{"id":4266,"date":"2016-08-11T18:13:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T17:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2018-10-15T19:29:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T18:29:36","slug":"manual-photographers-series-part-0-2-bastiank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/manual-photographers-series-part-0-2-bastiank\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manual Photographers Series Part 0.2: BastianK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Bastian,<\/strong>
\n can you tell us a little bit about yourself and why you use manual Lenses?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Bastian:<\/strong> I am a bridge engineer from Germany and my lovestory with manual lenses began with the 50mm 0.95 Mitakon and the 12mm 5.6 Voigtlander used with the Sony A7. I couldn’t believe it being possible to get consistently sharp results with a lens like the 50mm 0.95 after I have so badly failed using an Ai-s Nikkor 50mm 1.2 on my D800 (which was even equipped with an EG-s focusing screen).\u00a0 The 12mm 5.6 on the other hand was a total relief in terms of size and weight and so I was hooked. Right now I have sold almost all of my Nikon gear. If you are curious you can read the whole story here: my transition from Nikon to Sony<\/a>.
\nIt is also a matter of fact that by the time I was using manual lenses I realised I don’t need AF for most of what I am doing and so today I am confident enough to even shoot weddings without AF lenses.<\/p>\n

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Sony A7s | Nikon AF-S 20mm 1.8G | f\/11.0 | higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7s | Leica Summicron-M 90mm 2.0 pre Asph | f\/11.0 | higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7s | Loxia 21mm 2.8 | f\/10.0 | higher resolution<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Can you give us a look into your camera bag and tell us a little about your gear?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Cameras<\/span><\/p>\n