Lens hood Lite for telephoto lenses

Lens hood Lite for telephoto lenses

Carrying the lens hood of large lenses can be difficult during travel. Lens hood Lite is the travel version of the lens hoods of large telephoto lenses. It has an attach...
What To Do When Animals Are Hiding?

What To Do When Animals Are Hiding?

On my very first safari, that was taking place in incredible India, I was told that if I want to be guarantied to see a tiger, I need to go to the zoo. And let me tell you this: ...
600mm f4 vr autofocus performance VS 300mm 2.8 vr ii

600mm f4 vr autofocus performance VS 300mm 2.8 vr ii

There is no doubt Nikon 600mm f4 VR is legendary when it comes to focusing speed. Nikon introduced the new 300mm 2.8 VR ii. The focusing speed of this new 300 is ...
Timing Is Everything

Timing Is Everything

If you have never been to a safari before, you might wonder, which time of the year is best to start your safari. Let me tell you this: According to me, there is not really...
How to get the best bokeh?

How to get the best bokeh?

If you are into photography, you must have heard this word. Bokeh. The word actually comes from Japanese and means blur or haze. In the photography world, the word bokeh is us...
Nikon 200mm f2 vr VS Nikon 70-200 2.8 vr

Nikon 200mm f2 vr VS Nikon 70-200 2.8 vr

In fact there is only 1 F stop between these two famous telephoto lenses. But, there is a huge weight, size and price difference in between the two. 200mm f2 vr ii is an exotic len...
The man who can talk to Birds

The man who can talk to Birds

Anyone out there knows, taking pictures of birds is extremely difficult due to the shy nature of this creatures. I remember in the beginning how many times i came back home from th...
Bokeh challenge 400mm 2.8 VS 200 f/2

Bokeh challenge 400mm 2.8 VS 200 f/2

Who doesn't like bokeh? It is an eye candy for photography lovers. It is the main reason why we pay 3 times more than a regular lens. What is bokeh: Ok, there are different opin...
Nikon 200-500 5.6 vr VS Nikon 400mm f2.8 vr

Nikon 200-500 5.6 vr VS Nikon 400mm f2.8 vr

Nikon 200-500mm f5.6 vr is a new kid on the block. It is much more affordable than other supertelephoto lenses. How does this lens stand next to the best performing super telephoto...
Dropped my lens next to a lion !!!

Dropped my lens next to a lion !!!

Yes, you read it right. I dropped my lens and camera next to a lion! When I was shooting from my vehicle, two young male lions were approaching me directly. I wanted to get a ti...
Nikon 300mm 2.8 vr ii plus 1.7 teleconverter performence

Nikon 300mm 2.8 vr ii plus 1.7 teleconverter performence

Nikon's 300mm 2.8 is already a well known legendary lens. I used the previous vr version with such a joy and received amazing results. The first version is a sharp lens, has v...
Nikon 600mm f4 vr plus 1.7 ii Teleconverter

Nikon 600mm f4 vr plus 1.7 ii Teleconverter

Nikon 600mm f4 VR is a legendary lens. It is sharp wide open and has an unmatched bokeh. (600:4 = 150 Biggest aperture ratio of any lens in the world) But how does 600mm f/4 per...