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A review of the $95 Viltrox Nikon F lens to Sony camera speedbooster adapter

March 9, 2017Brad Nichol

The fact that I’m writing this review is the result of someones slip up, a happy accident and unexpected windfall for a mate. The VILTROX NF-E mount Focal Reducer Speed Booster. Here’s the backstory, a close friend ordered a Viltrox basic adapter to use Nikon Ai lenses on his Sony A6000. We got him a great […]

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Kit lens masterclass for new shooters – Part 3

December 30, 2016Brad Nichol

Now that you know more about your mechanics and attributes of your kit lens, the time has come to look at the creative use of the wee plastic beasty and we’ll start with macro first, this is by far the longest of the three Kit Lens Masterclass articles so grab a cold drink and some snacks. Macro […]

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Kit lens masterclass for new shooters – Part 2

December 28, 2016Brad Nichol

In Part 1 we looked at the potential issues and problems relating to kit lenses, now tis the time to turn our attention to the terrific upsides of owning and using the cheap as chips but under-rated kit lens, this section will be the shortest not because there are problems I want to skirt around […]

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Kit lens masterclass for new shooters – Part 1

December 27, 2016Brad Nichol

So your kit lens is rubbish, you know this for a certainty because numerous photo blogs and camera test sites have told you so. It’s been confirmed repeatedly by a wide array of couch based photo experts on all the forums of great repute and finally the first shots you have taken with it seem […]

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Field curvature – Or why not everything that should be in focus is sharp

December 14, 2016Brad Nichol

Up front let me say “field curvature” is not that pesky problem where images with straight lines in the frame seem to bow in or out as you move towards of the corners, that would be distortion, which comes in two core flavours, barrel and pincushion, with moustache as a somewhat recalcitrant but rare third […]

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Brilliant Bargain Basement Lens for Mirrorless Cameras

December 2, 2016Brad Nichol

I’ve had my little NEX 5n marvel now for 5 years and long ago came to grips with its charms and deficits and reached a point where most of its operation is totally intuitive. It’s been my main snap shooter and travel camera companion since early 2012 yet even today the files compare nicely with […]

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