A healthy bird population at the Lebrade ponds.
I‘m on vacation (as if you couldn‘t tell from the increased rate of posting here) and today was a photographically successful day. Here‘s a photo diary (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘gear’
Birding in the Kitchen Sink
May 31, 2018Second Shooter
April 8, 2018
Autofocus sensors right to the edge of the frame
My main DSLR, a Nikon D 800, is 4 years old and has 80000 actuations. Should I trust it to work flawlessly during this year’s photo projects (especially my son’s wedding)? Not without a backup body, no, I won’t.
Gear Disclosure
March 1, 2018Klick through, I’m not posting this on the front page!
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Color Loss and Gain
February 28, 2018
Ice Abstract
A word of warning first. You loose something when you get a Leica M monochrom. (more…)
Vodcasting from the Heart of Texas
February 16, 2018
May I introduce? Texas Leica.
A mixed bag of topics in this post. About two weeks ago, the Fuji GW6800III arrived from Japan. (more…)
Film Fetischism
February 11, 2018
Leica bondage
I realize I don’t bond with a digital camera like I do with an analog one. I even bought my M6 a decorative piece of rope yesterday …
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Bling and Share
December 16, 2017
The Fuji grew some bling
A vented lens hood, a Thumbs-up thumb rest and a red soft release. Trying to improve the Fujifilm X100F here. The lens hood is an optical improvement, no question, and, being vented and tapered, doesn’t impinge on the optical viewfinder image so much. The other two need more explanation. (more…)
A Bout of Luddism
March 19, 2012
The Yngwie Strat ain't so bad, but I'd rather take my Martin
I’m leaving today for a week’s worth of medical convention in Düsseldorf. Deciding what pieces of gear to take with me has been an interesting debate with myself. (more…)
Really Right For The Wrong Purpose
November 3, 2011
Lauchagrund at dusk
Leicas are for street photography, right? Perhaps reportage and situational portraits, too.
But then, the newest incarnation of the Leica M Gestalt is one of the best digital cameras on the market. It’d be a shame to limit it’s potential to hand-held use. And as every photographer worth his salt knows, the simplest way to make your photos sharper is to use a tripod.
A Leica on a tripod is an abomination. But not with this: (more…)
The Monster of Loch NAS ( Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VR II on Nikon D7000 )
November 21, 2010
The Camera as Lens Attachment: D7000 on Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VR II, tripod foot removed, Sun Sniper Strap attached to tripod socket
26th November 2010: Updated: Added resolution at f/4.0 shots.
NAS* is a terrible disease. One visit to the Nikon demo booth on a photo fair, and you just have to own Nikon’s Pro Tele Zoom, the Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED AF-S VR II. I’ll have to auction off my Ebony SV45U2 large format camera in order to be able to afford it, but whatever. (more…)
