I am sure quite a few of you are already hooked on Full Frame (FF) and feel APS-C is a bit of a backward step. But there are benefits, namely low cost and small size. However, there is another very important consideration: crop factor. however, this only becomes appealing if the full-frame lenses can lay […]
N-S-E-W Continues…. Panasonic GM-1 Impresses Again
Project work can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand it helps focus energy and cultivates a more cohesive, communicable vision; however, on the other, it can increase the perceived need to ‘complete the job’ which is not always welcome.
What do ‘good copy’ Sony FE Lens files look like?
I was flicking through some frames in Lightroom, bored, frustrated because I have not taken a photo for a few weeks now (you understand) when I saw a few frames from my current Sony Zeiss 35mm (review) and 55mm FE (review) lenses. It occurred to me that, with so many awful in-camera JPEGs online (and […]
Next Generation after Sony A7 and A7R?
When the Sony A7 and A7R were released, some felt they had a few rough edges, were not as fast as other mirrorless cameras and were not well enough supported with lenses to be a success. Other saw the beginning of something very special, myself included. I am pleased to announce that the naysayers were […]
Photographing Through Airplane Windows – Sony A7 and A7R
With some ‘work in progress’ images from an ongoing documentary project later on…. *Depending on the size of your screen, you can command + click (or whatever one does with windows) any image to see it larger in a new tab* If you’ve read this post, you’ll know that after shooting West to East on […]
Badakhshan – More A7R Project Work Coming
No, this wasn’t shot with the A7R (Samsung cell phone!) and its not part of a project, but I did take it while in Faizabad a couple of days ago. I flew up from Kabul with the hope of taking some more ‘N,S,E,W’ project photos from the air (which began with West to East), but […]
Canon FDn & Olympus Zuiko OM Lenses on the Sony A7/R: Part 3 – 35 & 50mm
… Continued from Part 2 here, which continued from Part 1 here. Having looked at the wide-angle lenses between 20 and 28mm, I’m now going to look at the 35mm and 50mm lenses. 35mm is without doubt my favourite all-round focal length and across systems – I have a bunch of them. I have some superb […]
Canon FDn & Olympus Zuiko OM Lenses on the Sony A7/R: Part 2 – 20-28mm
Please see Part 1 here. Poor weather has delayed proceedings, but I have now done all the shooting I need to in order to reach some working conclusions. I’m aware of the naysayers who will tear apart methodology and technique, so right off the bat I am going to tell you that I have not […]
Canon FDn and OM Lenses on A7/R Progress Update
I’m getting there! A four day stretch of dark and rainy weather has delayed things, but I have done the first round of testing with the A7R and hope to do a second round with the A7 and A7R compared with a selection of wide angles. Aside from attracting amusing/rude comments from local children (while […]
Canon FDn & Olympus Zuiko OM Lenses on the Sony A7/R: Part 1
Part 1 – Introduction: First Impressions and Practicalities As much as I would love to tell you that my relative absence has been due to top-secret missions, undercover reporting and other knicker elastic snapping capers, I would be lying. Sadly – and I take no pride in this – house moves and other personal […]
The Sony A7 and A7R: A Short Assignment
A friend recently asked if I could take some photographs of a small Kabul orphanage, which looks after disabled children. They needed a few recent images. I was very happy to do so and seeing as I have only the the A7 and A7R here in Afghanistan at the moment (oh, and the Panasonic GM-1), […]
Sony Zeiss 35mm FE Sonnar f2.8
Introduction When you spend £750 on a relatively slow fixed focal length camera lens, you expect something special and quite rightly so. Many of us are conditioned to look for solidity and speed as hallmarks of an ‘upmarket’ lens, but it would seem that Sony is pursuing a completely different strategy when it comes to […]
