Kategorie: Photography

  • Using Minolta manual lenses on Sony Alpha 6000

    After testing the manual Minolta lense collection on a Nikon D7200, I purchased a converter to use them on Sony E-Mount bodies like the Sony Alpha 6000 I could borrow from a friend. After the Nikon D7200 results were unsatisfactory, I have to admit that the set works pretty well with Sony. You can definitely…

  • Using Minolta manual lenses on Nikon D7200

    After an analog and manual Minolta camera set fell into my hands, I purchased an F-mount to Minolta SR converter without and with correcting glas to use the lenses on the Nikon D7200. The plain adapter ring limits the focus ability up to a certain distance, depending on focal range. It’s OK for macro and…

  • One year with the Nikon D7200

    One year ago, I decided to purchase a digital single-lense reflex camera, a wish that grew over the years with borrowed point-and-shoot and bridge cameras. Time to review the decision – (still) from an amateur viewpoint. As described in the photography section, I bought the Nikon D7200 as a class-leading representative of the ambitioned APS-C…

  • Birds of the Algarve, Portugal

    The Algarve region in southern Portugal is a beautiful place to be. It is especially well suited for family holidays where most of the family members are more interested in leisure time at the beach instead of bird chasing. However, both at a time is possible as the Algarve is rich of domestic birds and…

  • Minolta XG-2 with manual lense collection

    Minolta XG-2 with manual lense collection

    Sometimes things just happen without premonition. I knew that my parents used to shoot with a film camera when I was young, but I did not expect that they kept everything hidden in the basement all the time. And now, I got it! Among others, I discovered an analog Minolta XG-2 model, a common SLR…

  • Nikon D7200 and Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm F1.8G

    Almost a no-brainer: the Nikon wide aperture DX prime at 35mm as the everyday companion with the Nikon D7200. Fulminantly cheap, very sharp. If I leave the house and have second thoughts about even taking the camera, I use this combination. Together with the peak design Tallac strap it is so comfortable I literally sometimes…

  • Nikon D7200 and Sigma 150-600mm F5.0-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary

    Simply spoken – WOW. This lense is a total stunner. It is very sharp, easy to handle, relatively lightweight and yet cheap. Also autofocus is convincingly fast. Works great with the peak design stripes when right-side connector ist attached to the lense handle instead of base plate. Weight becomes an issue after a while, thow.…

  • Nikon D7200 and Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR

    I have checked out the incredibly cheap tele-zoom lense Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 55-300mm f4.5-5.6G ED VR. I was looking for a reasonably priced and lightweight zoom glas for taking bird pictures in the park and in the woods. Unfortunately I had to return this product since the quality concerning sharpness on the long end…