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Notes from the field, tests, and the gear that earned its place in the bag.
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Review NISI ND-VARIO PRO NANO 5-9 STOPS ENHANCED VARIABLE ND
A bit of time ago I’ve tested the NiSi ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1.5-5 Stops Enhanced Variable ND, and I’ve founded to be a really good ND filter, despite variable ND are not real Neutral Density filters…
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Review NiSi ND-VARIO Pro Nano 1.5-5 stops Enhanced Variable ND
For most photographer using a ND-Vario is by far the worst sin. But what are exactly the Variable ND? Variable ND, short explanation Long story short, variable ND are two polarizer that rotate one on top…
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The new Nikon D850 has a problem with noise reduction on long exposures
The new Nikon D850 has a problem with noise reduction on long exposure I’m a Nikon photographer since the beginning, it was the most convenient camera I wanted when I started with a Nikon D90. After…
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Review Fotopro X-series Carbon Fibre Tripod
Review Fotopro X-series Carbon Fibre Tripod Many tripods come out in the market these days, and sometimes I do ask myself if there aren’t too many out there. Of course I don’t have an answer to…
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Review Fotopro L-64 Carbon Fibre Tripod for Photo and Video
Review Fotopro L-64 Carbon Fibre Tripod for Photo and Video Before buying a tripod there are many questions to answer, a tripod can’t be perfect in every situation and many products are made for a specific purpose. The Fotopro…
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Review NiSi ND Filter 20 Stop ND1000K “Black Hole”
I’ve used ND filters for many years now, in 2015 I’ve started switching to NiSi Filters, starting with the V5 Holder and then ND and GND filters. What really convinced me was the high-quality standards in…
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How to photograph the Northern Lights
The Northern Lights is one of the most famous and spectacular natural phenomenon, when you decide to visit a place where it displays taking pictures can be a great way to fix that moment in your memory. Many…
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Review: NiSi V5 100 Holder System, compared to NiSi Filter System V3
Slot-in filters have many advantages on screw-in filters, easier to stack, better control of light and, usually, outstanding quality. I had the opportunity to test many filters and holder in the last years, today I’ll test the…
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Review: Nikon 20mm AF-S f/1.8G ED
Review: Nikon 20mm AF-S f/1.8G ED This review has been translated from my original article on saggiamente.com (in Italian) After more than 6 months with the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G ED I’ve decided this is time for…
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Review: Terrascape Filter Bag CLASSIC pouch for photography filters
ND, GND, polariser, filters holder, adaptor rings and maybe more; these are all the things we bring with us when using photography filters. After a bit of practice using those filters is pretty easy and useful; but having them…
