We’ve been spoiled by cameras like the A7r or the D800. It’s not anymore a matter of “good enough”. But once in a while we should try to remember from were we came, taking a reality check.
The other day I had both the Sony A7r and the Olympus OM-D E-M10 with me, so I decided to took a few shots just to stack the cameras one against the other. The Sony was fitted with the excellent Contax Zeiss 50mm f/1.7 Planar, one of the “film era” lenses that still – …
I read some time ago, I don’t remember where, about this idea of challenging yourself from time to time self-assigning the task to complete a portfolio in a specific – short – timeframe. I gave it a try, and I choose a single day.
On a recent Fuji event I had only 45 minutes to play with their latest offering. I chose to try the X-T10 instead of the X-T1 because of the pretty significant difference in price between the two.
I was out shopping for an Olympus 25mm f/1.8, when Panasonic decided to hit the shelves “running” with their 25mm f/1.7 at a hugely discounted introductory price. At that point I decided to give the Panny a go!
If you’re a savvy landscape shooter you know that in many situations only stopping down isn’t gonna cut it. No matter what, you will not manage to have a scene perfectly sharp front to back, and this even before starting considering the nasty effects of diffraction.