Photography in Sabah

The best camera phones should be tested in the best conditions to determine their best performance. Not to test them in low light conditions where pictures are not going to be good. What is the point of capturing our memories that are blurred any way. Keep them blurred lah. What is important is to keep wonderful views at the highest details, i.e. resolution. That is why I am disappointed by Xperi XZ Premium which drops its resolution to 19Mpixel and yet cannot beat Samsung Galaxy S8+ in low light conditions. Almost as good as the Z5 and XA1 ultra. I will skip XZ Premium. Will buy the lower spec but impressive selfie, XA1 Ultra.

Review, Tested: Kelda 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Nikon Posted on March 12, 2015 by lui_gough Fisheye lenses are pretty special when it comes to lenses. Their extreme distortion effect serves to be a novelty, which is sometimes overused , and can prove to be a handy feature to squeeze in extreme fields of view, or to ease 360-degree panorama photo-taking. The number of fisheye options for DSLRs have generally be limited, and it was hard for many to justify spending real money on a real fisheye lens. In terms of options, the one I like most is the Samyang 8mm f/3.5 fisheye (~AU$380), available under a range of different rebadge names such as Bower, Pro-Optic, Rokinon, Opteka, Vivitar, Falcon, Polar, Walimex and Bell and Howwell. In fact, I liked it so much that I owned one for Canon and one for Nikon! The other that’s widely known is a Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 fisheye (~AU$260), which is more suited for full-frame users, and isn’t as nice when it comes to flare handling. T...

Canon EF lenses can be installed to the mirrorless cameras easily. We can make other lenses to appear as Canon EF lenses by installing the AF Confirm chip connected to EOS lens adapters. I had bought an autofocus EOS to NEX adapter which allows me to use Canon lenses. It also allows me to connect my M42 lens to my NEX camera with some information printed by using the AF chip. Unfortunately the AF chips are not what they are described. The normal AF Confirm chip only shows 50mm and F1.4 and works as described. The EMF AF Confirm chip is supposed to be programmable but it didn't. Only allow us to change the aperture setting and this can be recorded. But make sure your lens aperture is also set to the set aperture. The NEX camera uses the aperture setting for its exposure setting. When my lens was set to F1.9 and aperture in the camera set to F11, the reading appears normal, but the exposed picture is overly exposed. The solution is to make sure that we set the aperture of the l...