Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 OS Lens Review
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 OS Lens Review Reviewed by: Ray Taggart, Pixels Foto and Frame August 9, 2013 I first saw this lens at CES/PMA show in Las Vegas in January of 2013. Sigma has always had a bevy of lenses, some of them real eye openers, like their 200-500 f/2.8 APO EX DG. That one always […]
Canon’s NEW 200-400 f/4 IS Lens Review
Hands on review of Canon New 200 -400mm f/4L IS w/built in 1.4x teleconverter. Reviewed by: Ray Taggart, Pixels Foto and Frame July 16, 2013 I wanted to write this review because for a long time there has been all kinds of rumors about Canon coming out with a new 200-400 f/4 IS lens. And in […]
Review of the AS-F NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
This great article was written by local photographer, Dave Argyle. Shooting daytime sports just got a lot easier. I shoot a lot of high school sports. And I’ve had experience with a fair number of lenses doing this type of photography. For me, the most important qualities of a lens are the following […]
The Canon 1Dx … first impressions …
by Ray Taggart After much anticipation, I finally received Canon’s newest high end DSLR, the 1DX, just in time for the US Women’s Soccer match, their final match before the Olympics. This was going to be a great test for this new twice delayed bad boy. Literally just minutes before I had to leave […]
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Canon G1x Field Report
I’ve always been one to try and have a camera with me. Recently the point and shoot category has been getting significant pressure as camera phones have improved. For me at this point in time, the 8mp camera in my iPhone 4s (along with the software behind it) is pretty amazing and for quick shots, […]
Nikon D4, a quick look
Nikon D4 First Look Overview After spending some time at CES with the camera, (not quite as much as I would have liked to) and talking to Nikon, I learned a lot about Nikon’s newest powerhouse DSLR. My initial reaction was I found the camera felt a lot like I was still holding my trusty […]
Canon 1DX Review
This is my review of Canon’s New 1DX. From CES 2012 Overview At the top of the pile of their 29 current models of cameras is the NEW EOS 1D X. This is bound to be a hugely successful HIGH END DSLR camera. I played with the camera on two different occasions at CES. My […]
Gear Report: Elinchrom Ranger Quadra
Ever since the newest Ranger kit showed up at Pixels Foto & Frame I’ve been dying to take it out for a spin. Sure, we played with it in store a little bit, took it to a trade show as a demo, but I wanted to take it somewhere that would really put the kit into its element. I finally had the opportunity to take the kit out for a evening of night snowboarding photos with a local group of riders who specialize (amongst other things) in riding pitch black areas with nothing but headlamps for light.