On the Easter weekend 2016 I was rather spontaneously visiting famous Cinque Terre in Italy. The weather forecast was quite alright, but as I was only on a two night stay, I had very limited time (and blue hours) so I had to make the best of it… In the Bag As usual when on … Continue reading Making of series part 2: “Vernazza” with Zeiss Loxia 2.0/35
28mm Fast 28mm fullframe lenses: Sigma 28mm 1.4 Art | Nikon AF-S 28mm 1.4E | Nikon AF 28mm 1.4D | Laowa 28mm 1.2 Argus | Thypoch Simera 28mm 1.4 | Voigtländer VM 28mm 1.5 Nokton 28mm comparison: Zeiss 2.8/28 | Sony FE 2/28 | Minolta MC 2/28 35mm Super Fast 35mm fullframe lenses: Viltrox 35mm … Continue reading Comparisons
Better late than never: We wish all of our readers a great and succesful year 2017! Thank you for reading our blog and for all your contributions and comments. This is our retrospective conclusion of the favorite images that we took in the passed year. Phillip’s 2016 2016 was a very eventful year for me. … Continue reading 12 images from 2016
Introduction Since the introduction of the Sony A7-series cameras, many people asked for well performing f/2.8 zooms. Although it negates the approach of the small bodies, Sony listened to their customers and developed the no-compromise GM(aster) lens lineup. The Sony FE 2.8/24-70 GM is the first lens of this new series in our hands. In this review … Continue reading Review: Sony FE 2.8/24-70 GM
Introduction All full frame E-mount cameras (except for the A7r) feature an electronic shutter in addition to the mechanical shutter. While most of them only offer an “electronic first curtain shutter” the A7s(II) and and A7rII even offer a completely silent, purely electronic shutter. But there are unfortunately some limitations you should be aware of.