Kase Magnetic Circular Filter Kit

A quick review of the Kase Magnetic Circular Filter Kit! It's a light, compact and cheap set of filters for landscape photography, all wrapped up in a beautiful brown leather pouch. Perfect for the beginner landscape photographer, it's convenient and easy to use.

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Nikon Z9 tested for wedding, fashion shoot, pet, landscape and event photography

Nikon Professional Services contacted me recently and asked if I’d like to give their flagship camera the Nikon Z9 a spin. And I thought, why not? As a bonus, I got them to loan me the 50mm f1.2 Z lens to go with it. So for 10 days, I shot a wedding, a fashion shoot with traditional Chinese lion dance, a pet session, some landscapes, and also used it to photograph a workshop where I was co-instructing for panoramic cityscape photography.

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Nikon Z7ii + Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8 S Camera and Lens Review

I had a chance to try out Nikon's newest and greatest mirrorless camera offering, the Z7ii and the Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8 S lens. After an unintended weather sealing test(heh heh), I shot with this combination for about two weeks, and compared it with the older Z7 and the 14-30mm F4 lens. I share some of my thoughts of the new Z7-2 and whether I think it's worth the upgrade.

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Wild Flowers and Milky Way in Singapore

Singapore isn't known for wild flowers or Milky Way photography, but in this video I stumble upon a bed of wild flowers, shoot the sunset across Gardens by the Bay East, and stay tuned till the end of this video where I make my first attempt to shoot the Milky Way in Singapore.

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Best Lens for Landscape, Cityscape and Travel Photography?

Hei guys! I’m back with another video. Today I’m gonna be talking about what I think could be the best Nikon Z lens for landscape and travel photography ever!

So I picked up this lens from the Nikon office last week. This is the Nikkor 24-200mm F4-6.3 Z mount lens.

And to be totally honest with you guys, I’m really really excited about this new lens. You might be thinking, this is just an all-purpose zoom lens, it doesn’t have a fast aperture, it’s not F2.8, it’s probably inferior in sharpness and quality. Why am I so excited about this?

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Unboxing the Leofoto MT-03 Mini-Tripod!

I've ordered and received a brand new mini tripod! The Leofoto MT-03 is a tripod that's barely bigger than my iPhone, portable and light, and is an awesome companion to my Nikon Z7 & Z6 mirrorless cameras. I can't wait to put it in good use for landscape, cityscape photography, as well as for vlogging and making videos as well as timelapses. Check out my unboxing video as well as quick first impressions with some accessories, handphone mount and more!

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Quick and Easy Light Trails Stacking

In this video I share a super quick and easy editing technique to stack light trails with a sunset exposure. No need for luminosity masking, no plugs or additional software required! I'll be using plain Lightroom and Photoshop and guide you through the shooting process as well as the editing technique.

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Rainbow, Silhouette & Reflections at Marina Bay

Hei guys! I’m back with another video. The COVID19 lockdown is finally lifted for us photographers and we can go out and shoot again. In this video I start off with a sunrise shoot that was a total failure, but stay tuned until the end of this video, because at the end, I walk away with what I consider to be one of the best images that I’ve taken in recent times.

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