A look into my camera bag

October 28, 2015 Phillip Reeve 8 Comments

In this article I give you an overview about what I typically carry in my camera bag.

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The Camera Bag

I own two camera bags.

I have owned the Lowepro Event Messenger 100* for close to 4 years . The bag won’t draw any attention to it and while you can clearly see that I have used it I still feel confident that it keeps my gear safe.

The bag is ideal if I want to travel light with two or three small primes and one medium sized lens. Right now I am working on reviews of the Canon FD 2.8/24, 2.8/35, 2.8/135 and Helios 2/58 and they fit into the bag well but I need to carry additional protection for one lens because I have two lenses in the same department.

Sony a7, with Canon nFD 2.8/135 attached. Next to it: Canon nFD 2.8/24, Helios 2/58, Canon nFD 2.8/35.

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I have a Faceebok site now

October 13, 2015 Phillip Reeve 3 Comments

Hey folks, just wanted to let you know that I have a Facebook site now. It is an easy way to be notified when a new post is online and it also can be another way of communication.

Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/Phillip-Reeve-525402494292511/

Phillip

lenses, Review

Zeiss Milvus Distagon 1.4/50 – Review

October 11, 2015 Phillip Reeve 20 Comments

Classic 50mm lenses are rather small, affordable and not very good wide open. The new Zeiss Milvus 1.4/50 is very big, very expensive and very good from f/1.4.

For this review I used the Milvus on my Sony a7.

All images in this review are processed from raw unless I mention otherwise. I did nothing fancy, just a little contrast and some sharpening.

Disclosure: This copy was loaned from Zeiss at no charge.

Sample Images

Milvus 1.4/50 | Sony a7 | f/2 | full resolution

Milvus 1.4/50 | Sony a7 | f/1.4 | full resolution

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Review: Voigtlander Ultron 1.7/35mm – punches way above its weight

October 4, 2015 Phillip Reeve 114 Comments

Voigtlander 1:1.7/35 on Sony a7

A fast 35mm lens which is very sharp, has nice bokeh and is also small? This sounds too good to be true but the Voigtländer Ultron 1.7/35 VM is all that. Of course there is are also a few issues but all in all it’s a pretty great lens.

Sample Images

Voigtländer 1.7/35 | f/11 — Voigtländer 1.7/35 | Sony a7 | f/11

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Review: smc Pentax-M Macro 1:4 100mm

September 28, 2015 Phillip Reeve 6 Comments

The Pentax SMC 4/100 Macro is a small and affordable macro lens from the 70’s. In this review I check if it can still deliver on today’s 24 Megapixel Sony a7.