Category: Shop Talk
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Canon 5Ds R – A Special Camera
A few years ago, I ventured back into using a DSLR for the first time in over a decade to compare to my more recent experience with mirrorless cameras. Over the last year or so, I’ve been dipping my toes back into some older bodies, and taking advantage of the excellent used prices on older…
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Revisiting the Canon EOS 30D
2024 marks 20 years of serious photography for me, as I acquired my first serious camera, the original Canon Digital Rebel, in November of 2004. At the time, that camera opened up a new world of serious imaging that I had never before experienced, and it’s really when I began to grow as a photographer.…
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The Best Lenses – In My Experience
Last updated 2/10/24 What lens is best? I get asked this all the time, and there’s never really a right answer. “Best for what?” is what I usually reply, as the answer will depend on what the photographer wants to accomplish, what their budget is and what is important to them. Everyone will have a…
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Canon EOS R8 – First Impressions
On February 7, 2023, Canon announced their latest RF mount mirrorless camera – the Canon EOS R8. The R8 is an intriguing camera for several reasons. While at first blush, the R8 may just look to be a slightly updated RP, Canon made some very interesting choices with regards to this new camera, and the…
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First Impressions: Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift
I’m excited enough about today’s lens to throw some quick impressions out ahead of a full review. Laowa is the lens brand for Venus Optics, a relatively new optical company that has made quite a splash in the industry over the past 9 years by creating quality lenses that fill niches that the traditional lens…
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More Film! This time, Medium Format
Last month, I wrote an article about getting back into shooting film. While I have enjoyed the process of shooting film on my 35mm cameras, the output isn’t quite up to my quality standards given what I’ve been used to with digital. As such, I thought more and more about picking up an old, affordable…
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Dabbling with Film
I was born in the late 1970s and like many people my age, I grew up with 35mm film as the primary photographic medium for which to capture memories and light. While I didn’t get into photography as a serious hobby until the rise of digital photography in the early 2000s, I shot film for…
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Looking Back at my Photographic Journey (so far)
I’ll be up front: I’m not entirely sure why I’m writing this article. Part of is the wish to convey the simple fact that developing a skill takes time, practice, experience, and maybe a little talent, but significantly more of the first three. The other reason to write this is simply nostalgia. I started thinking…
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