Category photography
Solving My Sony 50mm Conundrum, aka Cony, aka Frankenmacro Part II
Three things:
- I LOVE 50mm lenses.
- I LOVE (ok really, really like) Sony mirrorless cameras.
- Finding a proper 50mm lens for Sony mirrorless has been a struggle up to this point.
But “What about lens XYZ?” you may be saying. My criteria may be considered odd by some. My expectations for 50mm lenses are informed by my early experiences with 35mm film. Namely:
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SMC Pentax-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited Review
This lens makes no sense.
Why? Continue reading “SMC Pentax-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited Review”
Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited Review
Right off the bat this is a top 5 lens for me. Perhaps top 3.
I had Pentax DSLRs a couple of times before and this lens was on my radar both times. With my recent return to Pentax, I bought a used copy. Immediately became very attached to it, but then to my great disappointment, it broke. Returned it. Hurt to do so. Tried to let it go. Then it went on sale… new… and very silver… for about what I paid for the used one.
Why did I want this lens? So many reasons. Continue reading “Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited Review”
Don’t feel right when I don’t shoot. Don’t shoot when I don’t feel right.
Shooting a struggle lately. Nothing but life’s ebbs and flows. Seeing this different framing of a familiar scene with a lens I do not use often enough helped. Don’t feel right when I don’t shoot. Don’t shoot when I don’t feel right. Muscling my way back for my soul’s sake. #sunset #footbridge #sky #clouds #sonya7iii #samyang35mm28 #rokinon35mmf28
Voigtlander Heliar 15mm f/4.5 III: Friend of film and digital.
Normally when you want a wide lens, you shop for, compare, choose and buy a wide lens. In photography, it behooves one to slow down a bit and consider all things. What things? Glad you asked. Continue reading “Voigtlander Heliar 15mm f/4.5 III: Friend of film and digital.”
Camera Random Neural Firings addendum: Something new and Canon
Recently created a post that spoke to the recent Nikon full-frame mirrorless news. Conveniently for me, I can mostly recycle much of the last post with additional notes. See below. New text in italics.
New and Nikon Canon: Continue reading “Camera Random Neural Firings addendum: Something new and Canon”
