By Michael Reichmann & Kevin Raber Sample Images For Downloading Can Be Found At The End Of This Article Michael's Initial Impressions of The Phase One XF100MP I've become somewhat blase about new gear these past few years. Yes, I enjoy it... enjoy learning about it, enjoy using it, and enjoy writing about it for these pages. But, truth be told, after the "new" wears … [Read more...]
Scenes From Afar
Following a photographic expedition to Ethiopia in mid-December, 2015 I self-published a book of 27 images. The purpose of this hard-cover book was to share with friends and family some of my best images from this remarkable trip. I worked with Toronto-based on-demand book printer Pikto. I have had a long-standing relationship with them, and they have published previous books … [Read more...]
Ethiopia and The Afar Region
A Photographic Expedition to Ethiopia By Michael Reichmann Complimentary Article This article documents a photographic expedition to Ethiopia during early December, 2015. It was organized by world famous photographer Art Wolfe, who I have worked with in the past, and also four other friends, David, Aram, Gavriele and Anthony. We came from the US, Canada, Thailand and … [Read more...]
Lens Mounts
Lens Mounts No Longer Matter Yes, I know.... hegemony isn't a word that we use every day, and writing that "Lens Mounts No Longer Matter" is somewhat provocative. But, hear me out. In the first half of the 20th Century there were a few different lens mounts for 35mm cameras, some of which were non-proprietary and eventually all of which outlived whatever patent protection … [Read more...]
Sony A7RII ISO Invariance
Sony A7RII ISO Invariance Should You Underexpose, or Use High ISO? A Story Back in the early days of digital photography – around 2001 / 2005 – a standard part of my seminars and lectures was to make a provocative statement... "Film is digital. Sensors are analogue." This would freak people out because many believed at the time that there was something inherently "purer" … [Read more...]
