Sigma 10-20mm ƒ/4-5.6

The Sigma 10-20mm ƒ/4-5.6 DC HSM is a wide-angle zoom lens, which really doesn’t cost a whole lot and that is this lens’s biggest advantage. Granted, there are better lenses and I wouldn’t deny that for a second, but for the money, it is hard to find I think.

For anyone shooting landscapes or similar it [...]

7 December, 2008 | Erik Bernskiold | Lens, Sigma, Wide Angle | No Comments »

Tamron 90mm ƒ/2.8

The Tramon 90mm ƒ/2.8 is really a macro lens that also can double as a very good portrait lens. This is also excacly why I bought it. I wanted a macro lens and a portrait lens combined at a good price, which this really is.

This is really an excellent lens for shooting most still-life macro [...]

7 December, 2008 | Erik Bernskiold | Lens, Macro, Tamron | No Comments »

Manfrotto 486RC2

 The Manfrotto 486RC2 is a classical but still quite low-cost ballhead that’s a good buy for most of the persons wanting a good quality ballhead at an affordable cost. It’s got a solid build quality and doesn’t feel plastic at all and is easily secured so that it doesn’t move an inch and it doesn’t [...]

7 December, 2008 | Erik Bernskiold | Ballhead, Manfrotto | No Comments »

Manfrotto 055XPROB

 The Manfrotto 055XPROB is a most clever tripod that is quite like a bigger brother to the 055 in its other series allowing for a very versatile use. If you are a landscape photographer you will certinately appreciate the possibility to be able to get down to as low as 7cm. Sports photographers might appreciate [...]

7 December, 2008 | Erik Bernskiold | Camera, Manfrotto, Tripod | No Comments »