR cameras. Enter, the D40x which is exactly like it’s predecessor including noteworthy upgrades that match those of the bigger brother, D80. This includes 2.5″ LCD Viewscreen 10.2 Megapixel Sensor Kit including – [...]
