P: Hi Helena, can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to use manual lenses? H: My name is Helena Normark and I was born in northern Sweden. When finished with school I moved to Stockholm to work. After a few years I met my current partner and when he … Continue reading The Manual Photographers Series Part 7: Helena Normark →
Five years ago I was a broke student and manual lenses were a way for me to get much more creative freedom and image quality for my very limited money. This post is aimed at people just like my 5-years-younger self who have a very limited budget but want to get the most out of … Continue reading A $400 lens kit for your Sony a7 series camera →
This is just a short selection of tricks which make it easier to use your Sony a7 series camera. 1. Use DRO to see into the shadows final image/ uprocessed raw To save the highlights I had to underexpose this image a lot. Thanks to the DRO function I could focus none the less. This … Continue reading 5 hacks for the Sony a7 series to make your shooting easier →
Modern Voigtländer branded lenses are made by Cosina in Japan and some of them are among the highest quality manual focus lenses available for Sony E and Leica M-mount. Overview: Voigtländer Lens Reviews in one Sentence E-mount Voigtländer 10mm 5.6 Hyper Wide Heliar E Voigtlander 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar E Voigtländer 15mm 4.5 Super … Continue reading Voigtlander →
First thank you all for participating! It was really interesting to see all your images. For those who don’t know what we are talking about: We posted a Raw (shot with Loxia 21mm 2.8 on A7rII) on our FB page and asked for your interpretations of this scene: There is certainly no right or wrong here, … Continue reading RAW challenge 1- Icy Forest →