Month: September 2014
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Photokina Tidbits – Kowa m4/3 Lenses, Sigma DP1 Quattro, Zeiss 85mm Otus, Leica S and more
Well, my time at Photokina 2014 is at an end. I’ve had a great time, and even took some time for myself to do some sightseeing and enjoy being in German culture again. I lived in Germany for 3.5 years, between 2002 and 2006, and this is my first trip back since I returned to…
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Hands On: Leica T
Yesterday was a sort of catch-all day for me at Photokina. I’d hit the major focus for my readers on the first two days of the show, and spent yesterday going from booth to booth, trying out some interesting things here and there. Tomorrow, I’ll have a catch-all article detailing those things. Among them are the Sigma…
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Capturing the Postcard Photo
With Cologne’s great cathedral stretching high into the sky, any shot that represents the city typically features this well-known (and quite beautiful) landmark. There is, however, one spot where the ‘quintessential’ photo of Cologne is typically made: across the river to the left of the bridge at sunset. There have been tens of thousands of…
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Interview with Fujifilm’s Torben Hondong
I had a chance to speak briefly with Torben Hondong of Fujifilm Germany today about the recently announced Fujifilm X-Series lenses and the future of the lens lineup at Fuji. Stabilization in the 16-55mm f/2.8 I asked Mr. Hondong the question that everyone’s been asking: Why does the new 16-55mm f/2.8 not feature an image…
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Hands On: Panasonic LX100, GM5, Voigtländer 10.5mm f/0.95 and more
Continuing the Day 2 coverage of Photokina, we’re off to Panasonic, to se what they’ve put together for this year. There were a number of releases from Panasonic, though nothing earth shattering. Or was there? Let’s dive in with the LX100 The Panasonic LX100 is Panasonic’s foray into large sensor compact cameras. The LX line…
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Hands-On: Sony 16-35 and QX1, Zeiss Loxia Lenses and More
It’s day 2 of Photokina, and I made my way over to Sony first thing this morning to take a look at their new offerings. Specifically, the new FE mount lenses and a few extra things. Later in the day, I tried out the new Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 and 50mm f/2 for Sony FE…
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Hands On: Samsung NX1
Samsung has made a few waves in the mirrorless world with the introduction of their new flagship NX1 camera. This SLR-styled machine is aimed at action shooters with fast focusing and extremely fast 15 frame per second burst mode while tracking focus. I spent about 40 minutes with the NX1 today, so here are my…
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Hands On: Fuji Booth (X100T, 50-140mm f/2.8 and more!)
Fuji at Photokina this year has some really nice releases, even though they are missing what most Fuji fans have been waiting for since the system was introduced: a new X-Pro. While the X-Pro 2 will have to wait, there were a few very interesting items at the Fuji booth, so let’s dive in. X100T…
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