Headline image above: Sunrise at Mono Lake, California, Pentax 67II with Pentax 67 SMC 45mm f/4 Prime At heart, I have always been a prime lens guy, that is, lenses…
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Digital Camera
On July 17, 2024, Canon announced two highly anticipated new digital cameras, the EOS R5 Mark II which is the successor to the hugely popular R5, and the EOS R1…
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Spring is remarkably resilient; out of the winter muck and February slush emerge cherry blossoms and leaves. The sky clears, heralding my first proper trip back to New York City... Continue reading →
At their May X-Summit, Fujifilm announced a slew of new products, including the GFX 100S II, a Fujinon GF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR, a new X-T50 camera, and…
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[Updated May 30, 2024: Added more detail, and notes on technique with respect to capturing the moving auroral display effectively.] On Friday, May 10, 2024, an intense solar storm prompted…
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As I had mentioned in last month’s newsletter, my wife and I were going on a three week trip to the US Southwest. We are back now (it was an…
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The long awaited Fujinon GF 30mm f/5.6 T/S tilt-shift lens has finally arrived, albeit in extremely limited quantities so far! In fact, we only received one lens that was specifically…
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I recently took out our newly acquired Nikon Z 180-600mm f5.6~f6.3 VR for a spin around Vancouver to see what it could do. It is the replacement for the very…
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I recently had a chance to test the brand new Fujifilm GFX 100 II body and the new Fujinon GF 55mm f/1.7 R WR lens for a few hours at…
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Now I don’t remember the first time I pressed the shutter button out of my own volition, and I’d been thinking what to be all bloggy about when a terrifying... Continue reading →