Sony is at it again. This time they have announced the NEW 16-35mm G-Master lens. This is a lens myself and a lot of Sony users have been desiring and speculating about for quite some time. The Sony 16-35mm G-Master lens has a usable f/stop of 2.8 throughout its total zoom range. This lens is available for pre-order at B&H Photo and Amazon This article has numerous … [Read more...]
Fuji GFX 50S – A Sunday Road Trip
Fuji GFX 50S At least once a month I try to do a Sunday road trip with my wife Debra. She's a passionate photographer like me and we enjoy heading out to a destination and looking for adventure on the way. On Sunday, May 7th 2017 we decided to take the Fuji GFX 50S out for a road test. Fujifilm was kind enough to send me a GFX 50S along with a 63mm, 32-63mm and a 120mm … [Read more...]
Sony a9 Review – Early Hands On Preview
I wish you could hear the Sony a9 capture 20 frames per second. But you can’t because it doesn’t make any sound at all. There are a lot of things the Sony a9 does that are different than any other cameras. The a9 changes many things about taking photographs, and when you look at the big picture, it defines a whole new realm of possibilities for photographers, no matter what … [Read more...]
Observations on Chroma Optimizer (“CO”) Usage Canon Pro-1000 Printer
Users of this new line of printers have been raising questions about the role and volume of CO (Chroma Optimizer) consumption, having observed that CO cartridges need more frequent replacement than other inks used in this printer, relatively more CO seems to be used for smaller sheets than larger ones and CO is also being used for matte paper, contrary to other information that … [Read more...]
Sleepless Over Sony’s a9 – What Is It Really, and Who Is It For?
Yes, the a9 is sick-fast, arguably sickest-fastest general purpose camera out there. But I actually lost sleep after shooting with it for a full day, wondering “why this camera, why now, and for whom?” The rise of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras is incontrovertible, part and parcel of the equally incontrovertible fall of DSLRs. You don’t need to take my word for it – … [Read more...]
