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Woodland Weekend

Nikon D700 + Nikkor AF 35mm f2D. A walk through the local forest in the early morning. It was still a bit chilly (8 degrees celsius). Temperatures in the afternoon reached almost 18 degrees though. It was a nice 1.5h walk. We spent some time at a small creek while I was getting get used using the 35mm in the woodlands. Read more

Spring is (almost) here

I am still mesmerized about the fact that the Nikon D700 is after all these years such a great camera and delivers absolutely incredible results. More than ever do I believe that no one needs the latest and greatest. This 12MP monster (yes it is a heavy beast) is more than sufficient. My iPhone has 12MP and nobody complains. In the meantime, Le... Read more

Nikon D700

This camera was once $3000. It was at the time it was released a far away dream. 12 years later I fulfilled my dream. Today, I took it out for the first time. I am absolutely surprised how good this camera still performs. Here are some example using the Nikkor 50mm 1.8G. Cropped, SOC with some adjustments using Apple Photos. Read more

When one door closes another opens

So I recently sold my Canon EOS RP as I was not using it enough. Picture quality was outstanding (maybe even a bit to sharp?) but somehowe never really picked it up. I always preferred the Fuji X100V. As a matter of fact, most of the time I took my old Nikon D90 out. Just a few days after I sold the RP, I was confronted with are really good opp... Read more

The Storm Whale

My sons favorite book right now is called ‘The Storm Whale’ by Benji Davies. What a blessing that we live close to the beach for him to experience the ‘real thing’. It was definitly stormy that day – no whales though. But he had fun collecting shells and riding his bike on the beach. The Nikon D90 with the 35mm 1.8 was our companion (btw: I ha... Read more