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Why I Prefer to Shoot With Just One Focal Length

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Why I Prefer to Shoot With Just One Focal Length:

Hey everyone, apologies for the lack of posts.  I hurt my back in August, and I was out of commission for the entire month.  I was getting better but then it got worse.  I decided to just completely rest it for the first half of September, and now it’s finally getting better.  Anyway, I have a couple of reviews coming up but I thought I’d start off with something a little less technical just to get back into the flow of things.  For nearly all my pics on my Instagram, I hashtag under my photos something related to a 50mm lens, and often times, I get asked if I truly use just the 50mm focal length for nearly my entire work.  The answer is yes. [continue reading…]

The Leica SL is Very Addicting!

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The Leica SL is Very Addicting!:

For those who don’t know, I’ve been using the Leica SL for a while now, thanks to Bob at Bergen County Camera, to see if it’s something that I’d be willing to replace my M 240 with (you can read my previous post about it here), and I’m like 99.999% sure I’m going to take the plunge.  This wasn’t an easy decision mainly because I’ve been exclusively an M user since…well…I’ve actually only been an M user if we’re talking about Leicas.  But at this point, I feel the Leica SL is a better fit for me, and you know what?  Sometimes we all need to change things up a bit :). [continue reading…]

Contemplating the Leica SL Mirrorless Camera

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Contemplating the Leica SL Mirrorless Camera:

The Leica SL is getting more tempting by the minute :).  Thanks to Bob at Bergen County Camera, I was able to borrow an SL with the 24-90mm, and M adapter to see if I actually want one as a replacement for my M 240.  I know there are a lot of great cameras out these days, and ones that are coming out like the Fuji GFX.  I was actually pretty sure that this time around, I was going to get a GFX.  It’s within the same price range as a top end Leica, and it’s medium format.  Plus, I am also a Fuji fan, and I already love what the existing X Series produces in terms of image quality.  But I already have an X-T2, and I review a lot of gear; I can tell you that Leica definitely has a unique look that I totally love.  It’s so real and film like.  I love the tones, I love the colors.  Of course, I’m not saying that nothing else compares because that’s not true at all.  Fuji and pretty much every other good brand has their own unique look as well.  Judging by how many articles I write about Fuji gear, I’m obviously a fan :). [continue reading…]

Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens Bokeh Samples

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Bokeh From The Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens:

I hope all of you are enjoying the Labor Day Weekend or as some refer to it as the unofficial end of summer.  I’m going to keep this post short, since a lot of you are probably at the beach right now :).  I just wanted to share a few images I’ve taken over the week.  As some of you know, I’ve been testing out the new Panasonic 12mm Summilux f1.4, and I will publish my review on Tuesday.  For now, these images are coming from a different lens.  Since I’ve been shooting with the Pen-F, I also decided to test the Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary lens.  So far, this Sigma has been pretty awesome. [continue reading…]