I haven’t been out shooting wildlife at all over summer. Whether it’s the mass of dense green foliage that offers wildlife so many places to hide, the long days, or simply life taking over, in the last week I’ve started heading out specifically to get to know my local area better—to search for locations that … Read more
The Scottish Highlands and all those epic landscapes are within a 30 minute drive from where I live, in rural Perthshire, yet I find myself drawn to much less typically epic scenes these days. Everyday since I moved here, I’ve found myself drawn to the rolling farmland and work of the farmers that is seemingly … Read more
I’ve had several cracks at YouTube in the past, and I’ve spent countless hours looking for the right setup. I’ve tried action cameras, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, full-frame rigs from Panasonic, Sony, Canon, and now Nikon, alongside lighter crop-sensor bodies like the Fujifilm X-T4 and X-T5. And I’ve always run into the same fundamental … Read more
In this setup guide, I’ll walk you through the essential configuration steps for your Nikon Z50II to ensure you get the best results from day one. I’ll keep things simple, focusing only on the critical settings you need to start taking great photos immediately. In a future article, I’ll dive into advanced configurations and the … Read more
I’ve now owned the Nikon Z50II for some time now In that time the 16-50mm kit lens has been glued to it as I wanted to get a feel for what that combination offers. Last night, I’d had enough of the kit lens, so I took it off and put the Nikon Z 50mm 1.8S … Read more
It was my eldest daughter, Sofia’s 10th birthday on Sunday. Despite huge tensions in the house lately about my youngest daughter’s development, I wanted this day to be all about Sofia and her big milestone. I booked us in to go to a local wildlife park where she could interact with the animals, get away … Read more
85mm is not a focal length I shoot that often, even though it’s my preferred portrait focal length. I guess thats because unlike 35mm and 50mm, its not a particularly good focal length for general shooting, or at least, it’s not a particularly easy focal length to use for general shooting as it feels considerably … Read more
I’ve recently picked up a Nikon Z50II. Having mentioned my beginnings with photography and an entry-level Canon 450D (called the Canon EOS Rebel XSi in North America) many times on this website, I am genuinely interested to see how a camera labelled as a “beginner camera” performs nearly 20 years on from my own experience. … Read more
This is the second article in my series looking at whether primes are worth buying if you already own a very good zoom lens like the Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4. In the first article, I ended up concluding that for general shooters, the Nikon Z 35mm 1.8S probably isn’t worth the expense as that focal … Read more
I’m currently writing a series on whether owners of the Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4S lens should consider adding any of the Nikon Z 1.8S primes to their kit. As part of that series, I took the Nikon Z 50mm 1.8S lens out on a local walk through the Perthshire farmland near my home yesterday with … Read more