Tag Archives: Photography

DK-21M Magnifying Eyepiece Review

I purchased a DK-21M magnifying eyepiece for my D40 a few weeks ago.  It magnifies the image that you see in your viewfinder by 1.17x.  This might seem insignificant but I’ve found it to tremendously useful for aiding in manual focus.  Many lenses do not auto focus for the D40 because it lacks a motor; [...]

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New Lens - 50mm f/1.8

I think I’m going to enjoy this.  Manual focus is not as difficult as I thought it would be but I could understand it being problematic when photographing something active (Loki was pretty tired when I took this photo).

Nikon Repair Service

Just wanted to give the thumbs up to Nikon’s repair service.  I sent my 55-200mm VR in for repair (the VR stopped working) on May 21st and got it back today, June 4th, in perfect condition with all the accessories and paperwork that I sent with it.  Everything was covered under the 5 year warranty [...]

Random Updates: Megen Uses Docs, Vanity Searches, and New Toys

Google Docs Saves The Day
Megen’s been using Google Docs for doing a lot of her work for Medical School.  They aren’t allowed to save to the computers at school so using Google Docs lets her work from any computer and continue working at home.  There were some small issues with formatting but other than that [...]