Damn, the Leica SL's white balance is spot on. And, it's little surprise that the Vario Elmarit 24-90's is so sharp at near-macro distances. God bless you, Leica.
Read moreDifferences between Leica's e39 Tele-Elmarit 90mm lenses
The Leica Tele-Elmarit-M 90mm f/2,8 (Thin)
It’s about time I wrote about the two 90mm lenses I use for work (embassy and award shoots) and for fun (hiking, portraits, etc.). Because I own two 90mm lenses sharing the same f stop, nomenclature, country of manufacture, and price bracket, this essay deserves a sheepish start. There isn’t a good reason to own two Tele-Elmarit lenses. But then there’s seldom good reason to the acquisition of whose primary use is hobby and craft. Yes, both lenses have paid their stable fees. But only one is truly unique.
Read moreSinaron Digital Macro 120mm F/5,6 and extreme movements
This image taken with a Leica M240 and a 1983 Tele-Elmarit (thin) 90/2,8.
Nailing focus and lighting for every page of a hundred-image magazine. Doing it all in a day or two is sweaty work. Precision medium format technical cameras such as the Rollei X-ACT 2, Novoflex BALPRO T/S, and Linhof M679cs, speed up the process by eliminating converging lines, allowing for incredible levels of enlargement, and independently adjusting focal and image planes.
Read moreSharpness epiphany: 50mm 3rd-gen Summicron-M & Summilux-M ASPH
I’m a 50mm guy. The two in this article, the 3rd gen Summicron-M, and a Summilux-M ASPH, are favourites of mine for for vastly different reasons:
Read moreMirrorlessons: Olympus 75/1,8 VS Fujifilm 90/2,0
Mathieu and Heather's amazing efforts have made their latest lens/camera reviews superbly user-friendly. Thanks to comparo sliders, varied subjects, light, and movement, this latest one may be their most friendly yet. Even if you're not part of camp m43 or X, it is a great read.
Mirrorlessons: Portrait lens battle! – Fujifilm XF 90mm f/2 vs. Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8
Leica Summicron-S 100 advertising image captured with R8 and DMR
Safari plugin EXIF Viewer says that the above image (which is hosted in this DPReview article) was captured by Leica's 10-megapixel DMR digital back attached to a Leica R8 camera.
Nagano, Japan: through the Summicron 50
In March, I wrote three paragraphs about the V3 Summicron 50. That was a mistake. This lens deserves more. And, it deserves to be shot by a better photographer than me, and to be written about by someone that both understands and loves words more than me.
Read morePanasonic GH4 meets Fujinon Digipower XA55
Incredible video showing both the zoom range and optical quality of Fujifilm's awesome Fujinon Digipower XA55.
My thanks go out to Thomas Tsai Photography for this link.
From Tywyn to London with the Olympus 8mm f/1,8 fisheye
Wonderful review of the Olympus 8mm f/1,8 fisheye lens over at Mirror Lessons:
“This 8mm Fisheye lens is the first in the world to have a fast aperture of 1.8. It is the third Fisheye lens designed for the Micro Four Thirds system in addition to the Lumix 8mm f/3.5 and Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5. As explained in the first gallery, which shows the capabilities of the 7-14mm, we decided to postpone our review so that we can spend more time with the lenses and put them through their paces in Canada. Here you will find lots of image samples taken with the M.Zuiko 8mm Fisheye to give you an idea of what it is capable of.”
