Want to know how the Nikon D7100 stands up to the challenge of night photography? David Kingham is a landscape photographer who focuses on the night sky. Kingham put the Nikon D7100 to the test to find out if its cropped sensor is worth considering as a viable choice for night shooting, especially when compared to the similarly-priced Nikon D600.

Nikon D7100 – Cropped Sensor for Night Photography?
by David Kingham (more…)

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Nikon D800e Digital SLR

Leica M9 Rangefinder Digital SLR

Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR

Fuji X100 Digital Rangefinder with 35mm f/2 lens

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, May 26th, 2013 you can always schedule your rental anytime this year and STILL get the 25% off on your item!

Happy shooting, everyone!

Introduction

Until recently, Canon’s 800mm f/5.6 lens has been about the longest lens currently in production by one of the big manufacturers. The longest lens on the Nikon side has been the 600mm f/4, which I took out for a spin not too long ago.

Now, Nikonians have their own cannon (yes, pun intended) to play with. The Nikon AF-S 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR lens is finally shipping, and we’ve got them in our inventory for rental. I took this behemoth out for a test to see just what Nikon packed into it. Last week, I posted sample images from that shoot; here’s the full review.

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It’s that time again – time to save 25% off these items with our Deal of the Week! Just use code “BLDOW” at checkout:

Nikon D7100 Digital SLR

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S ED

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM II

Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, May 19th, 2013 you can always schedule your rental anytime this year and STILL get the 25% off on your item!

Happy shooting, everyone!

I’ve been out testing the Nikon 800mm f/5.6 lens we just got in, and have a few sample images to share. I went out to the Redwood Shores region of the San Francisco Bay Area to shoot the skimmers that show up around here every spring, and got a handful of other birds as well. The full-up review is coming soon, so stay tuned for that. (more…)

Welcome to Cool Stuff, a weekly feature where we post our favorite links from the past week, including our favorite articles and how-tos, videos, images and more.

• First, from our friends over at PetaPixel, this one gave most of us butterflies just thinking about it. Actually doing this? No thank you. But we’ll watch the video anyway.
• Our tablets (like the iPad) are getting increasingly powerful, and Adobe has a plan to put that power to good use. The fun stuff starts at 18:09 in the video below.
• Budding photojournalists, heads-up! The folks over at Fotopedia have launched an iPad app that lets you create and view stories on the go. If you haven’t checked out Fotopedia, you should – they have a pretty nice platform for telling photo stories.
• We love our timelapses, but this one takes the cake. Two months of an Antarctic ice breaker’s journey, compressed into 5 minutes.
  
• And finally, to those who have a hundred questions about photography, here are your answers. Zack Arias, photographer and educator extraordinaire, has taken the best of his Awesome “Photography Q&A” Tumblr and turned it into an awesome book.

 And now, for the BorrowLenses.com Roundup!

• To anyone who doesn’t live close to a pickup location, this one’s for you: We have new shipping rates that make it even more affordable for you to rent gear.
• The Canon 800mm f/5.6 isn’t the only game in town anymore! Nikon’s 800mm is finally here…
• A big thanks to everyone who came by and said hello to us at Photo Video West last week!

That’s it for this week’s Cool Stuff. As always, questions and feedback are welcome in the comments below.

Save 25% off your order on these items when you use the code “BLDOW” at checkout:

Sony NEX-FS700 4K Sensor Camcorder

Nikon D600 (Body Only)

 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

Remember, if you place your order this week by 11:59 PST, Sunday, May 12th, 2013 you can always schedule your rental anytime this year and STILL get the 25% off on your item!

Happy shooting, everyone!