Tag Archives: Nikon

Henry .44Mag lever action: fit for a sniper.

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Remember my plan to find out how well that carbine shoots? It shoots this well at 50 yards with 1-4x Nikon Monarch scope. Ballistics calculator suggests that the far zero is around 70 yards, so it might make sense to … Continue reading →

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Horses for courses, or Canon vs. Nikon

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Oleg Volk

I have used a lot of Canon and Nikon cameras over the years. My Canon line-up was T60 (yuck!), Elan and 620 on the film side, followed by 30D, 10D, 5D and 5D2. I also used other people’s 1Dmk2, 1DSmk2 … Continue reading →

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Retro photographer

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Of all the steampunk accessories, the one I expected the least was a Nikon FE film camera with a Vivitar 28-90 varifocal lens. In addition to looking neat, apparently this contraption allows Etienne to make photos by chemical voodoo performed … Continue reading →

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