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One more photo trip with the Nikon D800E

If you have read my recent posts you will see that I am using more and more the Nikon D800E. It has to do with my limited time for setting up properly cameras like my 4×5 Sinar or my need … Continue reading

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Nikon D800E with Nikon 28-300 lens, a good travel companion

As much as I enjoy shooting with good lenses which will provide me the quality needed for large prints (which I print very often), at the same time I really appreciate a lens that will reduce the size and weight … Continue reading

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Nikon D800E back in action

After a few weeks of shooting almost exclusively film, it was time for a “digital break”. Although I took with me my 4×5 camera, the Plaubel Makina 67 and the Leica M7 (with the almost permanently mounted Voigtlander 15mm), I … Continue reading

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Shooting wide angle with the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 lens

Since I took my Nikon D800E at my last trip, I thought it would be a good idea to also take the 14-24 f/2.8 lens with me. Although for landscapes I would prefer the 16-35 f/4 mainly for its ability … Continue reading

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Time to clean my sensor

For some time my sensor had some spots on it, nothing to serious that cannot be fixed with a healing brush. But now, the situation has gotten worse up to a point that I have to treat each image like … Continue reading

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Nikon D800E with Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens

There are times when I have visited many times a specific location and pretty much have taken all the images I wanted. So, unless there are some very special weather conditions or something has dramatically changed, I will try to … Continue reading

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Made of Steel

(Image taken with Nikon D800E and Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens) ©2013 Konstantinos Besios. All Rights Reserved.

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Nikon D800E with Nikon 135mm DC f/2

A few images I did today with the Nikon D800E and the Nikon 135mm DC f/2, my favorite prime for the Nikon system. Basically I was shooting some family portraits and I also took few close ups wide open at … Continue reading

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Nikon D800E with Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8

During my last photo trip, I had with the Nikon D800E and the Fuji GSW690iii, since I tried to do a few shots with both cameras in order to further evaluate if the D800E is on par with the 6×9 … Continue reading

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500 megapixels

My experimentation on stitching images to create super large photos continues. This time, a 516 megapixels photo stitched with the Autopano Pro software. As expected, I used the Nikon D800E. The lens was the 28-300 at 200mm focal length. Weather … Continue reading

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