I’ve had several opportunities now to use the Tokina 11-16/f2.8 for the main reason I originally got it – as a remote lens for college basketball. And boy, does it deliver!
Entries from December 2008
Tokina 11-16 Does NCAA Basketball
December 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: basketball · lenses
Form Over Function
December 20th, 2008 · No Comments
SanDisk’s new ImageMate All-in-One reader has great looks, but does this UDMA USB 2.0 upgrade we’ve been waiting for deliver the performance we expect? I also look at Delkin’s new Reader-38 UDMA USB reader.
Tags: Accessories · Compact Flash
Lexar 233x Pro CompactFlash Card
December 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Lexar has introduced a 233x card, ostensibly to compete with SanDisk’s new Extreme III UDMA cards, into its lineup. See how the new card stacks up in our RAW and JPG tests.
Tags: Compact Flash
Update on Sigma 50f1.4 HSM
December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I have updated the article Sigma 50f1.4 Does College Hoops after shooting an entire game with nothing but this lens.
Tags: basketball · lenses
Delkin Strikes Back
December 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Delkin has upgraded its USB-based ExpressCard 54 UDMA CompactFlash adapter to utilize the PCI-Express bus. Does this upgrade allow Delkin to recapture its title as king of the laptop card readers? See my update to Card Trek:The Next Generation.
Tags: Compact Flash
Revised Basketball Gear, Settings
December 13th, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve revised my articles on basketball to reflect my current camera bag as well as the settings I now use.
Tags: basketball
EN-EL4a clone for MB-D10: Phottix Kosmo
December 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Chinese accesory maker Phottix has released a combination BL-3 battery chamber cover and EN-EL4a replacement, a single unit called the Kosmo, specifically for the MB-D10 grip. I’ve added its details to the D300 Battery Compatibility article.
Tags: Accessories






