Recent content by Eagle Omomuro

I just bought a Nikon AF 180mm f/2.8 from Japan for only $190 (AUD equivalent, same below). I owned a same lens fifteen years ago, and if I remember correctly, I paid over $600 for that one. I also checked the price of a used Minolta AF 35mm f/2. Every Minolta fan knows it was always far more...

That brand war wasn’t just happening online. I remember going to an event as a journalist with a Sony A100 issued by the news agency, and people from other agencies laughed: – Oh look, a Sony! – We’ve got a camera. What have you got? A toy! For your reference, those people were using Nikon...

I totally feel your pain, Paul. The brand wars on photo forums back in the mid 2000s were very intense. It began with Canon vs Nikon, and then the Sony cult came in. At that time buying into a DSLR system was a serious investment. And choosing one brand meant continuous spending on its...

I watched some youtubers talk about the idea that ‘your camera tells who you are,’ and I actually think it makes sense. On the surface, choosing a camera might seem like a rational decision. But deep down, I believe there’s always a psychological reason behind every choice we make. I want to...

Gary!! Guess I’m one step late to answer your question. The D700 is essentially a D3 packed into a smaller body. Most aspects, including the color, are pretty much the same. I had a D3 and compared it with the D700 from my news agency back then. I couldn’t see any difference apart from the...

Hi all, I found this forum through 35mmc and already saw some familiar names around here. That feels great! I’m a boring middle-aged Siberian-Manchu-Japanese man who moved from the far north to Tasmania. I started photography about 19 years ago when I was working as a journalist. These days I...