Introduction There have always been people adapting lenses to other camera systems, but it was really the release of the Sony A7 that completely changed the game, being the first affordable fullframe mirrorless camera with a short flange focal distance, Liveview and built-in EVF. This not only made it possible to use long forgotten legacy … Continue reading Adapting Lenses – Still worth it in 2023?
Introduction In Part 1 of this series we tried to figure out what things might be interesting to take pictures of where you live, this time I want to talk about collections. A friend of mine was looking for some Stuttgart specific decoration for her walls at home and asked me if I may be … Continue reading Finding photo opportunities near home – Part 2
Introduction Over the decades some exotic lenses saw the light of day that have a bit of a legendary status now and these also happen to be my favorite lenses to review. One such lens is the Contax-G 16mm 8.0 Hologon, an eccentric ultra wide angle lens still made by Zeiss in Germany, when every … Continue reading Review: Contax-G 16mm 8.0 Hologon
Introduction Leica M10. The Camera. Photography reduced to its essentials. This is what Leica says about this camera. If you care what I think of it: keep on reading. Update: this article is now 3 years old and because of it some Leica fanboys still show up outside (or rather in the comment section) with … Continue reading Leica M10 – The Camera (?)
Introduction Now I have way more lenses than anyone possibly needs – luckily this was listed as kind of a requirement in the job description here – but when that is the case it also gets more difficult to decide what lenses to bring on a trip or an assignment. Going by the discussions in … Continue reading The complexity of deciding which lenses to pack