“Were I to die this moment, ‘Want of Frigates’ would be found stamped on my heart”Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson With apologies to Britain’s greatest sailor, most APS-C systems are missing their eyes, as the Royal Navy was when Admiral Nelson wrote the above. As frigates were the eyes of the fleet, lenses are literally the eyes of our photographic systems. It is … [Read more...]
The Future of Mirrorless?
Two new cameras, three new lenses – what does it tell us about where we’re going? In mid-July of 2018, there were only three mirrorless systems of interest to most serious photographers. Sony full-frame, Fujifilm APS-C and Micro 4/3 all had significant followings. There were a few other systems on the fringes. Sony APS-C bodies and lenses were, and still are, an … [Read more...]
Sony Releases 24mm 1.4 GM lens
The 30th Lens In Sony's E-Mount System Last week we were invited out to San Francisco for a Sony press event. A lot of the other press was there, and we expected based on rumors the launch of a new camera or two. However, the announcement was for the NEW 24mm 1.4 G-Master lens. Usually, I would have traveled with Michael Durr, and we would have both covered the … [Read more...]
Mirrorless Revolution 2014 – We Said It Back Then
The Mirrorless Revolution 2014 I recently published an article about the upcoming Mirrorless War. The video and article seem to have gotten a lot of attention. While writing the article, I mentioned to Chris that I remembered doing a video with Michael Reichmann a few years ago but didn’t remember ever seeing it published. Sure enough, after a week of searching, Chris … [Read more...]
Mirrorless Wars
It Will Be An Interesting Rest Of The Year Since the early 2000’s, the photography community has been part of what could be termed the megapixels war. Camera manufacturers, as well as photographers, raced to keep up with having the latest and greatest camera with the most megapixels. We all wondered how much was enough. We crept from 6 megapixels to 12, 24, 26, 40, 45, … [Read more...]
