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Blast From the Past – Nikon D80 (2006)
Did you say Nikon? Yes I did. So what! After buying a second hand Nikon N75, I decided to buy an 11 year old Nikon D80. Why? Because I want to try the Nikon system to see if works for me. Rather than spending a ton, I've spent as less as I could. I'd figured I...
2017 Piano Shoot Sneak Peak
Every year, I do an annual piano theme shoot in the summer time. I missed 2014 but that's ok. Here's a sneak peak of this year's piano shoot. A lot of my female friends like the ballet element added to my piano shoot. So here. "The pedal is the soul of the piano."...
Yongnuo 50mm F1.8 Preview
I decided to buy the Yongnuo 50mm F1.8 after struggling with the classic Canon EF 50mm F1.8 (Made in Feb 1987). I've been having focus issues as well as exposure issues when I use the Canon EF 50 f1.8 when attached to just my Canon 5D Mark II. I'll be using the...
Canon EF 135mm F2.8 with Soft Focus
Last Friday, I purchased the Canon EF 135mm F2.8 with Soft Focus lens from the consignment showcase at The Camera Store. This lens has been around since 1987. The copy I bought was made in 2010. For the past four years, I've been using the Rokinon 85mm F1.4 as my...
Canon EOS 500N – The Little Film Camera that Could
Just last week, I received a well worn Canon EOS 500N through eBay. I didn't know what to expect from this camera. It has a crack on the top right corner above the Av button and a small crack bellow the shutter button. It's very plasticky down to the lens mount. The...
Here are the Results of the Pentax Spotmatic F
The last post I wrote was about the Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F. This is a camera I bought 5 years ago from another photographer. After oiling one of the cogs, I got the camera working again. Though it wouldn't hurt to do a CLA on it, the Spotmatic worked like a charm. I...
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic F
I started taking pictures back when I was in Grade 6 I believe. It was a Vivitar point and shoot film camera. It wasn't the greatest, but I was happy with the results. Later on in high school, I learned how to use SLRs. It was on these old cameras that I learned the...
Website Relaunch and Partnership
Hey! Welcome to the newly redesigned website of Catstar Images. It's sleek and ultra posh, and I'll keep it that way. It's also easy to navigate. I would like to thank Emma Rouleau for the creating this wonderful design. Visit Emma Designed for your website design,...
Why Photographers Don’t Give Away Their RAW Files
I get into situations where I get asked for my RAW files. To be honest, it’s really irritating when people ask. There’s a reason why us photographers don’t give away our Raw files. We are not going out of our way to make other people’s lives hell!! Photographer...