Category Archives: Equipment

Camera equipment, lenses, tripods, bi-pods, bags

I am – Over the Moon!

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Roger

The moon is the closest it will get to the Earth this year at it’s perigee, sometimes called a Supermoon. It appears about 14 percent larger because of that and, at its peak, it’s about 357 000 Kilometres from Earth. So … Continue reading →

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New Nikon Camera and Wireless Dongle.

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Roger

Nikon have just announced an upgrade to the delightful D3100. The startling thing about the new D3200 is the pixel count: 24.2 megapixels  - that’s about the same as my D3x! Wow, I’m impressed! ISO range is a very useful … Continue reading →

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New Tools

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Roger

“A bad workman blames his tools”. We’ve all heard this one, but just how much truth is there in it, and how important is having good tools for getting the job done? I’ve been thinking about this ever since Nikon … Continue reading →

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Canon 5D MkII Firmware 2.1.2

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Roger

Canon has just released their upgrade to the firmware in their EOS 5D MkII. This upgrade optimises the camera’s performance when using UDM 7 cards. Click here to download the update. Join us on open of our exciting Photo Safaris.

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Nikon D800

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Roger

Wow! Look at this press release I just received from Nikon South Africa on the new Nikon D800′ the replacement for the well loved D700. Looks like it’s going to be a wonderful camera! Contact us for pricing and other … Continue reading →

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Howick Photographic Workshop.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Roger

It started off as a rather small, informal little workshop for a previous participant (Tammy) on one of our previous workshops and also for the son of some friends who is heading back to university in the next day or … Continue reading →

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Nikon D4

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Roger

Great Excitement. The Nikon D4 has just been announced and I haves never desired and camera more than this one. [Just hang on - I need to pop out and see the bank manager... ] Have a look at these … Continue reading →

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Wildlife Panoramas

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Roger

When one thinks of panoramas the mind automatically leaps to scenes of great vistas and awesome landscapes. (well mine does…) While working on our new book about lions I started playing about with shooting panoramas stitched from 2 or 3 images … Continue reading →

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Photo Tip, Canon 100 – 400 mm IS Lens

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Roger

We have just got back from a few very enjoyable few days at Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve  where we photographed the capture of some lions that were being moved to another game reserve for our new book on lions. During our stay … Continue reading →

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Lions Pinch Camera

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Roger

While shooting pictures for our new book on lions (www.africanlions.co.za) at Tswalu Kalahari Game Reserve (www.tswalu.com) we found some lions patrolling the fence line. We placed our GoPro action camera in their path hoping to catch some good footage of … Continue reading →

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