Equipment

Nikon D300s

D300sA DX format camera with excellent operational speed, strength, and photo quality.

 

 

 

 

 


Sigma AF 400mm f/5.6 APO Macro

Sigma 400mm f/5.6 Apo MacroA lens in production until the second half of the 90s. Today, in practice, is the only quality alternative for Nikon at reasonable prices. Ruggedly built, reliable and quite difficult to find, it must not be confused with the older non-macro version. Unmatched for both short and medium distances, it suffers a bit over a reach of 30 meters.

 

 


Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di Macro

A lens designed for macrophotography that can be used as a general purpose one as well. Its main characteristics are an excellent resolution also wide open and a faithful color rendition; its main annoying drawback is the autofocus which, often, locks and must be manual switched back and forth to start working again.

 

 


Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8 D

Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D LensA lens that should find its place in every Nikon kit. An evergreen basic lens with a remarkable quality.

 

 

 


Tamron SP AF 17-35 f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical (IF)

A less known lens which gives pleasant surprises. Used on a DX body corrispondes to a 25-50. It is sharp already wide open, has a slightly warm color rendering, no vignetting, no chromatic aberrations.

 

 

 


Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Nikkor 16-85A modern and versatile lens, its construction is impressive for the category of belonging. It is fast and stabilized, has a great definition and neutrality in the rendering, the only drawback is its tendency to burn the highlights.

 

 


Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG Contemporary

A new generation super tele lens, exceptional optical stabilization and bokeh quality make it an outstanding lens. An interesting advantage is the possibility to completely calibrate the lens and update the firmware via the optional USB Dock.

 

 


Sigma USB Dock

Risultati immagini per sigma usb dock nikonThe Sigma Art, Contemporary and Sport lens series include the possibility to update the firmware, adjust the fine autofocus calibration and characterize their behavior. This dock is an interesting and relatively inexpensive object, a must have if you own one or more lenses of the above mentioned series.